Sweating in the Cold

There is another type of sweat equity that homeowners can contribute to lower costs. We can do the not pleasant, dusty job of cleaning up the workspace.

We went over in the freezing cold today to do just that. The paint would have frozen on the brushes and we needed to sweep, clean and place cardboard over the worn Tyvek wrap that has done a pretty good job protecting our concrete floor up to now.

It was not fun, it was not nice and we froze to death, but we would rather do this and save our skilled labor wages for making those difficult cuts and precise nailing that makes for our beautiful framing work.

A friend who knows building came by and admired the craftsmanship that has gone into this home. He was most impressed by how much care has gone into every cut and placement of the wood. We are most grateful to our workers for this.