Friday, November 23, 2007

The Outside Nearly Completed





The siding is now complete on the house and the garage is looking more finished with the overhead doors installed and the siding nearly complete. Trim on the road side verandah and garage will be the same taupe colour of the windows and eaves. The road side verandah now has the diagonal frames installed and the pine trim and paint will finish it off. Stonework may have to wait until spring unless we get several warm days next week. It is being installed on the lower portions of the garage, basement walkout and house walls where the white Tyvek air barrier is visible presently.

The snow is apparently melting tomorrow with a high around 8 degrees. Heather and I will be moving the storage from the blue container into the garage this weekend now that the garage is secured. Then we can clear the yard of the container and proceed with the new driveway and grading.

Work inside is proceeding with the insulation complete for the main floor, window jams being installed and drywall to proceed later next week.

The shoreline view from the lake has the house hiding in the trees. We want it to blend in to the surroundings so it is not visible from the lake when the leaves are on the trees.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Exterior Siding & Trim











The outside has been progressing slowly and is nearing completion now with the trim being done around posts and beams. Siding and verandah ceilings can then be completed.

This past weekend Shelly & Grant helped us do a cleanup of sawdust and scrap on both levels.

The Garage



Murray & Steve got the footings poured and Glen Payne and his crew installed the concrete block. Then Drains stone slinger filled the inside to where the concrete floor will be poured. Next was the frame, roof and door frames. Just waiting for the floor to be poured now so the garage can be completed. Then backfill and grading can be finished around both the house and garage.