February 26, 2024, represents another significant milestone in my journey. After six years and three months since I first learned of the new development plans to bring sewer and water lines closer to my lot, I am now witnessing a team of skilled workers with…
Cutting down a hill and digging a rain pond.
Cutting toll trees down before building house. The trees are too tall and has rotted core which is likely to fall. It can fall on top of the future house. It is costly process but better to be safe than sorry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKTznP4EtvU&t=78s Watched several Youtube videos to learn how to install temporary electrical power pole. They were helpful but always missing some parts of the installation. I thought it would be helpful if I can record entire process from the start to finish. PROCEDURE DESIGN PHASE…
The traditional house plans haven’t changed much since the time of George Washington. Very little change was made over time and it seems we made it worse. The Mount Vernon, his house, has a large office and large workshops while we changed the office into…
My point exactly. Grace Kim explains what I been thinking for decades much better than I could. Minimalism, off-grid, sustainable living, and community farming have been the hot topics for a long time. When you combine all those lifestyles, I think it comes down to…
Handeeman actually did it. We, the old people, think we are smarter and work harder than our younger generations. But in reality, maybe, we were dumb and naive.I have been thinking about building my own house plus home workshop since the 90s, I never dared…
In many US and Canadian cities you really only have two choices for living: an apartment/condo, or a single family home. The housing options in-between these two extremes – called “Missing Middle Housing” – has been legislated almost out of existence in the US and…