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Landscaping is Last, Part 2 – July 4, 2025

Another month has gone by and the pace has slowed dramatically. After I was talked into allowing the gravel and filter fabric to be placed BEFORE I finished my irrigation and planting,the pace has slowed dramatically. After they were finished I realized that I did not take pictures of all of the irrigation locations! Now it hunting for pipes and irrigation heads which are under filter fabric and a few inches of coral gravel! Every time I cut the fabric…

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House with Finished Gravel Bed

Landscaping is Last, Part 1 – June 4, 2025

                                                                                                                                                                                                                The city required us to install a larger gravel “swale”. Usually a swale goes somewhere, this is more like a sump. The water just goes…

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Marty Waiting

We Start Building Again! – January 15, 2025

After 6 brutal months of not building, we are going again! I felt the need to replace my general contract with a new one. I probably waited to too long to do so, but I did it. I’ve learned the downside of delays. Some of what I have learned by all of this is, that a project cannot be allowed to slow down, if possible. There are so many moving parts that can affect the progress of the project. Insurance…

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Men Working Sign

So far… from being finished! – August 22, 2023

Working is so rare around here, that when it happens, they put up a sign!       After the stud lines have been placed on the concrete floors, the rough plumbing was installed. Due to the inefficient design, the second bedroom shares common walls with two bathrooms. I am hoping to add insulation or a double layer of sheetrock to deaden the bathroom sounds.   I also delivered the 3 bathroom fans and kitchen fan to be fitted as…

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