It’s my way or the skyway
Date: January 28, 2021BRRR! Inspired by my trips out to our garage to start up our vehicles during these frigid MN winter mornings and another interesting 99% Invisible …
Financing Your Remodel
Date: September 25, 2020Contractors Advice At a recent team meeting we all discussed different things that we’re learning related to the building and remodeling world. One thing that …
Architecture for Pets
Date: August 29, 2020Our Dog’s Home Office Due to the current pandemic we are all going through right now, several of us are spending considerably more time …
Blinded by Straight Lines
Date: June 29, 2020Straight Up Straight lines are a rather common and expected form related to building and remodeling. It makes sense as shapes constructed of straight lines …
What’s Up with SketchUp
Date: April 29, 2020Catching up on SketchUp If you haven’t yet heard of SketchUp, it is an intuitive 3D modeling application that lets you create and edit 2D …
Deconstruction to Reconstruction a Path to Greener Building
Date: February 27, 2020Deconstruction Salvaging, Reusing & Recycling Building Materials Green Builder For over a decade, Lake Country Builders has been promoting sustainable building and building green. These …
Hidden Rooms and Secret Doors
Date: January 29, 2020Sometimes one click leads to another, then another, then another and before you know it, there you are, falling deeper down a rabbit hole of pictures …
Give today, give tomorrow, give when you can and give even when you think you can’t
Date: December 20, 2019“Giving is like a muscle. To be strong, you have to exercise it, and to grow as a person, giving is the exercise. You can’t …
Home and Cabin Design for Winter
Date: October 30, 2019Design with thought to maintain your home or cabin through the winter climate It is most likely that you have already started or completed your …
Usonian Design for the Millennial New Home Builders?
Date: September 28, 2019On my way to work the other morning I listened to an interesting design podcast that was explaining the Usonia1 home that was built by …