We have made a lot of progress since September. Rain has kept us from working as much as we’d like, but hopefully we will be in by late summer. We’ll post pictures as we can until we catch up. Here is the end of day 2 of construction…
Since then we have done little else but cabin work, which includes tree cutting, log sawing, and landscaping, as well as actual construction work.
The framing for the house is graded lumber, unfortunately purchased at full price. This was required by code for all structural wood. All of the non-structural can be ours. This means the siding, the walls, the floors, and all else have to be processed one board at a time, several times for each board. It has to be cut down, sawn, sticked to dry, then planed, cut and ripped to size, and nailed up, not to mention moving much of it several times when the stacks awaiting use get in the way. If close relationship with wood was possible, we would be very close to a lot of wood!
Framing went faster than I thought it would, and in a matter of days we had a house – minus the roofing.
Framing is deceptive. It looks like everything is getting done quickly and then it comes to a screeching halt again. It never seems to go as quickly after the framing. It does look good though.