Archive for the ‘Pictures’ Category

Building A House From The Ground Up Part 5

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

Went by again, progress continues.  There's not much framing left, although I'm curious about the hole in the right side of the roof. This shows mainly how the front will look, including the double porch. These are our neighboring houses, both more and less complete. This shows some of the interior structure in ...

Building A House From The Ground Up Part 4

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

Well, I got my wish, the house wasn't finished framing when I got back.  They finished the second floor but there are still a few noticeable things left to do.  The next set of pictures might be the last set of the framing process; after that, it will be things ...

Building A House From The Ground Up Part 3

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Well, I got my wish and the roof wasn't on the house when I got home, so I got some pictures of the house in progress.  If the pictures aren't as good, it's because I took them with my camera phone instead of my big, fat Nikon D50, but I ...

Building A House From The Ground Up Part 2

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

I went by and took some more pictures of the house today before I go on vacation.  They're still on the first floor but they finished the back and framed the garage.  When we get back next week, hopefully it won't be totally finished so I can get more pictures ...

Building A House From The Ground Up

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

My wife and I bought a house in January. More specifically, we bought the rights to buy a house that will someday be built. We've looked at our lonely foundation in the four months since then: We've watched our neighbors houses get framed in a week or so, while ...

Your Code is Suboptimal

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

One of the many blogs I read is written by Eric Sink, principal in the developer tool company SourceGear. He's a very entertaining writer and his experience as software developer, entrepreneur, Illinoisan, and small-town non-coastal developer, make for a variety of entertaining topics. One of the things that ...