The Whiskey Porch
  • Resources
  • Local
    • Juniper Hill Cottage
  • Services
    • Bookings
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact

JUNIPER HILL COTTAGE
1924 Craftsman Bungalow

Video: Bottoms up, gettin' it done

6/27/2020

0 Comments

 
It all starts with the foundation. 

​This is true for anything we create.  A stable and solid foundation allows fantastic things to grow and flourish.  And that's exactly where this projects gets underway - laying a foundation:  footings, stem walls, and slab.

But to be honest, it sure feels like this is a surprisingly large footing for such a small addition.  It's a massive amount of effort, concrete and investment for only about 152 square feet (the kitchen addition). 

We're hoping this is so well built that it'll last another 100 years easy.

Huge concrete truck pulls up to deliver its load for the foundationBig truck arrives to begin building the foundation.


​We put together a short video to show a little bit of the process. 

The simultaneous destruction on the street in front of our property makes it extra special (the street is getting a much needed make-over by the city too).   

Check it out.

Bonus:  Ibis-the-yellow-lab, as always, has a cameo shot!
~ click Read More to continue ~

Read More
0 Comments

hand shovels and cast iron

6/18/2020

0 Comments

 
The beginning of every castle is the foundation upon which it is built.  And, in fact, castles used to be build essentially by hand, so this story fits right in (even though our abode is a tiny cottage).

The first few weeks have been focused on digging, moving earth, and discovering.
​
The excavation crew in front of Juniper Hill Cottage ready to get started
Pat, Leo, and Jose made it happen, one shovel at a time!

As prior chapters have described, while we are essentially keeping the square footage of our little cottage the same (even while putting in an addition) that by no means entails any less work than going big.

Quite the opposite in our case.

We are tucking a tiny 150 square foot kitchen addition onto the ​north side of our property where we have just 

BARELY enough space between the current house exterior and the 7 foot setback to the property line on the north.

​
And on the east side of that is a large deck, that we built when we first bought the cottage, and it's going to stay.  The deck goes right up to the setback line.

On the west side of the addition is a gorgeous fence and trellis that we built many years ago, and it's now covered with mature Halls Honeysuckle.  The scent of those blossoms will be wafting into our new kitchen soon(ish)!

​So, there you have it.  There is no choice but to hand dig the foundation (and also for the Whiskey Porch extension going up out front - more on that in a separate post).  

And here's the story of how a 2-day excavation became a four week slog...

~ post continues below, click on "Read More" ~
​

Read More
0 Comments

    Author

    Hello!  I'm Miriam and this is the story of our tiny historic cottage.

    Miriam Carlson-Maier

    Archives

    July 2020
    June 2020
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019

    Categories

    All
    Design
    D.I.Y.
    Downsizing
    Garden
    Ibis The Yellow Lab
    Kitchen
    Planning
    Video
    Whiskey Porch

    RSS Feed

The Site

Home Page
​
Resources
Inspiration
​Prescott Events Calendar
​Juniper Hill Cottage
Prescott Bungalows and Porches
​Hang-out & Shop in Prescott
​Services
The Dragonfly Journal (Blog)
​Contact Us

sister brands

Baldur Studios Art
Arizona Artisans Collective
​

Picture
Copyright 2019 The Whiskey Porch LLC
Terms of Use
Privacy Policy

LIFESTYLE & DESIGN NEWSLETTER

I want to receive occasional inspiration by email.
Inspire Me!

​Let's connect !

find & follow us  @thewhiskeyporch
Picture

we are local

We are proud members of Local First Arizona.
​  ~  Think Local.  Buy Local.  Be Local.  ~  
​Local Goodness:  Prescott, AZ
  • Resources
  • Local
    • Juniper Hill Cottage
  • Services
    • Bookings
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact