I have personally benefited so much from this course offered in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences as it encompasses a broad overview of various life skills and the values within our society. My role in this course was to work on the structure once a week, create entries on what we were doing, … More FHCE 4900: An Excellent Opportunity

The groups have been working between finishing the exterior siding at the top of the house while others are installing the interior panels, within the house. The exterior siding is just about finished and the interior panels are going up just as fast. The walls that make up the inside of the house are White … More UGAarden’s Fall Festival & This Week

Now that the roof has been finished, we are going to keep working on putting up the siding. I was wondering to myself, how do people determine which color they want to paint their house? Does it even matter? I decided to do a little research on this topic even though our paint scheme has … More Colors – Inside & Out

This week the groups will be working towards completing the siding of the house. This will serve as the “face” of the house’s exterior. We were fortunate to have the wood materials for this project to be a “homegrown” product. A large tree at the UGArden fell during a storm a while ago, and they … More Mission this week: Siding!

This is a list of the work completed from August to October, in chronological order. Trailer Base sprayed with insulation Base flooring established on top of trailer over insulated foundation Each Wall Framing Built separately and attached to the wooden flooring Involved measuring and cutting 2 x 4s Nailed together with Nail Guns Roof Framing … More How Far We’ve Come

About five years ago now, I made the decision in 2011 to move out and be completely independent from my parents. Supporting myself and living in various places in Athens Georgia, I  concluded that I would benefit more if I were to just finally move back home. I made this difficult transition on July 31st … More How FHCE-4900 Benefits My Shed

Our groups have been doing an excellent job. I feel like the project is progressing very efficiently. It has been very inspiring to work with other students from different majors. This course offers many different learning opportunities to students between green building and housing development to actual carpentry with teamwork development. Through our guided efforts, … More Teamwork

What does a Tiny House symbolize? What does it mean? What purpose does it serve? The Tiny House movement started here in United States and directly challenges the social principals that are instilled in many Americans. A Tiny House expresses the main ideas of simple living and being environmentally friendly. It is a social movement … More Tiny Houses of America