Lifestyle – Huron The Lake

Making Progress on the Roof

Still working around the weather and the complicated roof we designed, but progress has been made and we hope to be shingling soon. We’ve got insulation and sheeting up on a large chunk of the roof, creating the valleys where the different roofs meet. The beginning of each new section is slow as he figuresContinue reading “Making Progress on the Roof”

Small Issues

Hello everyone. Again, it’s been a while since my last update and I am sorry but as the title may have suggested there have been a few hiccups along the way of house building. First, let’s get through what we have managed to get done since the last update. We built the roof over whatContinue reading “Small Issues”

Working Around The Outside

And we’re so happy to reach a point where there is an “Outside” and “Inside”. This week we worked at finishing everything we had to get done to start putting the dirt back around the outside of the house. First, we had to put peel-and-stick waterproofing around the walls, then cover that with dimple board.Continue reading “Working Around The Outside”

Take-Out Kitchen

We’ve built a temporary kitchen off of the shop/garage so we can make meals easier. We have been eating in the trailer but with moving the fridge and racks out to the new room, we’re likely going to put our dining room table into the space we’re staying in the shop. Since the room isContinue reading “Take-Out Kitchen”

We’re Back, and Moving Out of the House!

Spring is here, finally, after an April where it kept snowing when it wasn’t raining. May has brought warmer, dryer weather (mostly) so we’re getting ready to get back into gear. The trailer I mentioned in a previous post was delivered and set up, and we’ve been working on moving in. We’re going to tryContinue reading “We’re Back, and Moving Out of the House!”

Scaling Back to Save Money

To build the house, one of us is leaving our job to focus on that so it doesn’t take forever to do. To prepare for that we’re looking at everything we’re currently spending money on and determining where we can cut back. As you may have noticed, the website / blog is one area whereContinue reading “Scaling Back to Save Money”

Should We Be Building an Ark?

Originally posted on 2021-08-01 July has been so abnormally rainy this year, we’re starting to wonder if it’s a house we should be building. It feels like it’s rained most of the month, whether or not we could work on the house. Hopefully August will be better. Anything we hoped to get done this weekend,Continue reading “Should We Be Building an Ark?”

Life Returning to Normal-ish

Originally posted on 2021-06-06 With this week coming up a bunch of changes are about to happen that returns a bit or normal to our lives. As some of you may know, I’ve been home from work since the April break (that was supposed to be in March) because the province decided to close allContinue reading “Life Returning to Normal-ish”

Out With The Old…

Originally posted on 2021-05-16 This week was a bunch of clean-up again, but before I talk about the work there is a bit of family life I would like to share. One blessing we have with the at-home online learning is the private trails right by our house that we can walk on and notContinue reading “Out With The Old…”

The Problem With Working

Originally posted on 2021-03-28 Obviously, we need to work right now, but this week it caused problems with getting things done. All weekend the weather has been cold and wet, making it very unpleasant to work in. This means we haven’t since we are not on a tight deadline for anything at the moment, butContinue reading “The Problem With Working”