Category: Groovy Ranch
Building Groovy Ranch: Update 26
Groovy Ranch is moving along. Framing should be done today. Here’s a picture of the latest progress. In other Groovy Ranch news, Terry has finally submitted his first draw. It’s about time. Terry and his crew and subs have been working their tails off, and they deserve to get paid. Here is a breakdown of…
Building Groovy Ranch: Update 25
The big news this week is that the framing on Groovy Ranch has begun in earnest. Check out the picture below. The second big news is that window and door decisions had to be made and Mrs. Groovy and I were on the exact same page. Here’s what we decided. Windows: For the…
Building Groovy Ranch: Update 24
Mrs. Groovy and I are very happy with our builder. We had a good feeling about Terry right from our first meeting, and nothing has happened since that meeting to alter our opinion of him. This guy is solid. He looks you in the eye when he talks to you, and he does what he…
Building Groovy Ranch: Update 23
Great news on the Groovy Ranch front. First, the foundation will be completed this week. Take a gander at how the foundation looked yesterday. Aren’t those bricks breathtaking? Second, Mrs. Groovy and I finally had a fight. Check out the front of Groovy Ranch below. Notice how there are no railings on the porch? We…
Building Groovy Ranch: Update 22
Today’s Groovy Ranch update is about three firsts. First Grapple with the Paradox of Choice Terry, our builder, needed to know what brick we wanted to use for the Groovy Ranch foundation. So he asked us to visit his brick merchant and make a choice. Holy crap! Do North Carolinians really need hundreds of styles…