…just working on the interior drywall now on the Moose Lake project… They had the grand opening of the new park building/youth center in Ely this weekend. I have been helping some with that project and it is nice to feel like it is almost completed, thought there seems like a lot left to … Read more
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The lakes are all frozen over now, it has been a very cold week, 16 below zero right now as I write this.I took a picture of Burntside lake on Tuesday. This is the last lake to freeze and you can see there is still a bit of open water out there with the steam … Read more
Winter came this past week. I was doing my weekly visits to one of the houses I recently completed that I agreed to continue checking on through the winter months, and I snapped this picture on my approach: That was Monday, when it started. It was about 30 degrees and the snow was a sit … Read more
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