Home in the Country

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Building a modern home in a rural community

Garage — by Mary McMillan — posted on 09-01-2006 21:09 — 1 comment(s) —

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Ready for Stucco

LivingRoom — by Mary McMillan — posted on 07-12-2006 09:00 — 0 comment(s) —

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Picture of the brown Cola-stained floor

FloorsFinished — by Mary McMillan — posted on 07-10-2006 22:31 — 1 comment(s) —

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After a week of obsessive work, the concrete floors are stained and sealed.

Staining Concrete — by Mary McMillan — posted on 07-03-2006 09:45 — 1 comment(s) —

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With much trepidation, I have decided to stain the concrete floors myself.

trusses up — by Mary McMillan — posted on 06-22-2006 10:57 — 0 comment(s)

Trusses were delivered: the house now has a hat! pictures...

shears — by Mary McMillan — posted on 06-21-2006 13:19 — 0 comment(s) —

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Almost as soon as the frame was up, the shear walls were in place! pics....

trailer — by Mary McMillan — posted on 06-21-2006 13:06 — 0 comment(s)

For those of you interested in the airstream trailer I'm living in while building my house, here is a picture....

framing — by Mary McMillan — posted on 06-21-2006 10:42 — 0 comment(s) —

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The modern house in the country is taking on a shape: framing pics

Slab poured — by Mary McMillan — posted on 06-07-2006 20:04 — 0 comment(s) —

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After radiant heat tubing was installed, the concrete floor was poured: pictures

Construction begins — by Mary McMillan — posted on 05-29-2006 21:23 — 5 comment(s) —

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After 40 days and nights of rain, construction finally begins

A house is conceived — by Mary McMillan — posted on 03-27-2006 21:48 — 1 comment(s) —

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A house is conceived in Lake County, Calif.

Septic Saga — by Mary McMillan — posted on 02-03-2006 21:02 — 2 comment(s) —

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The septic saga goes on

Septic Archeology — by Mary McMillan — posted on 01-20-2006 19:49 — 1 comment(s) —

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Digging up the past, searching for meaning

structures — by Mary McMillan — posted on 01-16-2006 15:42 — 0 comment(s) —

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structures on property

Solving the first problems — by Mary McMillan — posted on 01-16-2006 14:14 — 0 comment(s) —

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I'm a 60-year-old single woman with the building skills of a 10-year-old, and the ambition of a modern architect. I bought a 3/4 acre piece of land in a small town near Clear Lake, about 150 miles from San Francisco, to build on.