I see painting in the future

School is coming to a close and i find my self with less time to work on the house. Hopefully by this weekend i will have the exterior trimmed out and ready for paint. I am thinking of painting the trim a nice dark brown. Kinda like the color of the buildings at national parks. The main part of the house will be a yellowish brown. We'll see how it looks. Also if I decide to spend the time on it I would like to put a sun on the side of the house made from 1x2 material that i am using on the rest of the house. Finishing up the outside should not take very long and i hope to complete it by the Time I head to New Hampshire. Thankfully my house church has volunteered to paint the exterior, which should make the process go much faster. Well Bye

Thoughts on small house living

I know it may sound crazy but I have been thinking lately about whethe having a small house on wheels will tie me down to living in one place. If I have the desire to travel outsode of the country I will need to find a place to park it and soemone to watch it. This could cost money, which is something that I have little of and the little I do posses I try to spend on things i need and not luxaries like a parking spot. I have the desire to live without a mortage, rent or utility bill and paying for a parking space feels very much like having to pay rent. The thought of it Depresses me.

A new thought has entered my mind and that thought is to buy some land in the middle of nowhere for a few hundred dollars and build a house on it to serve as my base camp from where I can take trips and have a place to lay my head when I return. The thought of this is comforting to me, but the practicality of it is still hazey.

So many ideas and dreams are circulating through my head. Only one month until I graduate from college and I have no idea of what life will look like. I know no one looks at this blog but if you do keep your opinions to yourself. Three/fourths the fun of an experience is the unexpected. it will all work out. My faith is anchored is Christ.

This past weekend My dad and I finished installing the siding on the house. I chose to use 3/8 inch smart trim that comes in 4x8 sheets, because of its price durability and weight. Once I get it trimmed out and painted it will look really good. I am in the process of buying a truck that can pull my house. Please pray something comes along.

Deck, posts, front door and windows installed

Here is the progress of my house. It has taken alot of work and has negatively impacted my school work but it is worth it. This weekend I hope to enclose the wheel wells, work on the front porch, build the interior walls, cut a hole for access to the loft and build a ladder in order to do so. I am focusing on items that do not require much money. Hopefully these will be complete and I can finsih purchasing a door and windows. Once this is accomplished I will start on the roofing and siding. Here we go

walls, roof, and loft are done

Alot of pregress has taken place over the last couple of weeks. I was able to build the walls and trusses off site and put them on at my friends house. I have decked and sheathed the exterior of the house and wrapped the entire structure in tar paper. I must say that I did not picture the house being so large. It is right a 13 ft tall and almost wont fit underneath the powerlines in the front of the drive way. Tommorow I am pickingup four of the eight windows for $15 each in Paden Ok. Thos will hopefully go in this friday night as well as my interior walls, the wheel wells, and my deck. I will upload pictures soon to show the progress that has taken place. I just found out that I am headed tp New Hampshire this summer and the the thought of taking my house with me is exciting. We will see.