Gallery – Sheet Rock Stage
These images are by Lorelle VanFossen, a friend and neighbor, documenting the New Cottage in the Woods in the sheet rock stage, drying out and waiting for sanding, finishing work, and paint.
A Bomb Exploded In My House!
This particular stage of the build process is absolutely one of the most difficult to tolerate. You can’t even walk around in the home. The floor is covered with debris. Welcome to the nailing of the sheet rock. Couple this disaster with generally an inability to communicate with the nailing crew. This is a tough…
Let’s Get Wired!
I am in the process of snaking wire through my home. As I wind the wire through my house, my mind enjoys imagining all of the various scenes that will play out through the year…the heat and celebration of a fourth of July Block Party to the silence of a Christmas Eve celebration with a…
The Skeleton Bones of the New Home Are Complete
After five weeks of nailing boards together, and covering over the framework with sheets of plywood, we have a legitimate building, in three dimensions. Then the fun begins, walking around the inside of the structure and deciding how to coordinate consistently applied details. . . heights of doorways, dropped ceilings, sill levels of windows, posts…
Framing the Absolute Surfaces
The third dimension has finally become reality. I’ve been living in 2 dimensions for over four years. The paper plans of 24″ X 36″ pages, have been cut apart and taped back together on many occasions. The closest I’ve come before, has been putting masking tape on the floor of large garages with wood stakes…
The Foundation of All Homes
Building my New Cottage in the Woods has been one of the most difficult processes I’ve gone through. Part of my problem is that I’m aware of all the problems resulting from less then a thorough analysis of the positioning of the foundation. Is the home going to sit in a mud puddle for all…
New Cottage In The Woods 