It was a short work week. We are finally getting some cooler temps, but no snow yet.After our quiet Thanksgiving day at home, we spent some time watching some Pee-wee level hockey games that my son was participating in, in Coleraine. Some good games. It’s been a couple years since we have had the opportunity … Read more

We are still having great weather for building. It’s been sunny all week and highs in the 40s. The nights have been cold though, and there is a bit of thin ice on the quieter waters in the mornings and it’s taking longer and longer to melt during the days.Driving to a job site one … Read more

Seems like not a lot happened this week, but the big thing was the concrete work for our next project was finished. The nice weather held into this week, we had highs in the 50s and for a couple days after this slab was poured, we actually had lows in the 40s. Very unusual for … Read more

On the modified “A” frame project, we are making progress. The roof is all buttoned up, so, for the most part, we are out of the weather, which is always a good thing this time of year. I have the windows, but there is no need to bring them to the jobsite just yet. We … Read more

It looks like we might just make it with the concrete work for this new house before winter sets in. We have the footings poured and ready. Before we back-fill we will put one row of ICFs around to take it up to the floor height. Here are the footings with the forms stripped: We … Read more

I finally completed the finishing touches on the little sauna building we have been working on this summer. It has been largely complete and usable for a few weeks now, but I had to finish building the cedar slat floor in the sauna room and the doors. Everything looks good now. I added pictures to … Read more

I was meeting the electrician at a new job site yesterday, but I got their a little early. The lake was like glass and the colors were nice, though this isn’t going to be a great year for leaves. It was chilly, probably about 32 degrees and very quiet. I put my little camera in … Read more

Hopefully we will be getting started on a new project here sometime over the winter. The most important thing is getting the foundation in, all the concrete and dirt work done before everything freezes. I always like to wait for the last possible minute to do this, just because it makes my life a little … Read more

We got the siding deliver this week. it is half log siding from Homestead Timbers. I don’t know anything about this company, have never worked with them before, but it looks like nice stuff, as far as half log siding goes. It is all Northern White Cedar, which is interesting because we don’t see White … Read more

This is an interesting project we started last week. It is an “A” frame with “wings” built lower down and we are going to raise the “wings” and give it room for a few extra bedrooms and baths. This is the profile before we start: This is what the profile will look like after: Here … Read more