In December the roof trusses went up. T he lake was not yet frozen, (it was by far the latest I have seen it freeze over), but we were starting to get some snow and wintry weather. Here are the two parts of the building with the second floors built: A few days of crane … Read more
So, moving forward on the project that we started here, here and here… In November there was a lot of work being done that couldn’t be seen, demo and reconstruction in the existing basement and rebuilding that floor structure and then, finally, the framing could begin: …a little snow has come but it was an … Read more
The next step in the project is back-filling and compacting the dirt around the foundation walls: Once the dirt is filled in, compacted and leveled nicely, the foam insulation goes down on the ground and the tubes for the in-floor heat are stapled to the foam insulation. When everything is done, hot water will be … Read more
Continuing on with the project we started in the later part of this past summer…The first post was here.After the digging was done, the forms are put in place for the footings for the addition and garage parts of the project: Those footing forms are filled with concrete and then the insulated concrete forms, (ICFs) … Read more
Some progress pictures of a project we started in the late summer of the past year, (2015, seems like only yesterday…). It is a partial tear down of an existing structure and then a rebuild.Here are a couple pictures of the garage and part of the house as it looked before we started: …and then: … Read more
I found myself alone at the fire tonight. It’s the yearly New years bonfire. It is warm for a December 31st night, a balmy 15 degrees above zero, (F). A blanket of clouds kept the stars from sight but offered in exchange, some very light flakes floating down around me. The wind picked up for … Read more
Seems like it is often hard to find good solid heavy wood screen doors that are just right for the project and so, when the need comes up for one, I usually just build it myself. Over the past year I built four screen doors. I’m sure that is a record number for me by … Read more
A new gallery on my website:This is an old sauna building that we re-sided with log siding to make it look like a real log building,. We also refurbished the deck and the interior. The project was completed in 2004 near Ely Minnesota. The exterior is Western Red Cedar logs and the interior is cedar … Read more
I was stumbling around the railroad tracks in Minneapolis one evening this past summer… …perhaps I should rephrase that… I had the opportunity this past summer on a couple of occasions, to spend a little time around the railroad tracks in the U of M area watching some baseball games at Siebert Field.Having a little … Read more
The other day I was driving through Embarrass and I decided to stop in at the Fair grounds. I have been meaning to stop here for some time and this day was such a great day for pictures. This is a building I built many many years ago. It has to be over 25 years … Read more