http://www.karinoyo.com deconstruction. education. unstill life with hounds. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:01:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/334 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/334#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:46:00 +0000 k2 http://www.karinoyo.com/2008/04/dear-mother-nature/
please to not be flash-flooding me until AFTER I have completed all perimeter retaining walls, kthxbai. ]]> http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/334/feed 0 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/332 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/332#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:21:00 +0000 k2 http://www.karinoyo.com/2008/04/house-house-redux/
I thought clarify some of the influences on the designs (that is, the regional tex-mex influences, architecturally). Plus, don’t forget that pesky floodplain. A few of the things that hem me in when it comes to options: I can’t increase the house’s footprint in any way. This includes impervious surfaces adjacent except where I can [...]]]> http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/332/feed 1 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/331 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/331#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:44:00 +0000 k2 http://www.karinoyo.com/2008/04/design-eyeballs-this-way-please/
If you’ve ever eyeballed a house and said, “something’s not right about that,” then please look this way as well. Gotta figure out what to do, and could use some extra input. Bottom line is this: the brick archways in front of the house — some contractor’s measly attempt at arched spanish/tuscan style veranda — are [...]]]> http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/331/feed 2 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/330 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/330#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:52:00 +0000 k2 http://www.karinoyo.com/2008/04/that-would-be-native-in-a-botanical-sense-moron/
Productive over the past week (somewhat). Well, not really, unless you count quantity. Just today, brought back a quarter-ton of road base, along with a stretch of geotextile fabric and 10′ perforated tube so I can finally do the french drain. Then set up a compost pile — three old fence boards laid over concrete block, [...]]]> http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/330/feed 1 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/283 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/283#comments Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:49:00 +0000 k2 http://www.karinoyo.com/2008/03/plan-evolves/
And though the plan itself hasn’t changed (in general) over the past year or so — excepting tweaks here and there — what’s different now is that the actual plants are identified. All are natives to the blacklands prairie; the white space on the plan will be filled with native grasses (or, in a few [...]]]> http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/283/feed 0 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/282 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/282#comments Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:57:00 +0000 k2 http://www.karinoyo.com/2008/03/ill-be-on-the-roof-if-you-need-me/
None of my random house-related projects have been of a size or type to warrant a construction or remodeling permit. If I follow through on building a deck to cover (or outright replace) the existing concrete patio, that seemed like something that might need a permit. Maybe. It seems it’s pretty widespread for low-elevation (1′ [...]]]> http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/282/feed 0 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/232 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/232#comments Sat, 26 May 2007 19:54:00 +0000 k2 http://www.karinoyo.com/2007/05/oh-the-house-its-so-painful/
This entire post is mostly to organize my thoughts, make something I can come back to, refresh my memory so I don’t forget — again. That book I got in college from a friend should’ve had a theme not of, “oh, the places you’ll go,” but “the places you’ll redo.” Things left undone, by room. entry-way [...]]]> http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/232/feed 0 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/231 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/231#comments Thu, 24 May 2007 02:35:00 +0000 k2 http://www.karinoyo.com/2007/05/dog-willing-the-creek-dont-rise/
Boy, that phrase has taken on a new meaning around here. When we bought this house, we didn’t know until we were driving through West-by-god-Virginia that we were purchasing a house in the 100-yr flood zone. (Gee, thanks for the warning, assholes.) Given the type of loan, flood insurance would be mandatory — there goes about [...]]]> http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/231/feed 0 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/183 http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/183#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2007 03:40:00 +0000 k2 http://www.karinoyo.com/2007/03/an-image-of-you-only-better-in-tune-with-the-outside-the-outside/ Last fall, we had a sudden cold snap — the temp went from low 80s to freezing overnight — and 99% of my front garden promptly went brown. Snap the fingers and that’s as long as it took. Only the two bottle-brush plants remained, but grew no more, so I’m not sure whether they stay [...]]]> http://www.karinoyo.com/archives/183/feed 0