
Rainbows, Drywall, Concrete & Unicorns
Well, OK, no unicorns. But definitely rainbows. And roxul insulation. And insulation with concrete. But mainly: drywall!

Gettin’ Some Pink . . . And a Garage
So, been a month since the last post. Moving, dealing with a crazy landlady, a piece of shit truck that keeps breaking down, and small framing details that would be boring to post are the reasons.

Locked & Loaded
The view from up high. Installing the last window. I get to be the guy on the roof. Crotch shot. Everybody loves a crotch shot. Finally got the last big window for the living room in. A big hole is now filled. Yup, that’s a view. Hot looking tub action. It’s […]

Here We Go Again
After a week of 37 degree temperatures, everything around here is just dying to catch fire. It is fairly close, however it would have to burn it’s way through Westbank to get to us, so we shouldn’t be threatened directly by it. It was worrying that we might lose the main power line which would […]

Bit of a Blog Hiatus
Well, sorry for the big gap in postings. I had been pretty good, but the last month has conspired to prevent me from updating. Had a wedding in Ottawa, then dealing with getting ready to move out of our rental. We are fleeing our crazy bitch landlord and are moving in with Rosanne’s sister & husband. But, enough about me.

Grey Joy
Apparently grey can make me happy. Happier than Theon Greyjoy, but then that’s not hard. The roof coverage is just flying along.

Metal On Metal
Remember Anvil? That crappy Toronto metal band who were so eclipsed by many (all) of their peers that somebody made a very good documentary about them and how fame passed them by. Well, that has nothing to do with building our house. It’s just a silly reference to ductwork underneath a metal roof, not their most well known album.