January 2020 Building a Home
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Comments (118)I started on the hall closet . . . Then my husband decided to start dragging boxes up from the basement, so he derailed my plan, as I ended up going through the boxes he pulled up. But we did rid ourselves of 6 or 7 boxes, kept very little. I had to tell him to not bring up anymore of "my" boxes. (He has enough of his own junk that he has hauled around for 40 years without making work for me.) I did not get back to the hall closet, so now I have a folding table with a bunch of stuff on it blocking the hall. Thank heavens it only has three shelves, albeit very large shelves and the ground level holds, vacuum cleaner, floor mopping device, above mentioned folding table & folding chairs and TV trays. Photos to come....See MoreBuilding a Home
Comments (1)Hi h2hcofe, We just finished our build a few years ago. (Tennessee). I can tell you that all seasons have there own pros and cons. Spring and fall are nice as far as the heat on the workers, but man the rain can really cause delays. We started our prep work in January, right after Christmas. It took a full year to complete, and I can tell you that the best months for construction were in the fall Sept - Nov. But, of course you probably can't get everything done during that time. One thing that I wish that I had done was scheduled everything so that the mill work and the wood flooring were installed in either late spring or early fall, when the air moisture and temperatures are closure to what the interior conditions are like. The lumber is usually stored in the garage as each phase progresses. Really wet or really dry temperatures will cause some changes later on due to acclimation. If these important elements can be scheduled to fall in line with these time frames, it will help with the settling that is usually noticeable around 5 years after the fact. If not, I would suggest making sure that all trim, molding and wood flooring is stored on the interior of the house. But even then, construction crews usually need to open windows while they work, so the moisture content in the building materials will generally fluctuate to match the season. It unavoidable, but just something to think about. www.queenbeeofhoneydos.com...See MoreWhat projects are you starting in January?
Comments (1)Weight Watchers, a remodeling of sorts...See MoreHome Office 2020
Comments (14)Acm, Yes, I looked ideas and I will do something similar to Sarah. More likely will be wall to wall and Lshaped. I tried working in 25 in deep desk - not functional for me and DH. It has to be at least 30” deep. At some point I entertained the idea of stone desktop and quickly dismissed it because I prefer not to have divide the space with cabinets below for support and I have to work only wit the space I have. I ordered butcher blocks to build the l shape configuration. Even this one is a challenge because they are not readily available butcher blocks that do not cost an arm and a leg and can make 30-32” x 96” desktop. The ideas you showing are looking good but again I see shallow depth of desks, and non ergonomic chairs - I probably would not survive even a week at some of the configurations. The difficulties are to find the right materials and cabinets too. I’m sure a lot of people went thru this if they spent so much time working from home. The first month when all my colleagues were sent to work from home, everyone made some setup in kitchen table with kitchen chairs, a week later everyone that did this complained of back pain. Than it was a problem how to setup big monitors and be at comfortable distance. Sarah, how deep is your desk and where did you buy it?...See Moredi0spyr0s
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