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Still Picking Up Rocks

Rocks, rocks and more rocks. They are simply everywhere!!!!! You can’t really mow grass without tearing up a mower from hitting them. The clay dirt makes it hard to grow anything. So, we have to put a layer of topsoil down anyway. In preparation for that, we need to remove the biggest rocks that willContinue reading “Still Picking Up Rocks”

Odds & Ends

This past week, we did prep work. Specifically, we dug out the end of the sewer line which had been inadvertently covered with dirt. We also worked to spread an entire dump truck load of topsoil across three sides of the house and around the front and side yards.

Gable Painted & 3 Windows Installed

After the stucco cured, Rick primed and then painted the other gable end. I really love the yellow. It is Sherwin Williams Classic Yellow. With the knowledge Rick gained from installing the other windows while assisting George, he asked me if I wanted to help put in the final three windows on the west side.Continue reading “Gable Painted & 3 Windows Installed”

Pine Thicket Harvested for Lumber

Ninety percent of the lumber used to build the cottage was harvested from a pine thicket on Dad’s property within a mile of the cottage. It’s really special that we were able to use lumber from right near the property to build our home. We feel so lucky that Dad didn’t want to ‘waste’ the

Snow Slows Progress

Rick continued to put sheathing on the last side end and used some innovation and creativity to do so without erecting scaffolding on the exterior. We only have so much scaffolding and we didn’t want to take it down on one end to set it up on this end – only to switch it backContinue reading “Snow Slows Progress”

Main Floor Joists Installed

The next step is installing 2 inch by 12 inch boards that are 16 foot long. These boards are the base of the main floor. Sub floor will be put on top of them and them my reclaimed wood floors on top of that. This yellow pine is heavy as hell. Rick I’m sore. Rick’sContinue reading “Main Floor Joists Installed”