In 2011 I began construction of our dream home on the cliffs of the Osage Gorge in Newton County Arkansas. I designed the house around the incredible site and spent 2 years building the place as my full time job. I now live here with my wife and 9 year old son. The Buffalo National River is only 3 miles away, and we enjoy all seasons, hiking, paddling, and swimming in this beautiful park. Follow along on all the cool adventures and fun.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Excited About Septic System
The Septic Man is in the house!, should be complete early next week. If I finish the plumbing that my plumber won't do, I can have running water next week. I guess I'm gonna have to hire someone else to complete the job for him. This really pisses me off, I have been very patient with him, and he just won't come out and complete the few items left. No reference for him. I also have had to pick up after my electrician, we don't have power run for our septic pump, so we have to run more power lines. This is the point when you start discovering earlier mistakes by the trades, because it messes up everything in the finish process. But things are coming along nicely, most electrical is done, and we started milling the interior door jambs and trim today. Cabinets will be ordered next week, and I will start the remaining trim details next week. Everyone is getting excited because it is obvious that we are getting close, what seemed impossible, now seems inevitable. I think I am going to finish the whole inside of the house and then move in. I can finish up outside while we live there. So it's come down to a race to finish the interior, which is possible in 3-4 weeks. I'm just gonna keep my head down and get after it, I want to live there now, and we can while finishing the outside. I picked up more cherry at the mill yesterday, and this load doesn't look as good as the last ones. Still good stuff, just more waste, but we have enough material now to finish all the int. door jambs and trim, and finish the window trims. The only thing left after that is base moulding. I made the cut list for all the doors, and there are 100 accent blocks to craft!, good thing we got 4 of us. Oh yea, I always forget the cherry paneling in the awesome room, theres still a lot of work there too. The countdown begins, soon after we get back from the coast, we will move in. I hope that all enjoy this day of beautiful freedom, and I hope that all understand where this gift came from. SYOTRSomeday, The Hollohead
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
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