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Hobbit Hollow Construction Blog

Welcome to my Construction Blog! I’ve created this blog to document the progress on a Hobbit House that I am constructing in New York. I will periodically be posting pictures and anecdotes throughout the process. Enjoy, Jim.

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A Few Pictures for Those Interested….And a Thank You…..(Plus a couple of links it you’re interested) June 30, 2018
Happy Father’s Day!!!…..Hmmm…Never heard the Tractor Make that Noise Before June 17, 2018
Oh! You Forgot to Pick Up One of the Signs!!!…. June 10, 2018
Of Open Houses…… May 20, 2018
A Graduation!…..and a Bunch of Pictures May 13, 2018
Bolt D’Oro……….The Kentucky Derby Picks! May 6, 2018
Salvador Dali…..He’s Not Allowed In April 29, 2018
Hobbit Hollow For Sale!!!!! April 22, 2018
Concerning Hobbits April 15, 2018
All That Once Was is Lost…….For None Now Live Who Remember It April 8, 2018
Of the Finish…..And the Burden of the Ring March 18, 2018
A Nor’Easter…………Ten Bucks a Week is a lot of Money Over Six Years March 11, 2018
Of Kitchen Cabinets……Was There Any Change???? March 4, 2018
Of Doors, Skylights, and Stinkbugs………I’ll Have the Ultimate Burger! February 25, 2018
Of Mysticism…… February 18, 2018
Of HRV’s and Salamanders……Hey!!! I went to the Island of Spice Too! February 11, 2018
Return from the Isle of Spice….. February 4, 2018
Of Sheetrock and Insulation January 21, 2018
Getting To the Finish……..How Much Pizza Should We Get??????………. January 14, 2018
Happy New Year!!!!!……….Where Were We????? January 7, 2018
Of Construction Blogging………..Johnny Fontaine is Not Going to Get the Part December 17, 2017
A December Snow……..The Dwarves Time at hobbit Hollow has come to Pass. December 10, 2017
Of Heat Recovery Ventilation (HRV)……Let’s Go to the Zoo! December 3, 2017
Who Cut this Doughnut!!!!?????….There’s No Mustard?!?!?!?! November 26, 2017
The Work of the Dwarves Continues…..Why is the Sink Backing Up? November 19, 2017
The Dwarves….Great Miners and Craftsmen of the Mountain Halls November 12, 2017
Of the Laundering of Money?……The Return of the Boy!!!!! November 5, 2017
Of Mini-Splits and Electrical conduits…..CALL 911!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! October 29, 2017
Of Heat Pump Prep……..The Gravy….It’s Homemade!!! October 22, 2017
Of the Lighting of Hallways……NO! One of Them Will Eat the Muffin! October 15, 2017
Of Whales, Paragliding, and Oystercatchers October 8, 2017
I Asked For One Apple Cinnamon Muffin………She Gave Me Three. October 1, 2017
Adding Color………One Piece at a Time September 24, 2017
Why is the Water Foaming?…..Gotta Get Organized Here. September 17, 2017
Of Thermal Bridges……It’s a Little Thick September 10, 2017
Are You Okay?????………. September 3, 2017
Is This Okay????……..Hey! Why Don’t We Rent Mopeds!!!! August 27, 2017
Just an update…. August 6, 2017
Of Doors, Siding and……..The Europeans!!! July 30, 2017
Lets Backup Before we Go Forward……Shall We? July 23, 2017
A Quick Update….. July 16, 2017
Houston……We Have Water!!!! July 9, 2017
Hobbit Hallways Part 3…..Which Lobster is for Your Father????? July 2, 2017
Of Circular Hallways………….Terence Graduates High School!! June 25, 2017
Hobbit Houses Have Round Hallways!….. Happy Father’s Day! June 18, 2017
A Quick Update…… June 11, 2017
Gimme a Ham and Cheese on a Tomato….Toss It Up to Me Will Ya. June 4, 2017
Of Walkways and Garden Fences……And a Brother Recognized! May 21, 2017
The Scene of the Crime……What’s with the Rotten Banana in the Basket? May 14, 2017
Of Skylight Roofing…….What’s the Most Expensive Thing on the Menu???? April 30, 2017
The Sunny Land of Spain………Oh!…..You Missed a Spot!!!!!! April 23, 2017
A Crane Dismantle and a Skylight Revealed. April 2, 2017
A Winter Snow and a Thumb Revealed March 19, 2017
And So It Goes…..The Weekend in Review March 5, 2017
I Forget Things…..You Ever Kill a Frog in February? February 26, 2017
Fixing a Thumb. February 12, 2017
An Arch Made……and a Thumb Broken February 5, 2017
Of the Final Window and the Fixing of Framing…. January 29, 2017
Happy New Year!!! January 8, 2017
That Clock’s Not So Big! December 4, 2016
Of Thanksgiving November 27, 2016
London: An Unexpected Journey…..Hey, Can I Try a Piece of that Sausage? November 21, 2016
Of Skylights…..and the Dilemma of Dishwashers November 13, 2016
Hey Terence! Can You Give Me A Hand Out Here! November 6, 2016
Ya See that Big Branch in the Backyard?…… October 30, 2016
Fall is Here…….Ready for Inspection! October 23, 2016
Skylights Revisited……There’s Your Nose Dad October 16, 2016
Of Electrical Services…..(updated) October 9, 2016
Wow!……That Was the Fastest Weekend on Record September 25, 2016
Get that Window Template Out of Here Will Ya!…..Ever Eat a Halibut? September 18, 2016
Are You Kidding Me!?!?!?!?…..What’s that Doing on the Front Porch? September 11, 2016
How’s the Summer Reading Going??? September 5, 2016
Let’s go Mets!…..The Incident Lingers August 28, 2016
The Incident…….The Teacher August 21, 2016
They’re Leaving Now…..Let’s Have a Party!!!! August 14, 2016
Montezuma’s Revenge! August 7, 2016
The Metamorphisis……….and What About Very Old Friends???? July 31, 2016
There’s a Large Grub in My House…….Oh Yeah, and Follow Me on Instagram July 17, 2016
Of Socialism and Social Media……Oh Yeah, See If There are Any Nails in the Garage Will Ya! July 10, 2016
Happy Fourth of July!…….Let’s go into the Bathtub!!!!! July 4, 2016
Of Window Installations….. June 26, 2016
Let the Window Prep Begin!……Do You Think the filter is Working????? June 19, 2016
An Ounce of Prevention….. June 12, 2016
Of Sheathing and The Growing of a Green Roof…… June 5, 2016
A 50th Birthday Party Blast!!!! May 30, 2016
A College Graduation!…….If you had????? May 15, 2016
Happy Mother’s Day! May 8, 2016
A Few Pictures and a Quick Update. May 1, 2016
Why Is There an Airplane Taking Off in the Hallway? April 24, 2016
A Miscalculation, a French Drain……A Tooth is Lost April 17, 2016
Of Sheathing…….An Allergic Reaction? April 10, 2016
Of Living Roofs and the Framing of Windows April 3, 2016
Of Bedroom Furniture, Bat Houses, and the Felling of Trees March 28, 2016
Zucchini Anyone? March 20, 2016
So How Are We Going to Do This?……A Trip to the Big City! March 13, 2016
Of Window Framing……Fool Me Once? March 6, 2016
A Quick Update……Riddles in the Dark February 28, 2016
The Mines of Moria……Window Framing Begins! February 21, 2016
It’s Negative 14 Degrees Out!!!!……Break Out the Waffle Iron! February 15, 2016
Of Catching the Cat……The Sunny Isle of Antigua February 7, 2016
Up and At ‘Em Jim!!! January 30, 2016
Not All Who Wander Are Lost….. January 24, 2016
Of Window Framing and the Tale of a Short Order Cook January 17, 2016
The Return Of the Electrician…….and a Crane Takedown January 10, 2016
Of Rough Wiring and the Forging of the Rings of Power January 3, 2016
A Christmas Feast! December 27, 2015
The Final Grade….. December 20, 2015
Windows, Excavator, Action!…..May the Force Be With You! December 13, 2015
That is Your Fate….What Happened to My Tee Shirts!?!?!?!? December 6, 2015
A Thanksgiving Feast…..A Paintball Match-up and an Allergic Reaction! November 29, 2015
‘Tis a Gift!…… November 22, 2015
Of Magnetism and a Sunday morning Crane Installation…. November 15, 2015
Just Put It in the GPS! November 8, 2015
Of Footing Insulation….and My New York Mets November 1, 2015
There and Back Again…..A Hobbit Builder’s Tale October 25, 2015
Final Exterior Prep Begins……Into the Post Season We Go! October 18, 2015
Debris controls the Job!….and Fun Filled Family Grouting! October 12, 2015
Just a Quick Update is All. October 4, 2015
The Pope the Tile and a Figure Eight! September 27, 2015
Of Skim Coats and a Subway Series that Matters!…..and Hobbit Hollow in Pictures! September 20, 2015
Of Hobbit House Layout…..A Floor Refinished and the Cooking of Rice September 13, 2015
Of Skylight Pours….Is This How the Egyptians Did It? September 6, 2015
Just a Quick Skylight Update!…..What’s for Lunch Nanny?!!!! August 30, 2015
Of Interior Framing and Skylight Phase XI…..and Get Rid of that Carpet Will Ya!!!! August 23, 2015
The Ring Gave to Frodo Unnatural Long Life…..Jude gets Hold of the Camera Again August 16, 2015
Of Skylight Insulation…..Phase II Subpart a….Okay So there’s a lot of Parts to this! August 9, 2015
Of Exoskeletons……..Lord Aragorn. Where is he?…………..He Fell. August 2, 2015
Of Cement Board and the Isle of Spice! July 26, 2015
Of Butterflies, Frogs, and Spiders…..and a Visit to France! July 10, 2015
Meats Back on the Menu Boys!!!!!………….A Stair is Poured July 5, 2015
Of Hobbit Stairs and Other Miscellany June 21, 2015
In a Hole In the Ground….. June 14, 2015
Of Roof Prep and a Quick Update is All June 7, 2015
Of Mira Drain and Insulation…..Does that Keep it Cool? May 31, 2015
Frodo’s Fate is No Longer in Our Hands…..(Jude Gets Hold of a Camera) May 25, 2015
Interior Design and Prepping for Backfill….The Revenge of the Long Islander! May 17, 2015
Let’s Pour a Hobbit House Slab Shall We…..Fun Opening the Family Pool! May 10, 2015
Haste Makes Waste…..A Bison Returns…..Thanks Dad! May 3, 2015
Of Electrical Panels….and a Trip to the Bronx….What Stinks? April 26, 2015
Of Slab Edges……And a Trip Across the Pond! April 19, 2015
More Cranes!!!!…. April 12, 2015
Easter Weekend…..Can You Wiggle Your Toe for Me Please. April 5, 2015
Of Cranes and High Rises March 29, 2015
Of Rebar and the Tying of Steel…….Buzz Who? March 22, 2015
An Unexpected Day in the Rain………..The Cat Did What????? March 15, 2015
Of Ice Dams and the Dreaded Drip….Ya Gotta See This Fortune Cookie. March 8, 2015
Of Air Sealing and the War of Wrath!……Do You Want a Roll with Your Sandwich? March 1, 2015
Of Air Barriers and a Bit of Snow….Someone’s Been Shmitten! February 22, 2015
What is this New Devilry????? February 16, 2015
What’s Going on With This Blog???? February 8, 2015
A Bust of a Blizzard……A 25th Anniversary Adventure! January 31, 2015
A Saturday Dusting of Snow…. Oh Yeah, a Blizzard is on the Way! January 25, 2015
Of the Leveling of Gravel…..What’s with the Tissue Paper….and the Soap? January 18, 2015
The Breaking of the Fellowship….A Quick Update Really January 11, 2015
Happy New Year….A Super Bowl Pool….Hmmmm, This is Going to Take Longer Than I Thought January 4, 2015
A Hobbit Hollow Christmas…..What Are You Doing?!?!?! December 28, 2014
The Battle of the Five Armies….Leveling the Stone December 21, 2014
Of Styrofoam, and Gravel…..It Seems Awful Cold in Here! December 14, 2014
Of Conduits and Gravel……A Christmas Wish List December 7, 2014
A Quick Thanksgiving Update……Hmmmm.That Ham is Good…..and Salty!!!! November 30, 2014
A Hobbit Hollow Medium?….There Are Two Kinds of People in the World….. November 23, 2014
Of Relavitvity Theory and Nature’s Architects…..Ever seen the Carol Burnett Show? November 16, 2014
Some Rocks, an Apartment, an Art Museum, and THAT’S A DOUBLE YELLOW LINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! November 9, 2014
Of Duck Butter and How to Prevent the Dwarves from Destroying the Plumbing! November 2, 2014
A Plumbing Conundrum…..Boxers or Briefs? October 26, 2014
Get that Ceiling Down!…..A Birthday Get Together October 19, 2014
The Road to Eldred……and a Hudson River Walk. (Just a quick Update Really) October 12, 2014
Of Parents Weekend and the Freshman 15….Or Was it the Freshman 30? October 5, 2014
For the Sons of Gondor Have Returned….Somebody’s Changed! September 28, 2014
Yet Hope Remains ……While Company is True September 21, 2014
Of Conspiracy Theories…..Hey! This Just Might Work September 14, 2014
What is the Matrix?…..Are You Beeping at Me? September 7, 2014
Of Form Removal…..and a Big Old Bear Goes Off To College August 31, 2014
Oh Yeah!….So Let’s Pour a Hobbit House Roof Shall We? August 24, 2014
Thursday Night Before the Pour……Anyone Out There Having Trouble Sleeping? August 21, 2014
Of Optimism and the Pouring of Concrete….Okay So We Didn’t Make the Pour! August 17, 2014
….. the Top Steel Begins….Let’s Just Go Over the Specific Properties of Water Shall We August 10, 2014
Of Retaining Wall Curbs…..You Ever Seen a Hungry Man? August 3, 2014
Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men?……Or is it of Wizards and Elves? July 27, 2014
Let’s Backup….You’re Never Going to Believe This One! July 20, 2014
A Quick Update….It’s All About the Thermal Bridging! July 12, 2014
The Desolation of Who?……The Minor Details Continue July 7, 2014
A Wizard is Never Late….Nor is He Early…….Your First Drink was a Bonzai? June 29, 2014
The Continuing Story of the Bottom Mat…..Guess Whose Not Decorating the Hobbit House? June 22, 2014
Of Rebar and the Beginings of the Bottom Mat….This Water is Warm. That’s Impossible!!!! June 15, 2014
The Traveling Company Expands…Okay Lets Do Something Different Shall We June 8, 2014
Concrete Anyone?…. A Friendly Visit! June 1, 2014
Joey’s Back!!!…and the Animal Kingdom’s Symbiotic Relationship with a Hobbit House. May 25, 2014
Georgia Graduates……Check Out those Legs! May 18, 2014
A Quick Mother’s Day Update….Where’s the Chocolate? May 11, 2014
Skylight Details…..A Kentucky Derby Fiasco May 4, 2014
Of Skylights and the Strange and Varied Creatures That Inhabit Middle Earth! April 27, 2014
That Ain’t No Wood Bee!!!!…..and What about Very Old Friends. April 20, 2014
Watch Out for That Bumble Bee!!!!…..The Editor Pays Us a Visit. April 13, 2014
Never did This Before….I’m Gonna Throw this Thing in the River! April 6, 2014
Miscellany Saturday…..Hey Dad there’re Sparks coming out of the Router! March 30, 2014
A Spandrel Takes Shape Part 2….That’s Way too Much Mustard. What are you doing? March 23, 2014
Concrete Correction and Other Miscellaneous Fun….What Happened to the Neighbor’s Horse!?!?!? March 16, 2014
The Fall of the Dreaded Northeast Corner….What are You Doing? March 9, 2014
Beginning Again….Where Were We Anyway? March 2, 2014
The Ring Goes South….Well, We did Anyway. February 23, 2014
The Light Gets Smaller….. February 16, 2014
Of Pipe Weed and Another Foot of Snow. February 9, 2014
The Isle of Spice…Hobbit Influences the World Over! February 2, 2014
A Quick Update….So Much For The Wooly Bears…Oh Yeah and I Found Out What Hell is Like! January 27, 2014
I Didn”t Know It Was Supposed to Snow?…Crash Has a Twin Brother! January 19, 2014
A Polar Vortex?….Oh Yeah, and Make Sure You get rid of That Pumpkin. January 12, 2014
A Spandrel Takes Shape…The Desolation of Smaug Revisited. January 5, 2014
A Hobbit House takes Shape….Some New Faces…and Some Old. December 29, 2013
Setting Up for the Finish…An Egg on a What!!!? December 22, 2013
A Snowstorm and the New Hobbit Movie. December 15, 2013
A Roof and Ice Mix….A Neighbor Wants to Help…Huh? December 8, 2013
It’s 14 Degrees Outside….Do Hobbits Work When It’s This Cold? December 1, 2013
The Traveling Company Arrives…Cortaca Hardened November 24, 2013
Hobbit Roof 102: Hobbit Feet vs. 9th Grade Boys Feet ? Crash! November 17, 2013
Hobbit house 101: Stone Giants, Spiders and other Design Criteria November 10, 2013
Back to the Begining….Hobbit House Roof Part 1a November 3, 2013
Of Stringers and a Passage to the Misty Mountains October 27, 2013
Of Floor Plans and Hobbit House Elevations. October 13, 2013
A Quick Update and a New Hobbit Trailer October 6, 2013
Of Wooly Bears and Hobbit House Roofs. September 29, 2013
Roof Layout Part Two: Do Hobbits Brush Their Teeth for a Long Time? September 22, 2013
Roof Layout Deck Part One: September 15, 2013
Wall Form Loadout and the Beginnings of a Hobbit House Roof! September 8, 2013
Hobbit Houses and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance? September 2, 2013
Dragons of the First Age….Thank You! August 25, 2013
The Conquering of the Dreaded Northeast Corner!..and We Poured the Walls Too. August 18, 2013
Dreaded Northeast Corner 4…. Hobbit Hollow Jim 0 August 11, 2013
There goes the 10th….just a quick update this week. August 4, 2013
Hobbit House Orientation….Its Been a Long Time. July 28, 2013
Hobbits of the Caribbean….????? July 21, 2013
Just So You Know. July 10, 2013
Wall Steel…and the Jamaican Connection July 7, 2013
Of Wall Forms and the Hobbit Hollow Crew. June 30, 2013
Concrete’s Here!….And all the Joys of Placing Concrete that Come with it…..Hurrrrayyyyy! June 22, 2013
Ready, Set, Pour….Oh, Noooooo! June 16, 2013
Bilbo’s Trolls Arrive. June 9, 2013
Of Rebar and the Tying of Steel. June 2, 2013
Insulate the footings?…Why? Ask the Dwarves from the first age of Middle Earth. May 29, 2013
Footings Continued: Are these things the hallways? May 19, 2013
Of Footing Forms and a Quick Update May 5, 2013
Of Second Breakfasts, Bat Houses and Career Day. April 28, 2013
Foundation Sub-base: Hobbit houses need lots of gravel. 93 tons to start. April 21, 2013
The Pass of Caradhras: This Little Thing. April 13, 2013
Hobbit House: Foundation layout…Now the Journey really begins. And so does the Unexpected. March 31, 2013
Bag End: A Passive House. Huh? March 24, 2013
Do Hobbit Houses have underground electric? March 17, 2013
Building a Hobbit House: More than meets the eye or the eye of Sauron. March 2, 2013
Demolition Plan and Morgoth’s Destruction of Gondolin February 18, 2013
Second Conundrum: This lot is soaking wet! February 10, 2013
First Conundrom: Crossing the river Isen February 3, 2013
Finding Hobbit Hollow: Where do Hobbits live? January 1, 2013
The Hobbit House: An Unexpected Journey December 22, 2012
Welcome to my new Construction Blog! December 12, 2012

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