OUR CONTAINER HOME.We wanted to build our own home, but do something different. After lots of research we have built a home from shipping containers.The blog goes back to before we started to present. Now we are close to done but it's been such fun sharing with are followers, we blog everyday things.I have lots of experience in the construction field so i was confident in our ventures. We love what we have done and love sharing it with you. Enjoy!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
The bathroom and the first snow !
I finished the plumbing on the vanity, hung the mirror and wired up the lights. So besides some touch up painting and trim around the window , the bathroom is done ! We also had our first snow. While Katie was enjoying a bath , i walked the dogs and took some pics. I never realized how much more detail there is up in the woods after it snows. You can see the incline of the hills , the fallen down trees and the crests. Its breathtaking ! Hope you enjoy the pics as much as i did taking them !
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Floor & Vanity !
The last few days i've been working on sanding the floof in the bathroom. We decided to paint the metal part gloss black and poly-urahane the wood. I also started installing the vanity , cutting holes for the plumbing. I had to do half the floor so i could still get in from one side to take a shower. Before & after pics of floor.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
More tile and a light !
Today i tiled around the shower , tomorrow i grout. I also installed the overhead light in the bathroom, now that i painted the ceiling. It's been raining here alot and because of the excavating around the house and lack of driveway stone, it's muddy ! Some pics of the situation.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Cabinets ....
Well Katie's been enjoying her tub , me too ! That's my first tub install and i am pleased with how it turned out. It helps when your best friend installs bathrooms for a living ! Thanks Tim , its nice to know your only a phone call away. Katie has been busy putting our kitchen cabinets together. Then we plan to hire a local cabinet maker to make the countertops for us. So the kitchen is next. I still have to finish the tile around the shower and install the vanity and lights in the bathroom.It was a good idea to run all the plumbing at one end of the house. Reason being is there's only one waste trunk and the hot water comes quick because it has a short distance to travel. We are enjoying the tankless water heater , its hot and cheap and on-demand !The pic of the pipes is the tub drain and trap.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tub news !
Katie and i set the tub yesterday , i had to wait for the cement to set before i could do anymore. Today i installed the spout , handles and chalked where the tub meets the tile. Then i painted the ceiling and got one coat on the walls. We picked out a grey which seems to go good with the tile. Only thing left is to hook in the drain , which i was going to do but i thought i had some 1 1/2 pvc but i only had 2". We will get it tomorrow and the tub will be ready for use.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Getting closer to a bath !
Katie and i have been working on the tile surrounding the bathtub. We finished the grouting today, i should be able to set the basin tommorow. Also the other day i ran wiring for flood lights out front , to see at night , lol. We also found a problem with the wiring in the bathroom , Katie figured it out , my little electrican ! You will love the pic of Katie trying the tub out !
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