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Wulfden II The Cabin Becomes a House |
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Brody up on the log wall setting the center beam |  |
Kyle holding the laminate beam steady, until it is secured it flexes like a hacksaw blade |
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Doug holding the other end where it mates to the old cabin wall. |  |
Brody securing one of the floor joists. We went with 2x10s on 12 inch center. Though it meant more beams it was cheaper and stronger. |
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Inside the wallsThe slab has 2 inches of pinkboard beneath; making for a warm floor later |  |
The overall new log structure. The kit came from Katahdin Forest Products in Maine and that part took less than a week. |
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Preview of things to come; marrying to the old roof was to be a bear! |  |
With all the joists up and the load bearing wall in place the shape of the new floorplan starts to emerge |
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Standing on the second deck looking off towards Lake Champlain and New York State |  |
Michele, Brian and John. J&M came to visit from Montreal and helped lay out all the log siding for the dormer that had to be stained. |
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Boo-Boo Kitty in one of the dormer windows |  |
The roof essentially up, the gable ends still need to be framed in. |
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The very next day from the pix above, an early October snow makes work messy. |  |
This triple roof juncture has been something of beat with snow accumulation. Note the light tube that goes down into the kitchen. |
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Gable ends done, roof done, exterior staining 1st coat done |  |
The flapping of the tarps is driving us nuts at night! |
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Doors and windows mostly in place |  |
Dave helping Brian with electrical in the temporary kitchen area |
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The outside may look great but there a ton of work to do inside. |  |
The new 17 cu ft propane refrigerator and the highly energy efficient Staber washer gather dust waiting a place to be hooked up. |
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Brian doing electrical work. Not the fold out couch in foreground. We slept on that for three months! |  |
Storage was a nightmare during this whole process. |
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Sara and Tracy on one of her visits from college to what Sara calls "the Destructo Zone" |  |
The temporary bathroom arrangements |
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Progress on "the accomodations" |  |
Robbie doing the shower tiling |
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The shower with floor and wall tile almost done |  |
We heat with wood, but his Empire 35K BTU heater is our backup and has worked nicely. Unlike the fancier Rinnai this does not need any electricity to operate. |
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Rascal, Tracy's cat |  |
Boo-Boo Kitty feels free to use the dog bed. |
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Spenser, the wonder mutt, in what we call "the Gazoinky position" |  |
Sheetrock arriving. The whole arm is controlled remotely by the driver standing up in the attic of the addition. |
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The hallway to the stairs, bounded by the kitchen halfwall with will eventually sport a breakfast bar. |  |
December, snow has come; house is all buttoned up. |
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Bathroom plumbing all in place all that remains is the grab bars and handicap seat. |  |
Toilet pedestal, closet for the hotwater heater |
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Brian and Wulfden II's first Christmas tree. |  |
Wulfden II's first Christmas tree's post-holiday demise! |
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Kitchen; cabinets in place just some painting and trim work left. Looking towards the half wall with stove butcher block and refrigerator |  |
Kitchen looking towards sink and main storage cabinets |
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temporary living room configuration ... Brian watching TV |  |
the hall area and woodstove the slate is finally down. |
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Boo-Boo Kitty's "Christmas Rag" |  |
Post Christmas bash at Wulfden; Movie Marathon Reunion. |
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Sun Dog on a Sunday Afternoon | ||
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