Arnold, CA…We are still working on the pad for the Chainsaw Cabin. We need not only enough space for the 120 square feet, off grid, tiny home but we need enough room to walk around it on the side of the hill. We decided to put build up the side of the hill a bit […]
Arnold, CA…A few inches of snow and plunging temps made doing the dirt work a bit tougher. But any progress is progress, right? Details are below…
Arnold, CA…We have had another bit of snow in our area and after an all too warm spell we are having a few very, very cold days. Last year and this year we heated our home with basically scrap wood. Wood that would be destined for the burn pile. Basically we have been heating our […]
Arnold, CA…On February 21st we worked several hours on the pad for the Chainsaw Cabin. It is starting to take shape but still many hours left to go before we can start laying out the cabin. Video is below…
Arnold, CA…On February 20th, we spent a few more hours working at the property. Mostly it was pad, path and cleanup work. Not too fun to do or watch but necessary none the less.
Arnold, CA…On February 19th we didn’t finish our work until 3:30pm so we were chasing darkness. Working on the trail to our first little building pad was the task at hand. Clearing brush, transplanting some small trees and breaking a shovel were the highlights for the day.
Arnold, CA…February 18th brought the start of working on the path and pad for the Chainsaw Cabin. It will be on a fairly steep hillside but we found a spot that seems ideal as it has significantly less slope than some other areas and no trees will have to be taken down or moved. It […]
Arnold, CA…Well the old saying Two Steps forward and One Back certainly applies to our progress on Hewn Hill the last couple of weeks. We ordered a low cost chainsaw mill to start working on our lumber. Well our little electric chainsaw just wasn’t big enough or powerful enough to really make it work. In […]
Arnold, CA….Well I believe I had a run in with Mr. Omicron. Not real bad but enough that you just couldn’t put in prolonged sustained effort until it ran its’ course. But now that I am back to having more good days than bad days let the work commence. The next few weeks will be […]
