April 19 2010

Well Patty is off at some training in the big smoke, I decided that I would go up to the cabin after work and deliver some of the wood we got over the weekend. I also planned on completing the deck, and getting some measurements for the rest of the porch. All went really well, other than I forgot the camera in the truck, so all of the pictures I have are taken as I was leaving... Good news is the deck is done, bad news is that the bugs are starting there apperance for the season, so I am not sure how many more evenings I will be able to spend up there, but hey Rome wasn't built in a day....

Free firewood from a local truss and lumber yard, could it get any better than this!!!!

The insulation that you see in the truck is being returned to home depot tomorrow... The wood stove provides us with more than enough heat lol... It was nice to get up there and get that out of the main level, looks really big now... Cabinets next time???? ;)

April 18th 2010

Time to update the WWW once again on our progress. On Sunday we had the opportunity to go and get some wood from a 100 year old barn that was being taken down. It was like a recycler/reusers dream come true, all that wood and so little place to carry it lol... I didnt get any pictures of the place, but here here some of the "truckload" we brought back. I would like to thank Scott from Cobourg for inviting us to his "dream"...

The posts that you see will be for the supports for the porch roof. In this load of wood we also captured 5 old rafters from the barn, they will be used on the porch as well. The shorter logs that you see will be made into a railing, either for the porch or for the loft... depends if Patty or I get to them first lol...

April 10th and 11th

Well it was a fantasic weekend, so we packed up and went to the cabin to get some more work done on the loft. I had some great helpers for this trip.... Brett, Dallas and Faith came along to help me as well as pick out their locations for their own cabins!!! We managed to get the loft floor completed as well as move the bed up to the loft (thanks Bud!)... The inside is so much bigger with out the bed on the main level. Really starting to come along now!

All three kids did pick out locations for their cabins... Brett and I started on his, here is the floor started:

I went alone and was determined to start the porch... I had to be creative around the rock by the front door, but in gerneral I am really happy with the progress and the look of the porch so far. I had to use lumber I had available, which in most cases was 2x4's (would have liked 2x6's but beggers cant be choosers) :) The porch floor will support the roof above, which I will be using cut down trees from the lot clearing as my posts. Should look great when I am done (fingers crossed).

I the end I was short 3 boards (which I have at home) and need to pick up some joist hangers for the 2x4's just to make it that much more secure. Its coming along!!!! :)

April 2nd 2010

Wow what a beautiful day it was, I even broke out the work shorts for the trip and boy was I glad that I did. We loaded up the truck and set off to the property around 11. I had hopes of getting the front of the cabin finished and also getting the loft put togeher on this fine day. Brett and his friend Joey came along to help and do some shooting, Brett helped do the loft and the two of them hung Scooby (finally found a good use for a over 6 foot stuffed animal that I won at Canada's Wonderlad a few years ago) in a tree for target practice. Over all I was very happy with the condition of the "driveway" to the cabin. I think on the next visit I will get the Jeep running again so getting things back to the cabin will be a lot easier. I also got the chimney siliconed and sealed, which was long over due.
Here are some pictures of the day:

Scooby all loaded up for the journey lol:

Patty and I are extremely happy with the way that the front has turned out. Next trip I hope to get the other window in, finish the floor in the loft and side another side of the cabin... Looking homey now!!!!