As some of my long time readers will remember, I first came across the professional version of Concrobium back in December 2015 when I discovered the engineered beams in my basement were heavily stained with fungi due to the high humidity present. At the time I tested both the Concrobium Pro Mold Stain Remover and Mold…

As is typical fare for my house building journey, the last month or so has been a roller coaster of good, bad, and awesome! The Good Billy the marmot is safe! His long term living accommodations became critical when the shipping container he was living under was cleaned out and sold. On June 6 it was shipping out and it was…

Well, I can now add marmots to the extensive list of animals that have been seen in my yard.  This lovely fellow moved in under my shipping container over the last week.  Only difference between this guy and all of the other visitors I have had to date, is that marmots are not found anywhere near the Lower…

Hey folks, Things have been progressing well at the job site.  Since my last posting, I have installed the permanent stairs down to the basement (a joy after working so long with the construction stairs that were very narrow and required me to duck under a beam every time I went up and down). I have also framed all…

Well, I am thrilled to advise I finally have a basement floor! I poured the floor last Monday and it turned out phenomenal. John and his crew from High Def Concrete knocked it out of the park!  I had asked for a machine finish, and by the time that John left that night at 9:30 PM the floor was…

No, I am not talking about some 70’s alternative music group, but the various components that allow for the separation of conditioned indoor space and non-conditioned outdoor space in a building.  These barriers create the envelope or more appropriately named Enclosure of a building.  After my recent update identifying a resolution of the difficulties I was having with…

Well the results are in and they are phenomenal.  Patrick (my HRV consultant)  came by on the 16th to do the duct-blaster test on my HRV supply and exhaust ducts.  I am thrilled to advise that both are air tight!  Not bad for my first try!!

Well folks, I am very pleased and extremely relieved to advise we have worked through the roadblock imposed by the Municipality last October regarding my building envelope. I today delivered the final required letter of assurance filled out in a manner acceptable to the staff and now have authorization to proceed on completing my building envelope.  I am so…

Today I finished the last of the installation and sealing of the HRV supply and exhaust return ducts and preparing them for air tightness testing.  This leaves only the fresh air and exhaust ports from the HRV unit through the exterior building envelope to the outside to complete, something I will do as I am installing the exterior…

Hey folks, Just a short update.  I finally got around to creating some more time lapse videos of the construction.  I was shocked to see that I was over a year behind.  I think this shows just how crazy 2017 was for me. At the site, I have now finished the rough-in installation of the HRV ducts.  My consultant was…

Happy New Year to all my digital friends! I for one, am thrilled to see the last of 2017.  It has been a tough year that can be summed up by a phrase I recently heard on a commercial for a new TV show. My life is like a swirling toilet that never flushes! So, lets review the year and what…