Framing: Part 1
After careful material quantity calculations, (the Journal of Light Construction Field Guides, listed under the resources section of this blog, gives a great method for calculating rough framing lumber quantities), […]
Zoning and Permitting
My good friend and colleague, a gentleman who I believe to be one of the most talented young architects in Minneapolis, had, in graduate school, an architect of world renown […]
Slab Demolition and Pouring the New Slab
I am confident that I am able to form and pour a small concrete pathway or patio without too much concern. Accurately placing nearly eleven cubic yards of concrete, however, […]
Clearing the Site
After the rhombus (original garage structure) was demolished, I turned my attention to removing a large tree that had grown from under the slab. Although I was saddened by the […]
Demolition
It was a liberating feeling going to the hardware store and purchasing wrecking bars, sledgehammers and Sawzall blades. All of the fine motor skills that would be needed in a […]
operation dark horse 