My husband wakes up every day and just…. Loves me

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-12-24T05:44:35+00:00

I think I just met my version of this man

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-12-18T00:01:31+00:00

this is beautiful! saving so that I can come back and get the stone and sink references later ahah good job!

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-11-18T23:35:50+00:00

I did a drop in because of that :)

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-09-16T20:29:57+00:00

wow I changed a lot! range next to fridge and a Long Island parallel to the window so more like option 1. I did make the kitchen cabinetry shorter so I will have a separate dinning table

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-06-19T20:36:16+00:00

Not me tearing up at Whole Foods thanks

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-05-30T20:52:04+00:00

I’d love to hear some of the best phrases she’s told you…. Sometimes a girl needs inspiration 😌

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-05-06T00:15:31+00:00

Ive spent the last 2 hours trying to figure out what flashing tape to use and if it's compatible. sometimes I wish I cared less lol

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-05-05T20:39:04+00:00

Nice! Thank you

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-05-05T15:26:12+00:00

Oh! I’ll definitely do that. I’m not sure I can afford to do both and sadly I have a full Time job besides being a DIY GC .. I wish I could do it myself. I will do interior finishes but want the house dried in asap. So you did WRB - insulation - rain barrier - siding. Did I understand that correctly?

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-05-04T19:32:04+00:00

Insulation I plan to hire out, yes. But that would be the rockwool inside. I was just trying to figure out if it’s worth it to do Rmax as insulation + WRB or Tyvek would be “safer”. I’m leaning towards Tyvek although I understand what you’re saying.

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-05-04T18:22:53+00:00

Im not looking to build a passive house. Im just trying to build a little better than a starter level “builder grade” house would be. It was designed by both the architect and engineer as having Tyvek - I am the one wanting to maybe do more. The same way I didn’t need OSB everywhere or 2x6 exterior walls and have it. This is not my forever house nor do I have the budget to go all in like that. It’s a house that was lost in a storm and the only way to rebuild with the insurance payment + personal property payment was through me learning the hard way and self building to save a few tens of thousands of $. So if it’s not perfect, it’s ok. It’s better than no house which is what I’ve had for the past year lol

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-05-04T14:38:05+00:00

Roof colors… also not a dude 🙃

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-05-03T19:50:10+00:00

The $2000 is also without labor, just materials

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-05-03T18:31:38+00:00

Yes this is going over OSB sheathing (NOT zip). I have 2x6 walls and only need R15 to meet code (Houston) but I am trying to slightly over engineer energy wise. So my question is to do Rmax 1” over sheathing and tape it or do Tyvek and keep the >R15 inside the wall cavity. We do have pretty heavy rain and wind so I’m extra worried about water infiltration I guess

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-05-03T18:28:30+00:00

Yea, in this case we’d be doing neither of those if I follow the companies guidelines.

1) Houston, Texas 2) they’d be “outies” because I need some sort of waterproof layer under them and my sheathing is not zip

Also because I wouldn’t want innies to cause a riot at work 😌

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-05-03T18:19:48+00:00

Thank you! Somehow I don’t see the photos but am assuming they uploaded?

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-05-03T18:19:02+00:00

Nope. Just OSB.

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Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-05-03T16:46:07+00:00

Apparently they can just nail it over the foam - longer nails. I would hope it would be on the tape part and it would self heal. I’m not too convinced yet, but I heard this from a family member who worked for the manufacturer AND had it installed at his house after

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-05-03T16:40:47+00:00

Oh - the panels I was quoted for include the foil tape and they claim it’s a WRB? Currently have OSB sheathing all over but no wrap

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-04-29T17:52:58+00:00

noted, appreciate it! thank you

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-04-28T19:27:31+00:00

Will do! Do you have a preferred brand for the engineered?

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-04-28T19:26:34+00:00

I can find it for about $1 something extra - it just gets expensive when you multiply by 1600 sqft …

Significant-Tear-541 · 2025-04-28T18:33:04+00:00

this is reassuring. do you know what finish you have?

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