Concrete flowers Stoneware that looks like concrete… There has been many industry advances on the design, texture and format of tiles. The options had exponentially increased and today there is no wet dream left unfulfilled. That came out wrong… The point is if you can dream it, you can do it. Wait! Somebody already said …
Finally a clean, beautiful floor We have been living with the raw slab on the bathroom for a long time. It was ugly, construction-dirty and always losing some dust. But the worst of it was that we didn’t have a shower, or a bath, and winter was coming… From one side, the tile delivery was …
The last drop in the full glass This is the story of how I realized that Do It Yourself is the only feasible way to move forward in any project. And, by that I mean, the only true way to fulfill the building plan, to keep within the budget, to achieve the deadlines set, and …
On the move Five months before our house was ready, end of December and in the middle of the holidays, we left the rented house we’ve been living for 2 years and put our furniture in storage. The plan was to move into a vacation home, be near the construction site and save money during …
One story done, another one to go The first day of construction has come and gone. The first house story was done and the second was about to be. The second day was less full of anxiety but still brimming with excitement. The worst has past, the looming problems were solved, the cold didn’t interfere …
Our house in the middle of winter It was end of January, with our village covered in snow since October and a brutal, cold season of storms. Snow and low temperatures is one of the worst conditions you can possibly have when delivering tons and tons of material, walls made of glass windows and while …
It’s all about logistics The whole process of building a prefabricated house requires tremendous planning. It’s important to count with a company that it’s been doing this for years. Wasting time would be wasting money for them and throwing off all other house assembling appointments; therefore, everything is well-timed to happen seamlessly. For instance, the …