Author: Daniel

The current goal with the W.O.G. is to get the office partition done enough to use, so I can stop using the BeDiLiA as my office, which, because of its many functions, cannot accommodate leaving my office things there, so I need to assemble and disassemble my office every workday. Not my favorite. And I … Continue reading W.O.G. Progress, HRV, Firewood

It seems that even when it’s not raining, and even after my adjustments to the threshold, there is still some moisture appearing just inside the door. It has been lightly snowing a bit, so maybe it’s warm air meeting the snow and melting it. I opened the door to see if the top of the … Continue reading Drippy Door, Address Unknown

I’m back after six days away — visiting in a big house with 8 other people — and the contrast between that and my tiny homestead is pretty stark. All the more so given that I’m still largely in boxes and the W.O.G. is still under construction inside. Spending a week in finished, roomy, suburban, … Continue reading Whiplash, Water, Wobble, Wood, Worry, and W.O.G. Work

I’ve been living in the HomeBox for just over two weeks now. Friends ask me “what’s it like?” and “how’s it going?” and more interestingly, “what’s been the biggest challenge?” The answers might surprise you. One of biggest challenges is also one of the biggest benefits: everything moves slower out here. It moves slower for … Continue reading Two Weeks In

It’s been a week since I moved in to the HomeBox for real. So far, so good. All the utilities are working nicely, the BedNette is a bit firmer than I’d like, but I can sleep in it okay. Cooking is limited for now since I don’t have a microwave or any of my kitchen … Continue reading Rotten Bananas in the…?

This isn’t your ordinary RV that just hooks up directly to the utility post at some camp site. No, there’s nothing standard about any of this! My site work guy (my friend the excavator) brought the water supply (1″ flexible pipe) and drain lines (4″ PVC) to the location I asked him to, but left … Continue reading Let’s Hook Up!

The HomeBox is about 95% complete inside — still some trim too add, some shelves and cabinet doors to make, that kind of thing, but it is totally livable right now and either I move it to the land right now (November 2021), before it’s just too cold to deal with things, or wait for … Continue reading HomeBox Goes For A Ride!

I have always liked “The WOG” as a name. It’s easy to say (rhymes with “fog”) and has no other meanings except Workshop/Office/Garage, as far as I knew. Then somebody told me that “wog” is a derogatory, racist term elsewhere in the world! Crap! I mean, I wouldn’t name a building “N-word”, and it seems … Continue reading Framing Of The W.O.G., Solar Panel Install, and a Word Problem

To finish the door, I had to fill some gaps. To fill some gaps, I got some gap filler. This stuff is magic! It starts out pink and then when it’s ready to sand or paint or whatever you would want to do next, it tells you it’s ready by being no longer pink. Then … Continue reading Finishing The Door & Grounding The Things

My excavator shared a few more pics from prior work – instead of editing those posts, I’m just going to show them here. I was happy he was able to snap some shots while I wasn’t on site, but do wish they were a bit better in focus 🙂 It turns out that due to … Continue reading Site Work Extras & The Door