If everything prior to this part of the house had generally one right way of doing it, with minor nuances on the approach, the opinions on how to do the proper concrete floor varies a lot. There is plenty of information online; but when you are trying to figure something out, it all contradicts each other.
Read MoreOn April 15, 2021, after 3 months of quarantine lifestyle in Ottawa, we returned back to our land in Bancroft, just in-time for the celebration of my birthday with a litter of kittens and a new 2010 Tacoma 4x4 truck. I still remember my wishes on that birthday very clearly: to find good homes for the kittens, to complete the carpentry of the our home enough to move in before the winter and to still love each other by the end of it all.
Read MoreAre you considering to do your own foundation? Questioning if you can manage it yourself or hire a professional? Perhaps reading our experience will guide you in making the right decision for you. This not a instructional article. I will be sharing our experience and the challenges we had dealt with.
Read MoreOh gosh! I have so much to say on this subject.
Let’s quickly go back to my childhood to truly understand. I was born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey. As most of you know, Istanbul is a beautiful historical city with around 15 million of human and probably half as much stray population of cats and dogs….
Read More... we are set in our society on the idea of getting mortgage as early as possible in life, so we can actually survive till the end of it. The biggest reason for it, is that there are no other real alternative. Either pay 2000$ rent to someone monthly, or get lucky and sign a slavery contract for life. So the main question isn’t really ‘why self-built?’, but mostly ‘why not?
Read MoreScrapies had been known since 18th century, it causes a degeneration in the neural system of ship, making them scratch their fleece off. Since it didn’t seem like a good idea to eat them, we did the next best thing. It still bothers me, years after finishing the degree. We fed the dead sheep to cows as food supplement…
Read MoreI didn’t know it until I got here, but apparently: spending a winter outside of comfort of civilization had been my childhood dream. It had been inspired by Jack London stories of Gold Rush on the Yukon river, and had always seemed like the manliest and most challenging thing to do in life.
Read MoreIt’s inspiring even to me when I think of what we’re up to. But as we all know there is always challenges that comes with a project this big. So this week I wanted to share a bit about our emotional landscape.
Read MoreWho knew a backhoe can be a girl’s best friend. Opening this road is a team effort but I think the biggest satisfaction belongs to me.
Read MoreWe didn't know what to look into a land when we first started looking. But in time we learned quite a bit. These are 10 things we suggest you should consider when buying a land.
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