Foundation Gravel and Waterproofing
The first load of gravel went down in the crawl space before the rains came today. Another truck will have to come in to cover…
Slowly Making Progress on Construction
The house construction has been slow the last couple weeks. The soil treatment was done which is the step where they treat the foundation for…
Oak Leaf Hydrangea and Their Beautiful Fall Color
One of the most beautiful fall color shrubs is the Oak Leaf Hydrangea. Oak leaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) is a native plant to Tennessee and…
Our Sycamore Tree
One of the most beautiful trees on the property is this giant sycamore tree (Platanus occidentalis). The giant green leaves of summer eventually turn yellow…
Leaf & Beam
We are building! A house, a garden, and a family. Our family of 7 will soon be moving to a new location on 7 acres of land. These are the things we are learning about the process!
Foundation Gravel and Waterproofing
The first load of gravel went down in the crawl space before the rains came today. Another truck will have to come in to cover the crawl space deep enough. The gravel goes in for drainage under the home. We have water in the soil…
Slowly Making Progress on Construction
The house construction has been slow the last couple weeks. The soil treatment was done which is the step where they treat the foundation for termites and wood boring insects. Next week several areas of the foundation with be core filled with concrete. That will…
Oak Leaf Hydrangea and Their Beautiful Fall Color
One of the most beautiful fall color shrubs is the Oak Leaf Hydrangea. Oak leaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) is a native plant to Tennessee and surrounding states and can do quite well in semi shady to part sun conditions. This hydrangea is easily identified by…
Our Sycamore Tree
One of the most beautiful trees on the property is this giant sycamore tree (Platanus occidentalis). The giant green leaves of summer eventually turn yellow and brown revealing this gorgeous fall tree. In the winter the leaves drop revealing the amazing white mottled bark. It…
House Foundation Block is Getting Set
And we’re going up! Blocks started getting set today. The crawl space will be much higher on one side of the house than the other. We didn’t realize it would be this high. It turned out this way because of the slope of the land…
Someone Made a Mess – Vandalism?
House building drama of the week. Sam got braces yesterday and afterward we road down to see if the foundation block had arrived. It was in the process of being unloaded when we got there and we noticed the waterline frost free spigot was gone…