I started this blog primarily for my parents who are full-time missionaries in Panama. I wanted them to be able to follow my progress in building a "workshop" in my hollow. The 3 month construction period is now into month 8 :) I have gotten lazy about the blog as I have become overwhelmed by keeping up with the construction, my career, my family, etc. As I begin again here in month 8, I am committed to not only getting back on the wagon, but catching up on these past three months adventures via the blog...one day at a time.

So enjoy the laughter and the tears as a single girl continues her adventure...building her dream at the bottom of the mountain, by the creek, in a beautiful hollow in north Arkansas.

Working My Way Back Home

Working My Way Back Home
Me...Completely Giddy...1st Day

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Doors and Windows

Well, I picked out the doors and windows (all of them) for the workshop. I need to be honest...I am an idiot. I had zero idea on what the doors and windows would cost, and I am COMPLETELY over budget. Okay, it is not completely my fault...after I finished the budget, I doubled the square footage on the second floor which added a few windows. All of that said, I think the learning experience here is that you should pick out the windows and doors BEFORE you finalize your budget. Now in order to get the windows and doors I want, I am going to be sacrificing other parts of my budget. The flooring is the first to get sliced on, and I am now even more grateful for a beautiful concrete pour (see post "Concrete!").

I am hoping to cut back on the selection I made, get a discount, and or a combination of those two things. The doors and windows are really the eyes to your structure - that is the line I am telling myself :)

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I started this post as I was in the middle of my decision-making process. Ends up I did get a discount plus free delivery. That is saying a lot too. I am using a firm out of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and...well, you have seen my job site :) I am still over budget, but the damage is soothed some :) That said, I am thrilled with my choices and cannot wait to see them the second week of January 2010.

I am also hoping that since there are so many doors and windows, I will save money on the exterior :) That is how it works, right!?

Another lesson learned, especially for someone like me who designed and drew out their own plans for the contractor...do a full front, side and back drawings before you make your final door and window selections. I am not very keen on time, distance, or space...I am a visual person. Once I drew out the front full view, it made the final decision on the front door and front windows a lot easier. Prior to that I had really waffled.

They started building walls today, and they are on schedule to begin framing on Thursday. I will have a lot of pictures and blogs to write over the next two weeks. Literally and figuratively, we are moving up :)
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  1. Heather R NelsonApril 8, 2010 at 7:23 PM

    Since my original post, I have been on a rollercoaster ride with the doors and windows. I think I will wait until everything is final before sharing the multiple learning lessons I had on this one, but I will say this...I am not sure one additional blog can share the lessons learned :)

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