Ready for move in…sorta

The first floor is essentially complete and ready for move, except for water. That’s still an ongoing saga that will hopefully be cleared up once and for all, tomorrow. If only the city knew where it put its water line and how they want me to tap it. That’s another (long) story. Due to the […]

A few steps closer to moving in…still a big hurdle remaining

Now that the first floor is insulated and drywalled, it is more like a “regular” house. Maybe I should change the focus of the blog to small spaces, since phase one is about 700 sq feet. It is coming together as planned with no real hiccups. The indoor plumbers were out today and almost finished. […]

Latest update

It’s been a few weeks since the last post. Some things are moving along quickly and others are still dragging. The roof joists on top of the third floor are complete. They can now be foamed and covered with decking and roofing. The third floor windows are also in. They were a big challenge because […]

Roof joists and some additional window work

Over the weekend, the stair openings were nearly 100% completed. The report from the structural steel inspection was delivered and there are only a few, mostly cosmetic, fabrication details left. Having power at the house has certainly helped speed a few things along, although some of the projects are still being done with batteries. There […]

Slatted ceiling, steel / weld inspection, and a few steps closer

This weekend hit a few milestones. The city is requiring another engineer letter, this time for the steel. This means a third party inspection. The inspection was today, after the fabricators working late last night trying to finish the last of the stairwell work. They didn’t quite get there, but the inspector was impressed nonetheless. […]

Latest update

So the KHOU11 story was nearly viral. A version of the story aired on CBS affiliates across the country. Friends from Austin, to Dallas, to the east coast told me they saw it. This has fueled even more traffic to the blog and the house. I’m still not opening it up to the public, fyi. […]

HVAC goes in and KHOU11 makes a visit

Today was the installation of the HVAC system. I chose a Mitsubishi mini split system based on its reputation as the best, quietest, and most long lasting. Even though these are becoming more widespread in North America and Home Depot advertises them, finding someone to put them in new construction is a challenge. I found […]