Some Eye Candy
Date: July 28, 2021Join me on a quick tour to a couple of projects! As part of the Customer Service work that I do here at Lake Country …
Double, double toilets and troubles
Date: May 26, 2021Toilets… eww… Inspired by the recent 99% Invisible podcast Pipe Dreams, I decided to do a little more research to see if I could “flush” …
Cabin Opener!
Date: March 30, 2021It is getting close to that time of year again! If you have a cabin, are building a cabin or have the dream of cabin …
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 …
2020 Handcrafted
Date: December 22, 2020Handcrafting a New Year For this last blog piece of 2020, I wanted to give a thank you specifically to all of our Carpenters for …
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 …
Clean Your Hands, Clean Your Fridge, Clean Your House, Clean Your Mind!
Date: March 26, 2020Clean your hands, cover your cough, stay away from others if you aren’t feeling well Those are all pretty common tactics for most of us …