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Building a Frame House in Latvia: Kitchen Installation, Ground Tilling & IKEA Trip

As usual, we planned our spring around the school break at BIST (British International School of Tbilisi). This year we again split the time — one week in Latvia working on the frame house in the…

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Frame House Upgrades: Big Windows, New Porch, and Apple Trees Planted in Latvia

In mid-April, during our kiddo’s Easter school break, we traveled to Latvia for about 10 days — a trip packed with projects, energy, and transformation. A lot of pre-planning had gone into it before…

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Frame House in Latvia: Outdoor Patio, Inner Walls, and More

As June came to an end, our family embarked on a journey from Tbilisi to Latvia, skipping Renee's school year for the last week and focus on our frame house project. Here's a glimpse into our busy…

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Spring Break Project: Building Progress on Our Frame House in Latvia

As the chill of winter slowly gives way to the warmth of spring, it's the perfect time to roll up our sleeves and dive back into the construction of our dream frame house in Latvia. During this…

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A Day of Building and Recording: Installing Hardwood Floor in Latvia

As the sun rose over the picturesque landscape of Latvia, I found myself immersed in a fulfilling day of both physical labor and creative expression. With the mission of enhancing our frame house, I…

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Installing Hardwood floors for our Frame House In Latvia

In October 2023, we enjoyed a week-long school break from the British International School in Tbilisi, Georgia. Seizing the opportunity, we made plans to travel back to Latvia to advance our DIY…

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From Riga to Disaster: Repairing Our Wind Damaged Frame House in Latvia

Just after we finished most of the framing for our frame house in Latvia, we left for a weekend in Riga. After spending good 4 or 5 days in the nation's capital we found a huge surprise when…

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DIY Frame House in Latvia: Walls and Rafters Completed

At the end of June 2023, we traveled to Latvia for about two weeks, during which I continued work with our frame house and installed both walls and rafters. In this article, I'm sharing notes and…

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Our frame house has suffered significant damage due to the strong winds

Over the past few weeks, I have been fully engrossed in the laborious task of constructing our frame house from the ground up. Unfortunately, amidst the hustle and bustle of the construction process…

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The Cost-Saving Way to Build a Frame House in Latvia: Our DIY Project (Screw Foundation Piles)

Welcome to another interesting blog topic series - Frame house, where I'm going to share almost in real-time our endeavors of building a small 60m2 1-storey holiday house in Latvia.  I decided…

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Save thousands on Architecture costs with SketchUp 3D Modeling for your Scandi house in Latvia

This Spring we are planning another awesome DIY project - to build a Scandinavian-style house in rural Latvia. A simple, one-storey building, with a total area slightly under 60m2. The local…

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