Monthly Archives: October 2008

How Green Is Green Enough?

Posted on October 31, 2008 by jeremybell

The 2nd of 5 articles I’m writing for the Globe and Mail was published today, in which I reflect on our environmental commitments. As I mention in the article, one thing I’ve learned during this project is that ‘being green’ … Continue reading →

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The Cost Of Water

Posted on October 28, 2008 by jeremybell

We’ve made significant progress in the past week, although the sky opened up on Saturday and I fear the rain may slow us down over the next few days. Regardless, the walls are all up on the second floor and … Continue reading →

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Heavy Lifting

Posted on October 19, 2008 by jeremybell

With the first floor more or less complete the framers have moved upstairs… however they didn’t get very far without first needing to move the final steel beams into place. I previously described the excavator as being large, but that … Continue reading →

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Getting Framed

Posted on October 13, 2008 by jeremybell

We had a few false starts, but we finally have walls. We started framing the first floor soon after the garage slab was completed, however we had to put things on hold while we waited for the various steel beams … Continue reading →

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Rebar, concrete, and more rebar

Posted on October 5, 2008 by jeremybell

As I’ve previously mentioned, we decided very early on to excavate under our garage and take advantage of the 200 sqft that would have otherwise sat unused. Our original intention was to use a product called Insul-Deck to support the … Continue reading →

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