Trim and Proper
We were excited to start putting up siding, only to find out that we needed to take care of other details before we could start
Pour Circulation
We finally poured the concrete for our driveway and front porch, although – naturally – it couldn’t happen without some struggles.
Pipe Dreams
Dealing with Tennessee American Water in order to get our house connected to the city’s main water supply was comically challenging.
Window Dressing
Once we had prepped the exterior of the house – by adding wood, foam, and home wrap – it was time to install windows!
Raise The Roof
Installing our standing seam metal roof proved to be one of the most technically and physically challenging parts of the home-building process to date.
Slice N Dice
Turns out the youtube videos weren’t kidding when they said that metal roofs are razor sharp; the unloading process resulted in our first emergency medical crisis.
Braking Down
The brakes on our truck completely failed thanks to some seriously bed decisions by the previous owner.
Up on the Housetop
We raced to add roof decking before another series of rainstorms hit the southeast
Redneck Engineering
John constructed some creative machines in order to move our roof trusses into their final positions.
