tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289561282024-03-06T15:01:19.353-05:00A PreFab ProjectBlogging the progress on our Res4-designed modern prefab cabin in Lost River, West Virginia. Visit <a href="http://www.lostrivermodern.com">LostRiverModern</a> to learn more or to make reservations.
Please email lostrivermodern AT gmail DOT com with any questions or suggestions.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.comBlogger296125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-1754897354648391412009-08-02T08:25:00.001-04:002009-08-02T08:25:50.774-04:00Why did it have to be snakes?Despite the kind offers from her children, Mom does NOT want to hold the baby milk snake.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvN6SOLvTQVKm9nhR-NJZ8b_mKWCKMt1zZe31t5tpkOl4yvaXuiwJxm7PLGDuOmBdNG28SsM1l4M33Z0klC_W1YAbt9c9-RYRJBQmaM5POSeMP0MmFhRzf3qJX4h7mZfbWAxBtAg/s1600-h/P7296601.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvN6SOLvTQVKm9nhR-NJZ8b_mKWCKMt1zZe31t5tpkOl4yvaXuiwJxm7PLGDuOmBdNG28SsM1l4M33Z0klC_W1YAbt9c9-RYRJBQmaM5POSeMP0MmFhRzf3qJX4h7mZfbWAxBtAg/s400/P7296601.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365340299990070098" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqz1ZzefYTwZVDht4bXTzPtCthfyS8WN8rRau0s030G9xO_DiKjVOX9JKRbrsPFvV1WBVFNLgpAoihyphenhyphenZCpimtFaSd634Iqb_TMmzC2JuOfEPv9e_IMbz5HelYBi0sz0jTSI1HN1w/s1600-h/P7296599.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqz1ZzefYTwZVDht4bXTzPtCthfyS8WN8rRau0s030G9xO_DiKjVOX9JKRbrsPFvV1WBVFNLgpAoihyphenhyphenZCpimtFaSd634Iqb_TMmzC2JuOfEPv9e_IMbz5HelYBi0sz0jTSI1HN1w/s400/P7296599.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365340294790830258" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7u5QVzsfvWY8TN31ivI4FYVVtfB1_lkGj_Q35jOVIpLRYJICvMrKQ26qeO_oSacpnS9z9yS5_gVZ9PLrPM5zKAZnJfQmFteiuWThrW3VVYdueb7klz1AEfGXyJkpEI_M72r60zw/s1600-h/P7296597.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7u5QVzsfvWY8TN31ivI4FYVVtfB1_lkGj_Q35jOVIpLRYJICvMrKQ26qeO_oSacpnS9z9yS5_gVZ9PLrPM5zKAZnJfQmFteiuWThrW3VVYdueb7klz1AEfGXyJkpEI_M72r60zw/s400/P7296597.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365340290978814210" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj107yD15jNo4wGpya7DEh1zpuYCnCwZgyWw85T5DJ0Hvqh1O4fyUUl9Xj7s1BphwOGnwhfLFcyPaGrkiC3U-MEec2CdeXh7wmdZEMnLuYYbpXjKN44R6IXN1shOfwGC79DfywWLQ/s1600-h/P7296600.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj107yD15jNo4wGpya7DEh1zpuYCnCwZgyWw85T5DJ0Hvqh1O4fyUUl9Xj7s1BphwOGnwhfLFcyPaGrkiC3U-MEec2CdeXh7wmdZEMnLuYYbpXjKN44R6IXN1shOfwGC79DfywWLQ/s400/P7296600.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365340303668247186" /></a>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-6168549435526180142009-05-01T08:57:00.003-04:002009-05-01T09:07:56.570-04:00Treehouse Taste TestSince we're trying out different options for when we do this in WV, we went with two different rain screen applications:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiNkDBmQa17yjOXiNIhihuTDEZ5lHPcvso02aycYMBPWFjIGQdRsqIrWDtR0DwmuxQl7LZiL0OvakugQFnQmymNGiWmYw2gPkBGzp8DmYnHJy1NJ1L3IuHcH-PnaVGeEPa6wAcg/s1600-h/P5015712.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiNkDBmQa17yjOXiNIhihuTDEZ5lHPcvso02aycYMBPWFjIGQdRsqIrWDtR0DwmuxQl7LZiL0OvakugQFnQmymNGiWmYw2gPkBGzp8DmYnHJy1NJ1L3IuHcH-PnaVGeEPa6wAcg/s400/P5015712.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330840029000265346" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRS4a_GOa9Caa8yO0P2i5XNwTqDyLjp3v8TvTpaJ4pejU8fEvvaWpgT2prwZcCPlaoVirLrDdRLCgxvKM2RKU5UGkoBthaKpJxUvXla_0yW2zwBTcT99xtkV95UZfX3t5rirtfZQ/s1600-h/P5015711.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRS4a_GOa9Caa8yO0P2i5XNwTqDyLjp3v8TvTpaJ4pejU8fEvvaWpgT2prwZcCPlaoVirLrDdRLCgxvKM2RKU5UGkoBthaKpJxUvXla_0yW2zwBTcT99xtkV95UZfX3t5rirtfZQ/s400/P5015711.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330840037979397522" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffyV-GbotE7FS0sugGpBTEPyeBxwXAYIN8WR2kEAuu_ojZ_eS-ykAPwi7jqE2jasbmZ5MRo0gR7_ESvhBytZrxBi3cI6_PavY4ULRl8BmieJNSuSGSGjS19P_Jq6GjDFsu5fkFg/s1600-h/P5015710.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffyV-GbotE7FS0sugGpBTEPyeBxwXAYIN8WR2kEAuu_ojZ_eS-ykAPwi7jqE2jasbmZ5MRo0gR7_ESvhBytZrxBi3cI6_PavY4ULRl8BmieJNSuSGSGjS19P_Jq6GjDFsu5fkFg/s400/P5015710.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330840042906067554" /></a><br /><br />Still have some work to do, but getting there...Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-57239680336827102942009-04-29T11:43:00.005-04:002009-04-29T12:49:08.540-04:00Modern Treehouse Test DriveSo we're giving the <a href="http://www.lostrivermodern.com/">LostRiverModern</a> <a href="http://aprefabproject.blogspot.com/2009/03/looking-for-ideas.html">treehouse</a> a dry run here in our full-time backyard: <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3utnjcRr1VFJuQG97NUTNjYg7nG0muqi7u9XKzjxljuii7cMtqBYqt8v43MuykmaBjzW9EukGTxlp6lrFo2cV0C42zSOacCcycDuQgfapHtbMURn_PYhDeV7Y8QSwytUHMSz6IQ/s1600-h/P4285700.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3utnjcRr1VFJuQG97NUTNjYg7nG0muqi7u9XKzjxljuii7cMtqBYqt8v43MuykmaBjzW9EukGTxlp6lrFo2cV0C42zSOacCcycDuQgfapHtbMURn_PYhDeV7Y8QSwytUHMSz6IQ/s400/P4285700.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330147430880082466" border="0" /></a><br />We're working with three trees as our supports, which lends itself nicely to a modern shape, and to a fun triangular pitched roof.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaM3c3rpXFw11UaVSqPBO_i6EXKEmHTos9R5AGd3-v9gnKEwu5sFFU7CKbTo2uXOGYZJO6fJWVi2HyKZN0T6SPDym8PQPqt4XZPGcwaXlm0cP3f8WApThGhAHobbSCljv03Mvdw/s1600-h/P4255671.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaM3c3rpXFw11UaVSqPBO_i6EXKEmHTos9R5AGd3-v9gnKEwu5sFFU7CKbTo2uXOGYZJO6fJWVi2HyKZN0T6SPDym8PQPqt4XZPGcwaXlm0cP3f8WApThGhAHobbSCljv03Mvdw/s400/P4255671.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330147435758016370" border="0" /></a>Hard to keep kids off as you build...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTw4UlzpjovTMnJgLerQ3L8T1CU0hQtyUlt96ezf7omhXUixBnaTkbKkmakdt8qf9hih8fi8uuiWJELj2ZfNHSsyNO-hrF0Ko4KpT-XkdpxGromc9wuRCNt_xxkfWzufA9gjrb0w/s1600-h/P4255666.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTw4UlzpjovTMnJgLerQ3L8T1CU0hQtyUlt96ezf7omhXUixBnaTkbKkmakdt8qf9hih8fi8uuiWJELj2ZfNHSsyNO-hrF0Ko4KpT-XkdpxGromc9wuRCNt_xxkfWzufA9gjrb0w/s400/P4255666.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330147447540200722" border="0" /></a>Probably a little overbuilt, and it'll be a pain to take apart if our landlord makes us dismantle it before we move on to greener pastures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1nYlHVSpy1kyqpO-N_lqlv0-sfgNaYDCg6P4LVPwulXR2w687kGX8AgQ1gHIeHa2FIinNJvUQpPXwziE8eg_VjoHg08O4eJGkxZY6DqtL0MBwRSongX6I8ZKq9vxILepirfwC9w/s1600-h/P4265677.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1nYlHVSpy1kyqpO-N_lqlv0-sfgNaYDCg6P4LVPwulXR2w687kGX8AgQ1gHIeHa2FIinNJvUQpPXwziE8eg_VjoHg08O4eJGkxZY6DqtL0MBwRSongX6I8ZKq9vxILepirfwC9w/s400/P4265677.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330147446609009874" border="0" /></a>The floor is 7/8" BC board (sometimes called project board), which has a nice smooth finish and is plenty sturdy. Most of my power tools are out in WV (including my jig saw), which meant some tricky and not-recommended improvisation with an old skil saw to shape the floor around the trees...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0E1F9Li60lxBN4UcnTuaYgf9bmc6zPrX37kyfpvcblnbu5pNug7vuPiMWECM0r6AwEfnrGY6CrRZ977YH9RWLDTWFQB-DWIwmchFhYFmNu9fHlCiAFt0IEKvSwkBtWdnXNkjWQ/s1600-h/P4285703.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0E1F9Li60lxBN4UcnTuaYgf9bmc6zPrX37kyfpvcblnbu5pNug7vuPiMWECM0r6AwEfnrGY6CrRZ977YH9RWLDTWFQB-DWIwmchFhYFmNu9fHlCiAFt0IEKvSwkBtWdnXNkjWQ/s400/P4285703.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330147450016609298" border="0" /></a>The plan is to use 1x2 slats in a rain-screen application for the walls, and to screen it in (mosquitoes are tough in these parts). About $350 in lumber and misc. materials. I fastened the beams with 1/2 x 6" lag screws. Not much to it after that. Framed the floor, roof and ladder; the roof will be corrugated plastic. Should finish today or tomorrow...<br /><br />Michael says it's "awesome."Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-65463673419770235402009-04-21T22:01:00.005-04:002009-04-22T10:29:39.032-04:00My kind of DIY<a href="http://www.kerfdesign.com/"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.kerfdesign.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNf5vLbVqaWbMDo9essXau9VT7uOykGSoU4oJh5WwblfPL3MDL9XH9-0TEwgf7gQ9kwP1iioLPwWN8PCRBe2tmCS_N7Ofps7jnff0HeGxqhXr6SvFbPS1kT-Lf-ibSLG2tAvbp3g/s400/screen-capture-1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327330213207809890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If I were building a modern home for us to live in, I would definitely be looking hard at <a href="http://www.kerfdesign.com/">these</a>. Get the satisfaction of building Ikea cabinets yourself but with gorgeous exposed stained 7-ply instead of fiberboard...Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-86066119866990456892009-04-20T00:07:00.003-04:002009-04-20T00:31:08.056-04:00Wanna go halfsies?I don't think I could ever live in the desert, but I'd love to have a west coast version of <a href="http://www.lostrivermodern.com">LostRiverModern</a> and man do I wish it could be this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyYU_Kg_9PghNFvnzhMpxk2SUACeDDzzVuOq8hV3biGbInX_s5KMhSBzwTtKNrxdTHZ8sYjwRb4qC2B-KJQ3cqwb_s2rRPsQzxQOpMcZr5u0CA53J0IwExgIvjuGZ3dNDg_g36A/s1600-h/desert-house-exterior.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyYU_Kg_9PghNFvnzhMpxk2SUACeDDzzVuOq8hV3biGbInX_s5KMhSBzwTtKNrxdTHZ8sYjwRb4qC2B-KJQ3cqwb_s2rRPsQzxQOpMcZr5u0CA53J0IwExgIvjuGZ3dNDg_g36A/s400/desert-house-exterior.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326625045698561314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPw_CWyR7FJLeIIUIsE2OkJ8GtP_Pv1FAvs7GeDKvNQ3h5PRKavwlfgGVUzRVchCmwp7ZnBE6dUIQqzIITq-y_ZN1KahZ0Re2StnNUTia4g32ZoarahyphenhyphenvdQXVzqnSJ_KQfc8Yvg/s1600-h/desert-house-exterior-side.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 323px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPw_CWyR7FJLeIIUIsE2OkJ8GtP_Pv1FAvs7GeDKvNQ3h5PRKavwlfgGVUzRVchCmwp7ZnBE6dUIQqzIITq-y_ZN1KahZ0Re2StnNUTia4g32ZoarahyphenhyphenvdQXVzqnSJ_KQfc8Yvg/s400/desert-house-exterior-side.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326625042575569986" border="0" /></a><br />With apologies to all the wonderful prefab designs out there, this very first version of the Marmol Radziner entry into the prefab world still blows me away. Dwell has detailed <a href="http://www.dwell.com/articles/desert-utopia.html">the home and the process here</a>. And if anybody out there wants to help me <a href="http://www.mccargerdeserthouse.com/">scrape together $1.2mm...</a>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-56816651251977792062009-03-31T08:21:00.001-04:002009-03-31T14:28:38.302-04:00Guest Book<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTUtVjs8yupPJwteaz8lQTIuoMRd9oWvku2EujL213U9-yjZ-xWglaD3oTMOq5MbplHzsPVCEqq2Aee0rE6oTe0fKZ0jfNYldjEYUFN0KUFlByJi7y4Cxl_Ds8g1mckHfjXWGvw/s1600-h/wook_dinner_starter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTUtVjs8yupPJwteaz8lQTIuoMRd9oWvku2EujL213U9-yjZ-xWglaD3oTMOq5MbplHzsPVCEqq2Aee0rE6oTe0fKZ0jfNYldjEYUFN0KUFlByJi7y4Cxl_Ds8g1mckHfjXWGvw/s400/wook_dinner_starter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319332029825596226" border="0" /></a><br />I've been toying with asking guests to send us any fun pics of their trips for me to post over here - kind of like outsourcing my blogging responsibilities. I haven't followed up on it yet, but here are some guests' own blogs where visits to (or hopes to visit) <a href="http://www.lostrivermodern.com/">LostRiverModern</a> have been memorialized:<br /><br /><li><a href="http://simplesong.typepad.com/home/2008/11/lost-river-modern.html">Simplesong</a></li><li><a href="http://threepotatofourshop.com/blog/?p=213">ThreePotatoFour<br /></a></li><li>and <a href="http://threepotatofourshop.com/blog/?p=211#comments">more from TPF</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sweatyguineapig.com/?p=1560">Sweaty Guinea Pig</a> (these guys put our kitchen through its paces)</li><li><a href="http://www.themarkpike.com/blog/2009/03/14/lost-river-modern/">The Mark Pike</a></li><li><a href="http://www.samanthahahn.com/blog/2008/12/04/the-perfect-house/">Samantha Hahn</a></li><li><a href="http://somethingshidinginhere.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/02/lost-river-modern.html">Something's Hiding in Here</a><br /></li>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-32248717392409780682009-03-27T10:24:00.003-04:002009-03-27T10:39:51.876-04:00In the PressSo we've had a very positive response to <a href="http://www.dwell.com/articles/take-me-home.html">our little fifteen minutes of fame in Dwell</a> (though for my money, <a href="http://www.dwell.com/slideshows/take-me-home.html?slide=1">the pictures</a> are much more fun than the article).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KxSQU2XfX8mNEzyOck9UO9LINxe7KAkOPIxraBU2LU5VvjF-kELcEZkC0W4hgeZQFkCU16TDTVENgt-YHZUGaeDs4TbMZxa4ZN8lND2Tm-ORMpog_oCrL6_CjQsnh1VvjG6LgA/s1600-h/lost-river-modern-house-exterior.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KxSQU2XfX8mNEzyOck9UO9LINxe7KAkOPIxraBU2LU5VvjF-kELcEZkC0W4hgeZQFkCU16TDTVENgt-YHZUGaeDs4TbMZxa4ZN8lND2Tm-ORMpog_oCrL6_CjQsnh1VvjG6LgA/s400/lost-river-modern-house-exterior.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316050261514787970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITZtWNwRzifQWOuB_MQ6ecwsisf5Spgq9GhK3vc0VIJb3DPwxX85oiLo4WKA6uXwc6-TfM8ZSyCexPFAspwCgRmkFSsdhuv0n6vnOc28MCOiR7DjbPGrxoIFrnx8vwMl7jIxE0Q/s1600-h/lost-river-modern-house-living-room.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITZtWNwRzifQWOuB_MQ6ecwsisf5Spgq9GhK3vc0VIJb3DPwxX85oiLo4WKA6uXwc6-TfM8ZSyCexPFAspwCgRmkFSsdhuv0n6vnOc28MCOiR7DjbPGrxoIFrnx8vwMl7jIxE0Q/s400/lost-river-modern-house-living-room.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316050137301057090" border="0" /></a><br />And while we don't yet have a "Press" link on <a href="http://www.lostrivermodern.com/">the real site for the house</a>, we should. So I'm going to aggregate all the press we've had in this post, and eventually migrate it over to <a href="http://www.lostrivermodern.com">LostRiverModern</a>. We've been very fortunate to have some wonderful sites write up little bits on our place and owe a big THANKS to everyone who has been nice enough to point people our way, including:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.jetsongreen.com/2008/07/modern-prefab-c.html">Jetson Green</a></li><li><a href="http://www.materialicious.com/2008/09/lostrivermodern.html">Materialicious</a></li><li><a href="http://moderncapital.blogspot.com/2008/10/sponsor-spotlight-lost-river-modern.html">Modern Capital</a></li><li><a href="http://modernhousemagazine.com/2009/01/lost-river-cabin/">Modern House Magazine</a></li><li><a href="http://prefabcosm.com/blog/2008/07/10/prefab-project-you-can-rent/">Prefabcosm</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.prairiemod.com/prairiemod/2007/08/pre-fab-cabin-f.html">Prairie Mod</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://architecture.myninjaplease.com/?p=1737">My Ninja Please</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2007/08/01/prefab-wednesday-blogging-the-construction-of-a-res4-architecture-prefab/">The Good Human</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.washingtonspaces.com/2008/5/articles/sounder-structures">Washington Spaces</a></li><li><a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/07/lost-river-modern.html">Design Sponge</a></li><li><a href="http://www.busyboo.com/2008/08/19/prefab-cabin-lost-river-modern/">Busyboo</a></li></ul>I'm sure most of you have already visited these sites, but if you haven't head over and check them out. Great reading for anybody interested in a modern aesthetic...Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-17027340638936472562009-03-26T12:25:00.001-04:002009-03-26T12:46:14.539-04:00Bus ShedWe had a contractor out to at the house this week to talk about landscaping and that's what he called my wood shed. He said you see sheds like ours at the end of driveways in WV for kids to use while they wait for the bus for school in the morning (or to hide from the school bus in the morning). With all this wood in it, I think it's actually starting to look like a wood shed.<br /><br />I wish I could say I filled it myself. But I'd been going at the giant log pile out there an hour or two at a time and not making much progress (enough to keep guests with wood for fires, but barely). So I broke down and hired someone local to have a go at it. He's making better progress than I was (and for $400 for what it already about 3 cords of wood, I think it is money well spent).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIdnaDPRc3lHo2Z1MyPvlunpWv3IYVoYk56Zg8bFhKphf8cJvkt0WKt6ptAm_ZtqfN7DkX1lAlnErLzwVDMy5C4-zuP4Tl-sEYlaYIPIU3zIHtt55IOiZ_LKCNciLZPwDpRWVlg/s1600-h/P3185568.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIdnaDPRc3lHo2Z1MyPvlunpWv3IYVoYk56Zg8bFhKphf8cJvkt0WKt6ptAm_ZtqfN7DkX1lAlnErLzwVDMy5C4-zuP4Tl-sEYlaYIPIU3zIHtt55IOiZ_LKCNciLZPwDpRWVlg/s400/P3185568.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315801957635372130" /></a>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-52060209623773265242009-03-26T06:21:00.000-04:002009-03-26T06:41:35.705-04:00Yes, I like birds...I am so building <a href="http://www.curbly.com/Chrisjob/posts/5046-curbly-video-podcast-build-your-own-mid-century-modern-birdhouse">one of these</a> (after the downstairs deck, the landscaping, the basement closets, the treehouse...):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVRkFgdd9J02ZFY67Vzq9deeLQcNVfyURfBUlZunXpo2D9UFxHuIlWF4qt6IMuHr-Njrj921kICrBxkApUtSX5uCIEhVIzOakpD6vgttlyNHg1O1P2LbjBpyiWYEvVVus_gRZZQ/s1600-h/curbly-uploads-production-photos-0000-0005-8697-birdhousefrontvig.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVRkFgdd9J02ZFY67Vzq9deeLQcNVfyURfBUlZunXpo2D9UFxHuIlWF4qt6IMuHr-Njrj921kICrBxkApUtSX5uCIEhVIzOakpD6vgttlyNHg1O1P2LbjBpyiWYEvVVus_gRZZQ/s400/curbly-uploads-production-photos-0000-0005-8697-birdhousefrontvig.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316079494841706882" /></a>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-55059504215682026782009-03-24T08:29:00.000-04:002009-03-24T08:39:27.004-04:00Speaking of birds...I hung this out at the house last week:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlImo9bpeWtjB9xgnbXxkCrqJPPGbDgj53fM2jZUgbD_I0LX9ZnZir75jT2cw8KpiCqnrjTbGi3dldduJzoKS2S9mpLWhoclkjTL85HhBwtM75FDmjBtkDcatFn8cF2h-TacIRA/s1600-h/P3185565.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlImo9bpeWtjB9xgnbXxkCrqJPPGbDgj53fM2jZUgbD_I0LX9ZnZir75jT2cw8KpiCqnrjTbGi3dldduJzoKS2S9mpLWhoclkjTL85HhBwtM75FDmjBtkDcatFn8cF2h-TacIRA/s400/P3185565.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315803533276323218" /></a><br /><br />Sarah got it for me for Christmas from <a href="http://www.nova68.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=nova68&Product_Code=BIRDFEEDER&Category_Code=705">Nova68</a>.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-9975444048840777312009-03-23T19:16:00.002-04:002009-03-23T19:21:18.552-04:00StimulusDWR is having their fifteenth (since I started counting) "once-in-a-lifetime" sale, which ends tonight. Seem to be some good deals, but too rich for my blood, with the exception of <a href="http://www.dwr.com/product/peanut-birdfeeder.do?keyword=bird&sortby=ourPicks">this</a>:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FIB-1zZ3vaGv3oI-hrNZkYA8s2fbKnds6N6WkQBmAgskiz4G26dM5Oannntp5k5PBqguqSWepTPH21mTl9G0fss21RPllK-xHtUIx12-TFGnp2qgBUJMzD569qK623hUe7cbXg/s1600-h/f_14615.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FIB-1zZ3vaGv3oI-hrNZkYA8s2fbKnds6N6WkQBmAgskiz4G26dM5Oannntp5k5PBqguqSWepTPH21mTl9G0fss21RPllK-xHtUIx12-TFGnp2qgBUJMzD569qK623hUe7cbXg/s400/f_14615.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316526618729908514" /></a>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-67997670212121363622009-03-23T00:00:00.000-04:002009-03-23T00:05:07.755-04:00Looking for ideasI've got about 200 sf of 3"x6' bamboo floor boards left over and I'm brainstorming ideas for what to do. I am dream-sketching a treehouse for the boys and wonder how the bamboo would do outside. Anyone know? How bout as a rainscreen <a href="http://www.studiolukaszkos.com/_4treehouse.html">on a treehouse like this</a>:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33PTcv1jq3sLtOzzK31cZAbsdXXVWMg1K7sWo2wwjsvdo1duDVdyFXuc0IL2JLRGbv-mkPoZtL371scf32MKS5sDSeGQQiRuPPo9gwGglUoZwWcVlB8gjNNa7YwO1wPkKsa2xgg/s1600-h/maintreehouse1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33PTcv1jq3sLtOzzK31cZAbsdXXVWMg1K7sWo2wwjsvdo1duDVdyFXuc0IL2JLRGbv-mkPoZtL371scf32MKS5sDSeGQQiRuPPo9gwGglUoZwWcVlB8gjNNa7YwO1wPkKsa2xgg/s400/maintreehouse1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316045595880609746" border="0" /></a><br />(That's the model for our treehouse at the moment - we're reaching for the stars...)<br /><br />So will bamboo swell/contract enough left out in the elements to cause a problem on a rainscreen? I'd rip it lengthwise into 1" wide planks, then fasten to furring strips. Will it pop the screws?<br /><br />Other ideas for the bamboo: a table top (maybe a coffee table?), shelves for the downstairs closets, a bench...Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-8604058497241630832009-03-22T12:04:00.002-04:002009-03-22T12:07:19.743-04:00So many blogs to readLooking around for modern landscaping ideas and stumbled across <a href="http://plastolux.com/">PLASOLUX</a>, a pretty fun modern-everything blog. Since I seem to be getting the blogging itch again, I think it's about time to update my blog roll and highlight some of the regular sites I've been visiting...Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-31795465491392337102009-03-21T15:53:00.004-04:002009-03-21T15:57:39.338-04:00SpringMichael and I have both been a bit sick, and we thought he had strep, so even though he was feeling better we thought we should keep him home from school. And since the weather was supposed to be great, we headed out to the house. Hung a swing we'd picked up from Ikea, met with a couple of different landscaper options, and talked through some details about the next projects on tap. But mostly just enjoyed the warmth...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6I9ZqGut0TymOVM5VIxUFcSx2b8ChH0S8wLTOJUj11quRg0swWVoiw2FhJ1zPo1WCcDB0PN1Rgkh8zgx3CnC0dYp9lm3lj7ANMXsFyiOYxmQK64ojc0vUikFdK6D-sfkopACoEw/s1600-h/P3185554.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6I9ZqGut0TymOVM5VIxUFcSx2b8ChH0S8wLTOJUj11quRg0swWVoiw2FhJ1zPo1WCcDB0PN1Rgkh8zgx3CnC0dYp9lm3lj7ANMXsFyiOYxmQK64ojc0vUikFdK6D-sfkopACoEw/s400/P3185554.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315732360008698050" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhewqoCgPjWl3GvrouqwHAUEb9KLwdsbIoUTiVb2adHHjbia3VgTfj5HKtfQVwyQ3KWBjXPeqS5Bqql_-P-CU_jajShj3IxcgEAtmGvPEWfxtInS6ZYKPIdoGNig3JL7ykXMv3Q/s1600-h/P3185562.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhewqoCgPjWl3GvrouqwHAUEb9KLwdsbIoUTiVb2adHHjbia3VgTfj5HKtfQVwyQ3KWBjXPeqS5Bqql_-P-CU_jajShj3IxcgEAtmGvPEWfxtInS6ZYKPIdoGNig3JL7ykXMv3Q/s400/P3185562.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315732358873214466" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVhgiH48YUNiFnTj3zGNfUu9nYYYSU3Ya7fEvCLq97a8hzpxhvIowsHFXigm3IsZ_bFSWBg4TPAymn7bRvmPfSIaNP66VARSG9Bb2U4A9mgz21wA1Oe0nCcPNGl72oIjlCdJPLg/s1600-h/P3185564.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVhgiH48YUNiFnTj3zGNfUu9nYYYSU3Ya7fEvCLq97a8hzpxhvIowsHFXigm3IsZ_bFSWBg4TPAymn7bRvmPfSIaNP66VARSG9Bb2U4A9mgz21wA1Oe0nCcPNGl72oIjlCdJPLg/s400/P3185564.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315732364383801618" /></a>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-43649917761310294842008-12-27T20:57:00.004-05:002008-12-27T21:07:45.005-05:00Welcome Dwell Readers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6wHHKyuMRFyXUs19SMIfFfjswsX_N1W6nJz2Ar2rhT4DXBHXKfs0_dXfN59s_aC6NjVwO2AO_vkwxtChYdSPV_9QbgAnN4BFqkD-q9f7eDXaakj5i5LBH9L5NpEHynYcyBilxA/s1600-h/409704809_DxAZG-X2-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6wHHKyuMRFyXUs19SMIfFfjswsX_N1W6nJz2Ar2rhT4DXBHXKfs0_dXfN59s_aC6NjVwO2AO_vkwxtChYdSPV_9QbgAnN4BFqkD-q9f7eDXaakj5i5LBH9L5NpEHynYcyBilxA/s400/409704809_DxAZG-X2-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284656739981100402" /></a><br /><br />So Dwell has <a href="http://www.dwell.com/homes/prefab/36198299.html">a bit in this month's prefab issue</a> about our cabin. While it's "told by" me, I have to say that the voice and the points of emphasis aren't what I'd have picked. And they linked to the <a href="http://www.luminhaus.com/">luminhaus</a> instead of our site! But who can really complain about an article in Dwell, right?<br /><br />So I'm going to stick this at the top for awhile. If you're new to this blog and looking for <a href="http://www.lostrivermodern.com">LostRiverModern's site, click HERE</a>. New posts will appear below this one...Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-34631009981717371642008-12-21T21:53:00.005-05:002008-12-21T21:57:48.068-05:00The VerdictIt's official. We love the <a href="http://www.dutchtub.com">Dutchtub</a>. Sorry to say that Todd is going to take it away next week. But we're working on getting one of our very own...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicP1tL2GOwSCbLCB7Rm6-UAQjBZqPTiFnZ_fD83jroPVzCvuG8nZy2tvIaPK2uTwt4WmmhjIVJ_ltiYox0miKP6w4kEDUmLcnU7W1dfHQNiTzsWy6CHtj1HH4pmBSU3_SegBd-ng/s1600-h/PC095203.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicP1tL2GOwSCbLCB7Rm6-UAQjBZqPTiFnZ_fD83jroPVzCvuG8nZy2tvIaPK2uTwt4WmmhjIVJ_ltiYox0miKP6w4kEDUmLcnU7W1dfHQNiTzsWy6CHtj1HH4pmBSU3_SegBd-ng/s400/PC095203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282442801149852578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTzI7tN7uoXXl3EicQ9i6MDvf1CTNdLrF4Zn0aK3uTgICVuvo2TgPtoYaHMP13D4HOh3gRbHDRdvbPZqrdyWq1IcFjL1szkAXLRclLDWyxXZCTb93j2uw9A4spvmVE10CekxDoQ/s1600-h/PC085189.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTzI7tN7uoXXl3EicQ9i6MDvf1CTNdLrF4Zn0aK3uTgICVuvo2TgPtoYaHMP13D4HOh3gRbHDRdvbPZqrdyWq1IcFjL1szkAXLRclLDWyxXZCTb93j2uw9A4spvmVE10CekxDoQ/s400/PC085189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282442791101192722" border="0" /></a>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-26706008899282866622008-11-25T12:29:00.002-05:002008-11-25T12:35:21.419-05:00Honeymoon Suite<blockquote></blockquote>Got this email from Todd, a new friend of ours from Saranac, NY, who we <a href="http://aprefabproject.blogspot.com/2008/08/bring-your-own-firewood.html">met this summer</a> and who is staying out at the house the next few days on his honeymoon:<br /><blockquote>we are safe, sound, comfortable and married at the lost river modern.<br /><br />fabulous.<br /><br />will post and update with our progress next few days, with tub and observations.<br /><br />t+h</blockquote>They brought a <a href="www.dutchtub.com">Dutchtub</a> with them and they're leaving it til New Years! (As you can see from below, Todd takes his Dutchtub with him when he travels...that's him in the back of the canoe.)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxMbYIFJKfxvmD774_FJdeuxUCiw4IrNROPm4JpoCoMxKCfZE7Mxi6bzb_c9sV0Y3kwBtQ4RZlleJasvAf2TeKnysTt1A4WLVp5LWjGdQbO9ngdmA7CHRlDgCNNh7yIfMSevLeQ/s1600-h/Dutch+tub+canoe"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxMbYIFJKfxvmD774_FJdeuxUCiw4IrNROPm4JpoCoMxKCfZE7Mxi6bzb_c9sV0Y3kwBtQ4RZlleJasvAf2TeKnysTt1A4WLVp5LWjGdQbO9ngdmA7CHRlDgCNNh7yIfMSevLeQ/s400/Dutch+tub+canoe" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272648770838473746" border="0" /></a>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-30703611423181561952008-11-20T09:31:00.003-05:002008-11-20T09:48:20.329-05:00I Recogize Those Cabinets, and Those Floors, and Those Views...Res4 has managed to get themselves into the paper again. Here's <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/garden/20bronx.html">a NYT profile of a prefab</a> they finished in the Bronx on what is basically an urban infill lot - on the water. (Even having grown up and lived in and around NYC, it still surprises me that there are so many working-class neighborhoods with homes on the water.) This house was in design when we first met with Res4, and was a point of reference for a lot of Res4's answers to our questions (timeline, matls, etc.). Fun to see it finished.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nlEDWd4eEBDJomi6h7rVVbXKamcUE8rnq5p58XsLdgaNNNsq5ZsfNDYOLQKVP7px5jGV6mX6o9UsDuRen6T3-LGGhLeXhXNSkhBzesVBaDkZHR3r60kpqYqrH6d8cLz8EoutKw/s1600-h/Res4+Bronx+house+view"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nlEDWd4eEBDJomi6h7rVVbXKamcUE8rnq5p58XsLdgaNNNsq5ZsfNDYOLQKVP7px5jGV6mX6o9UsDuRen6T3-LGGhLeXhXNSkhBzesVBaDkZHR3r60kpqYqrH6d8cLz8EoutKw/s400/Res4+Bronx+house+view" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270748392439591426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1gz2bcdEAEEpCJqzBKbvS78lqZVTthdTv28HZr-vw4Uy0RnMpJ7ryBP-MPtrCdc5SQIgLzAxb4mOocMyoZeM9PlPD8WLr74BmqV90F_5Mfl7PrCDeMtVO4GrD_XM7OyaKti3cw/s1600-h/Res4+Bronx+house+cabinets"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1gz2bcdEAEEpCJqzBKbvS78lqZVTthdTv28HZr-vw4Uy0RnMpJ7ryBP-MPtrCdc5SQIgLzAxb4mOocMyoZeM9PlPD8WLr74BmqV90F_5Mfl7PrCDeMtVO4GrD_XM7OyaKti3cw/s400/Res4+Bronx+house+cabinets" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270748381988845138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZIUuNGHNNnQvcIsRWDL3c8iP2EoQzyH4d_XMs3K4oBdnmARL-2Y_JNx0TTesdPSo0QdvwrDm6RK_zN4d9ubsxOeF-0BvfkNHav0SKoXBtxB2htgdvKjBrRMDwVA9ojlcN8I11Q/s1600-h/Res4+Bronx+house"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZIUuNGHNNnQvcIsRWDL3c8iP2EoQzyH4d_XMs3K4oBdnmARL-2Y_JNx0TTesdPSo0QdvwrDm6RK_zN4d9ubsxOeF-0BvfkNHav0SKoXBtxB2htgdvKjBrRMDwVA9ojlcN8I11Q/s400/Res4+Bronx+house" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270748377670372194" border="0" /></a>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-19067039511123190922008-10-03T00:19:00.001-04:002008-10-03T00:19:31.326-04:00The SiteWe knew this going in, and it turned out to be true - the steeper the land you're working with, the more complicated the whole process will be. That meant more money spent on the driveway, less flexibility with respect to actually choosing a building site on the property, and importantly with respect to prefab, more difficulty in actually getting the module up to the site (with the attendant stress on the module: drywall cracking, flex on the windows, anxiety for me when the box actually got stuck on the tight turn). On the flip side, the steepness of the site means we get a view. So we've got that going for us.<br /><br />Second, and this was hugely important, I think, the decision to go with unrestricted land as opposed to buying in a sub-division was the right one for us. It means we don't have to worry about aggravating a homeowners' association when build a modern home or rent it to weekenders. It meant some more money up front for the driveway and utility infrastructure, but we probably got a bit of break in $/acre in buying unimproved land in the first place.<br /><br />West Virginia - I have to say I was a little nervous about picking a site in WV. Wasn't sure about the mix of people, or the proximity to services, or how receptive guests would be to the idea of a high-end cabin in WV. But all in all I think things have been great. The people have been wonderful, from all the guys working on the house to our neighbors and the businesses in the area, just very welcoming of new people. (Part of that, I think, is a function of being so close to a town that is so popular with DC's gay community.) The light regulation of development (and the absence of any building code or inspection process) meant that we could move the process along much more quickly than we could have in VA or MD, where just getting a building permit could take a year. On the down side, and speaking generally, the local contractors we used did not have a familiarity with a lot of the modern style materials that we spec'd. We did a lot ourselves, so it wasn't an issue, but I have to say I would be really nervous trying to build an affordable modern house with builders in a really rural area that haven't done it before.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-63697694138963198452008-10-02T21:27:00.008-04:002008-10-03T00:20:08.361-04:00The Design<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRW2WS7otWB1jVPHSfiJlOUyg7z3gL1TsxaiWShU83Qfbrjuukx1ki2tcwfsy99PkVG7khOd6DwxBjb_bOy4_tV0OpGJfgZTOjtgBTKszFaflaNCFaWIIz_piuwdXKrKLX1nE_Pw/s1600-h/P8264613.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRW2WS7otWB1jVPHSfiJlOUyg7z3gL1TsxaiWShU83Qfbrjuukx1ki2tcwfsy99PkVG7khOd6DwxBjb_bOy4_tV0OpGJfgZTOjtgBTKszFaflaNCFaWIIz_piuwdXKrKLX1nE_Pw/s400/P8264613.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252765052397782242" border="0" /></a><br />I'm going to blog while I watch this debate. I know I still haven't blogged a final post mortem for this whole project, and I haven't updated the final numbers of our budget page. So here are some of the things that I think went well, or I could have handled a bit better, or that would have improved the process. (This will probably span a few posts...)<br /><br />First things first: WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS HOUSE. Experiencing the play of light and space, the sense of being up and in the trees, the efficiency of the design - it's perfect. And the reaction of the guests who've stayed has been exactly the same. The windows and sliding glass doors are spectacular, not only in the transparency they create but in the way they allow the air to circulate. The house doesn't just open up to the outside, it allows the outside to move through the house - sound, light, air. There's a dynamism to the space that you really can't appreciate unless you're in it.<br /><br />As for the nuts and bolts of what went where, this is the first time I've had any experience with the process of designing a house. I didn't know a thing. I wanted to squeeze two bedrooms into a 1000 sf space, and I'm really glad that we didn't go that route and that Res4 found a reasonable way to get us some more space (with a cost-effective walkout basement). The deck is spectacular, and nearly doubles the space of the upstairs. (Each iteration of the design for the house had a bigger and bigger deck, and that impulse really paid off.) The pitched roof really opens up the space to the view, and was an aesthetic element that we really wanted (and that the weehouse and the lv don't have). The butterfly probably was not necessary, and maybe complicated more than helped the upstairs space (we have a 7' soffit that runs the length of the back of the house), and meant we had to incorporate scuppers that - while I love the idea and effect of them - were a difficult element for the metal workers to flash.<br /><br />The windows that wrap around the corner in the upstairs bedroom, reaching almost from the ceiling to the floor, are genius. You can look <span style="font-style: italic;">down</span> into the woods from the bed, as opposed to up - another effect that you really have to experience to appreciate.<br /><br />We don't have a mud room or an alternate entrance for bad weather, which is something that would be really nice, seeing as how we're in the woods and it's messy all the time. We don't really even have a good place for shoes/coats. We never even talked about that at the design stage. The downstairs sliders desperately need a deck or something on the outside. And I'm not sure I love the car parking area/retaining wall; new visitors to the house don't recognize it as a functional parking spot. But we needed something to level the entry area, and this works well for that.<br /><br />Looking back (and considering how little we knew about what questions to ask during the design process), Res4 really anticipated our needs pretty well as far as how best to utilize the space. The upstairs is completely functional, and you can be out at the house and never have to go downstairs for anything. The downstairs is a great overflow space that doesn't distract at all from the living space upstairs.<br /><br />I think we probably have too much storage upstairs in terms of drawers in the bedroom and cabinets in the hallway for a house that will be used mostly by renters (nobody brings that much with them, as far as I can tell).<br /><br />We have outlets on the floor in the upstairs - I realize now we will never use them. We didn't put any place in the upstairs living space for a tv, and I'm glad.<br /><br />I really don't like the location of the mechanicals outside (below the retaining wall, where they're pretty visible). I wish they were on the far side of the house, but that wasn't really practical.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-73097607117256024322008-09-22T23:43:00.004-04:002008-09-23T06:30:41.631-04:00The 419Apparently that's the criminal code for fraud in Nigeria. (I've been pretty good about keeping all the posts on this blog related to the house, so - to keep that streak alive - let's call this post a follow-up to <a href="http://aprefabproject.blogspot.com/2008/07/request-for-urgent-business.html">Dr. Fred's inquiry about visiting on his honeymoon</a>.) <span style="font-style: italic;"> This American Life</span> aired a story last week about <a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1260">"Enforcers,"</a> and turns out there's a <a href="http://www.419eater.com/">whole little army of people</a> on the internets who counter-scam Nigerian fraud scammers. Telling them "I'd love to send you the money you're trying to extort from me, but I can only do it if..." And they do it. Like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IQqd17p9_0">re-enact Monty Python sketches</a>. Or risk their lives in war-torn lands to try to make a buck.<br /><br />The New Yorker ran a piece a couple of years ago about <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/05/15/060515fa_fact">victims of this kind of fraud</a>. It references a song by a Nigerian comic called "I Will Chop Your Dollar," the lyrics of which include: “I go chop your dollar. I go take your money and disappear. Four-one-nine is just a game. You are the loser and I am the winner.” Chorus is kinda catchy.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/f1nKR3gYRY8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/f1nKR3gYRY8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-46440660448241416582008-09-16T14:31:00.003-04:002008-09-16T14:53:16.528-04:00Fetishizing the Object<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyrRSPRoyS6Hsg9fcDilbHSGzJrpi5nvdQDD4e4OvVlpMhWjKIayEqXGRzg0xwCMd2ExQoGNXUWiXP-dypR0Q32e0ai2ryIH60o5YP-L7mXNtg_8-2HLJOka6adfjXv6SEN7GgA/s1600-h/screen-capture.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyrRSPRoyS6Hsg9fcDilbHSGzJrpi5nvdQDD4e4OvVlpMhWjKIayEqXGRzg0xwCMd2ExQoGNXUWiXP-dypR0Q32e0ai2ryIH60o5YP-L7mXNtg_8-2HLJOka6adfjXv6SEN7GgA/s400/screen-capture.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246693920759273314" /></a><br />Here's <a href="http://arieff.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/housing-the-universe/">Allison Arieff's take</a> on MOMA's prefab exhibit, wondering as I did way back when why none of the people who are actually BUILDING prefabs are featured.<br /><br />And Morning Edition had <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94119708">a profile of prefab and the exhibit</a> yesterday as well.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-29654247760433654272008-08-28T00:17:00.002-04:002008-08-30T10:59:06.509-04:00Jumping the Shark<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLUpHuWGsHtZ84bfnND3Lq6ko8JtkTw3RbD6yQnPQtlAwqb3ADnjzJxZb7zQlYlnSgBdwpwn66G0Sklo2KD_WvGs5YopTXl0aVcFdBNSz8HEZ00UbJJPLWuA75F83APu11qm5Tw/s1600-h/P8264614.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLUpHuWGsHtZ84bfnND3Lq6ko8JtkTw3RbD6yQnPQtlAwqb3ADnjzJxZb7zQlYlnSgBdwpwn66G0Sklo2KD_WvGs5YopTXl0aVcFdBNSz8HEZ00UbJJPLWuA75F83APu11qm5Tw/s400/P8264614.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239599622968929842" /></a><br />We've come a long way on this little blog - it's served its several purposes pretty well, I think. Posterity for us, information resource for others doing the same thing, getting the word out about our house as a rental cabin. I'm not blogging a whole lot lately - not as much to do out there for me. I suppose I could turn this into a "what it's like to rent out your cabin" blog...<br /><br />And though I'm sure I'll keep popping over here to blog about the house (I'm of course feeling invigorated as a blogger by the start of the academic year and the real world responsibilities blogging can distract me from), this post would certainly be the perfect way to wrap it all up. We've gotten a few inquiries from folks interested in writing about the house (<a href="http://aprefabproject.blogspot.com/2008/08/web-extra.html">Emily's blurb on Washington Spaces</a> being the first to actually spill some virtual ink about it). An editor from the spectacularly-named <a href="http://gardenandgun.com/">Garden & Gun</a> spoke with us a couple of times and actually asked for a release to use some photos from the blog, so I expect they will actually run something too (alongside what seems to be some pretty impressive content). And then last month I got an email out of the blue from Aaron Britt at Dwell, who wanted to know some details about our place and the narrative, see some pics, and asked whether we'd be interested in being in the magazine (some people apparently say no). I sent him what he was looking for and didn't hear back and figured that was the end of it. A week later and I get another note from Aaron that if we're still up for it, they'd like to run a story about our place in their upcoming prefab issue (Feb 09) in the <a href="http://www.dwell.com/homes/new/27137509.html">"My House"</a> section (a smallish column written in the subject's voice with pics and some nuts and bolts "how/why we did this" details). We were traveling a lot last month, and I went right out to the house when we get back to meet with a freelance reporter for a couple of hours (kicking some very understanding guests out of the house for a bit - thanks Heidi!). Then last week we met my mom and her husband out at the house for a couple of days. And after they left some <a href="http://www.chrismueller.com/">fancy freelance photographers from NYC</a> came and shot a day's worth of pics. Which was exhausting for all involved, but I think they got some pretty good shots (our kids are pretty photogenic, I have to say), and they even took a couple with an extra fancy camera in the format they use for the cover... <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFV7AEfe02fPN2Qe1lTYD48fVPUhiMH2EVm_hOqk8IIzvsPBvSx_-T7gx6XHa7zI0pNeVwzcwT42ONOAYsbHUl6ML45ru_QxMvBSGdqPLrOv4-mpWQnwmcMMnuM9wyYqBFPI8Gg/s1600-h/P8214573.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFV7AEfe02fPN2Qe1lTYD48fVPUhiMH2EVm_hOqk8IIzvsPBvSx_-T7gx6XHa7zI0pNeVwzcwT42ONOAYsbHUl6ML45ru_QxMvBSGdqPLrOv4-mpWQnwmcMMnuM9wyYqBFPI8Gg/s400/P8214573.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239409163397859586" /></a><br />We let them have some leftover soft tacos and wine:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTCklyqB0QItF8dyikmTE9UXiNgo6McjlJcS1kb8CJF4lou_0Vu6BL_dp3hc0hdhmEb8jfjED4vWMvNGQg6041FazjK5P_AAwnH3tVRNCa5XTfkUvYhtk7l2HopRtTArOer6k1Q/s1600-h/P8204555.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTCklyqB0QItF8dyikmTE9UXiNgo6McjlJcS1kb8CJF4lou_0Vu6BL_dp3hc0hdhmEb8jfjED4vWMvNGQg6041FazjK5P_AAwnH3tVRNCa5XTfkUvYhtk7l2HopRtTArOer6k1Q/s400/P8204555.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239411264564108530" /></a><br />We spruced up the house a bit - this piece over the bed upstairs is borrowed from Michael's friend Ezra, whose parents picked up this scrap of sheetmetal that some artist punched circles out of with plasma cutter - so perfect that we almost "lost" it on the way home:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DMgNrKUXV8NTCA8JtDWeWmhCiF_jIcRoKxyKD7c4twUd84sZO5CLqw2ptY7n1A1xTyZCRcTI_AYP1iZbKGXMOj7-O8cogt37kS-N5kZS1-7k-Arq5aczNsoZT9wkBNb4JLjkLw/s1600-h/P8214559.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DMgNrKUXV8NTCA8JtDWeWmhCiF_jIcRoKxyKD7c4twUd84sZO5CLqw2ptY7n1A1xTyZCRcTI_AYP1iZbKGXMOj7-O8cogt37kS-N5kZS1-7k-Arq5aczNsoZT9wkBNb4JLjkLw/s400/P8214559.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239411270971716274" /></a><br />Chris the photographer was persuaded by his assistant David and me to take a sunset shot of the house from the top of a tall ladder, which Chris wasn't thrilled about but his inner photographer trumped his fear of heights:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXIIjtUBVJltovzZ578ClTJmSxHMGIF-Jaj2cHtOf_RTBRDOQCzf0WOn2nejbKW4w_tRe6KbN28kM-E6_yyX9zXO-atkItnoWswiRskKj1u25oVjsVS9fFAh-Mlip9dhLbH5_8Q/s1600-h/P8214579.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXIIjtUBVJltovzZ578ClTJmSxHMGIF-Jaj2cHtOf_RTBRDOQCzf0WOn2nejbKW4w_tRe6KbN28kM-E6_yyX9zXO-atkItnoWswiRskKj1u25oVjsVS9fFAh-Mlip9dhLbH5_8Q/s400/P8214579.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239411276355389074" /></a><br />And our kids finally crashed after being troopers for an entire day of "go stand over there and smile":<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8jIZoaqzIk3PC15I2pmtF8cV6MB1PgucQ5gkRl5cLmWNt5lvvzH0rO1wMEibxkvV3cuHCnzUAZI5yw1IpmcBTFD5VlY1MBHNqi0YLPmnBpaa1bqm8jkQz-HcTG6mxZVf2sncWg/s1600-h/IMG_0206.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8jIZoaqzIk3PC15I2pmtF8cV6MB1PgucQ5gkRl5cLmWNt5lvvzH0rO1wMEibxkvV3cuHCnzUAZI5yw1IpmcBTFD5VlY1MBHNqi0YLPmnBpaa1bqm8jkQz-HcTG6mxZVf2sncWg/s400/IMG_0206.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239411280087366290" /></a><br />All in all, pretty exciting. Who knows how it'll turn out - we'll see how well the writer can turn two hours worth of blabber into 700 coherent words. And even if I come off like a moron, I saw some of the pics (they take polaroids before they take the real thing) and I know they got some good ones. (It costs $3k/month just to advertise in the back of Dwell - a couple of nice pics and our website name in the middle of the magazine certainly beats the pants off of that! And for free!)<br /><br />If this blog were a movie, this post would have to be the equivalent of the nerdy guy finally falling into bed with the beauty next door, roll credits. I'm sure I'll keep blogging and ruin this perfect ending. But if I ever have Blogger print this up into one of those book blogs, you can bet this will be the last entry.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-29957285668119427542008-08-27T23:08:00.003-04:002008-08-27T23:16:29.444-04:00Adirondacks in AppalachiaLove these chairs, btw. (The boys do too, I think it goes without saying.) Talk to Nate at <a href="http://www.lolldesigns.com/welcome.php">Loll Designs</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKp1uZiaiFQ6dgPWmsNjVqgtIgXoscdjxETN9wQTWxTFuUTNhBrwwhdvM0gzyD0t_Xv8hxxycH86FKpywa1ECMu_ncxjHdKdu_U9ApGdo6gZkfBADJhBk9f8N_6LSiPLWCOWInQ/s1600-h/P8194548.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKp1uZiaiFQ6dgPWmsNjVqgtIgXoscdjxETN9wQTWxTFuUTNhBrwwhdvM0gzyD0t_Xv8hxxycH86FKpywa1ECMu_ncxjHdKdu_U9ApGdo6gZkfBADJhBk9f8N_6LSiPLWCOWInQ/s400/P8194548.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239401822365716114" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4kRRIObmaclUokvxmop9jVH8bs75OQY6fEt5JGZXpAeNNc7iy6zCFP0DXo7p7OePjYFiGdiBwzAX3juM3iW6DS6uitBd8NEbuwD61klGEi3QYYUAK2S2dnMaV_FScYDCiuSn9g/s1600-h/IMG_0205.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4kRRIObmaclUokvxmop9jVH8bs75OQY6fEt5JGZXpAeNNc7iy6zCFP0DXo7p7OePjYFiGdiBwzAX3juM3iW6DS6uitBd8NEbuwD61klGEi3QYYUAK2S2dnMaV_FScYDCiuSn9g/s400/IMG_0205.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239401826051004850" /></a>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28956128.post-7870954160282522792008-08-25T23:59:00.002-04:002008-08-26T00:23:56.381-04:00Easy Come, Easy GoI'm going to tell the short version of this story so as not to reveal all the details of what a dope I am. The one-sentence abstract is "back up your stuff." I've been pretty lax about getting data from our laptop (a Powerbook) to our external hard drive, which I keep in the basement, and don't hook up very often, and blah, blah, blah. Computer crashes and lots of stuff from the last year is gone. Pictures and music, mostly. Including all 1100 or so pics of this project, which had been on my iphone until just days before the fateful moment. C'est la vie. Sarah doesn't want to even think about all the family pics that are gone. I feel terrible. So back up your stuff.<br /><br />I will tell this part of the story in some detail: Apple sent me a brand new MacBookPro out of the kindness of their hearts, though I was one day past the expiration of the 3-yr extended apple car warranty. They probably could have just fixed the hardware problem on the old machine and been done with it (or worse, told me tough luck). So I've got a brand new fancy pants computer (albeit with no pictures or music on it). Now it's kind of their fault that all the data's gone from the old machine (they erased it in trying to fix some minor problems the machine was having), and it's kinda their fault that the computer crashed (it was fine when I sent it off to have the mouse pad - which was acting up - replaced just before my warranty expired). But they tell you over and over again to back up your stuff before you send it to them, and I didn't.<br /><br />Anyway, they sent me a new $2k computer when they didn't really have to and when I fully expected I was SOL.<br /><br />And back your stuff up.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15021604236956560197noreply@blogger.com5