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Had to make the “CAUTION PUPPY” sign as I have 2-3 UPS, Fed Ex and USPS drivers dropping off build supplies everyday. They all seem to think they need to back into my driveway instead of walking 50’ from the road and scares the hell out of me with the pup wandering around. They finished up the...

Shorty, the requirement is R25 in the walls and R35 in the ceiling for Cali. Closed cell is around 3” thick And the county inspector will have to sign off before they leave site. My walls in the home are 8” thick so I have a ton of fiberglass insulation that I originally bought to use and will...

Finally getting the closed cell spray foam started in the house. They spent 2.5 days just taping off all the beams, windows and floor in the living area. Once complete with it on Monday they will move into the shop portion to do the same.

Lots of compliments on the lights from anyone who stops by and sees the lights. VERY happy with how they turned out. Typical CA. BS with the required fire sprinklers going in now but in a way that hides them the best we can. Hugging the beams with nozzles that spray outward. Should be getting...

Borgdog, I used a double LED socket with 5”X 1” dimmable LED bulbs.

Spent the last two days building this set of custom entry lights. Made from 1/4’ thick 4”X4”X24” steel tubing. The end weight is around 50lbs each and came out as planned with the heavy duty look I was going for. Clear coated them as to keep the gun metal grey look as to match the beams and have...

Finally moved to the inside of the build where we installed the required 30+ sheets of 5/8” firewall between the house and the garage area. Now installing a ton of interior hat resilient channel followed by the electrical and plumbing, closed cell spray foam then drywall. Temps are getting up...

Cor Correct Shorty, there is no attic space in the build So no venting needed. Roof panels, house wrap, insulation and ceiling panels all sandwiched together. No open area for condensation to accumulate so no venting needed. At least here in Cali. As for the Hardy plank, they are 24” long...

About 2/3rds done with the soffits and rain gutters. This is a much bigger job than I ever expected. The original quote for metal soffit material from Western was over $25k and led me down the road of using Hardie plank boards instead at a cost of $2k. A lot more work using this method but am...

Guys came out the last two days and installed all the glass that will provide the killer views from the second story. Incredible crew that did an awesome install! Tempered, double pane Green Solex glass to match the rest of the build. As to be able to lift the huge pieces of glass safely they...

Sam, thanks for your input on our build. The main roof will be finished off as soon as I get the eave material installed. Just trying to decide on a color at this point so it has kind of been on the backburner as a wrong color can ruin the look of the home. Need to spend some time on my iPad...

In the end we got the dogs footprints where we wanted them leading into the front entry. Poured the last of the concrete with some minor finish work they will do like sealing the walkway and fine tuning the transition from the concrete to the asphalt road. Making progress once again on the...

As some of you know we are in the process of erecting an Armstrong metal building in California. We soon will be at the point of installing the interior wall pieces between the shop and home that were provided by Armstrong. The issue is there were no drawings included in the package for the...

Did you end up purchasing your building? I would like to know if you went with Armstrong as we did. Our biggest issue was the cost to any changes outside of the original design as they will put it to your pocket book at every turn once you sign a contract. For anyone, make sure you are...

Homebody, exactly what others have said but a bit too much and not in our preferred area. Instead it gave us the idea to put some footprints at the entry where the walkthrough entry gate will be to welcome all his K9 friends! Likely evolve into cat prints also I’m sure!

Concrete driveway, retaining wall and stamped entryway are progressing. Walkway was stamped to match the texture and color close to the stacked stone siding. Being told that the final pressure washing will reduce the coloring a bit more prior to sealing. Sitting at 70 yards so far with some 80...

Utilities mostly installed over the past month including power to well, booster pump, water lines and gas line. In addition, we installed the underground pipes that will catch roof rain runoff and feed into catch basins at some point. Been fighting the rain throughout the process and now...

Just spoke to my concrete guy who will meet with me once home to get an idea of design and finish for the driveway, front door walkway and possibly the RV spot where as we already have full hookups for when friends arrive with their coaches. He has me on his schedule to pour the first week of...

Exciting news as I informed my employer, ExxonMobil, of my retirement on November 30th which means one more trip to Alaska after the one I currently am in the middle of. We put our home of 16 years on the market in July as a for sale by owner only using craiglist to create a frenzy as a ”Coming...