Saturday, June 23, 2012

The Push is on...

The house nears readiness due to the Herculean efforts of our contractors. The deck is framed, the front portico is nearly completed, the drywall, a major part of what everyone sees, is well underway with completion this next week. Now comes the details of final visits by the plumber, electrician and heating contractors. And of course, we have yet to lay down the hardwood floor which I am doing (what was I thinking!). Site work final work was started today when I rented a dozer/backhoe and had a number of trucks of driveway gravel and 3 inch stone delivered. I also have managed to work the lake side to a level where it doesn't quite look like the surface of the moon. Some pictures follow. The shadow line on the floor is the furthest the sun penetrates (directly) during this summertime months. This is a good thing as the building would overheat without the overhang. Winter suns are lower and the overhand will allow THAT sun to penetrate and thereby heat the building. Note the work to curve the support beams under the catwalk from the main deck to the master bedroom deck. Ryan is an artist. Roof of the breezeway (beadboard). Fir has evolved as our wood of choice on this house. Warm, strong and relatively inexpensive. So with the roof nearly complete the pieces are coming together. Our UNOFFICIAL target to move in is July 11, 12, or 13. Our cat will also be glad as she is terrorized by our good friends the Reed Ericksons cat. She is spending a lot of time outside. Matt

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