Before we started on the addition, we expanded the kitchen by taking out a wall and building in-wall pantry storage shelves.
Huppstead
We have called our little South Carolina homestead יְהֹוָה יִרְאֵה (Jaweh Jireh) Haven. יְהֹוָה יִרְאֵה (Jaweh Jireh) means “The LORD will provide.” This name of God is taken from Genesis 22:14. After God had commanded Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac on Mount Moriah, at the last moment the angel of God commanded Abraham not to harm the boy, but God Himself provided a ram to sacrifice in Isaac’s place.
The Lake Becky house needs a number of improvements. Rather than piecemeal them together, we decided to hire a contractor to make them and build an addition with a large studio, and master suite.
The interlocked slotted construction of the A-frame legs makes them very strong, Using these leg assemblies on 4 ft centers, plant standsof any desired length may be built using standard 8 ft 2x4s.
Instructions for building a corner desk with monitor shelf based on an Ikea IVAR corner shelf unit.
Abigail –
Born Feb 5, 2018, 12:10 PM to Oreo and Clorox.
Final steps to the building construction – installation of the doors.
Summary of issues with the end walls caused by roll-up door stiffeners provided too short from the manufacturer, and my mistake of accepting the advice of the door company representative to press on with narrower door openings caused by base connectors delivered from the manufacturer too long. Addition of gap filler to compensate for the gap above the roll-up doors due to additional building height with IBC flat foundation.
Details of the arch raising process, and the gear we used to tackle the job with only three people.
Comparison of building the arches on the ground and then raising them, versus assembling them in place vertically. Some lessons learned during arch assembly.