Carrie

Putting up Shingles

Not a lot to say this week, but a fair amount to show. We’re just over one-quarter done shingling the roof. As of now, we have one side of the large middle dormer shingled, the northeast dormer shingled, and everything in between all the way up. We also have the entire north deck shingled. WeContinue reading “Putting up Shingles”

Continuing the Roof

Hello everyone. In the last month and a bit, we’ve managed to complete sheeting the roof and have moved on to shingling. The roof we designed is tricky, and if we were to start this process over again we would go with a much, much simpler roof. Though dormers and complex roofs can look great,Continue reading “Continuing the Roof”

Making Progress on the Roof

Still working around the weather and the complicated roof we designed, but progress has been made and we hope to be shingling soon. We’ve got insulation and sheeting up on a large chunk of the roof, creating the valleys where the different roofs meet. The beginning of each new section is slow as he figuresContinue reading “Making Progress on the Roof”

Slowly Getting There

Hello everyone. I realize it’s been over a month since the last post, and I apologize for that. My new business is going well and the weather has kept progress on the house slow. Since finishing sheeting the roof for the covered porch on the north side we started working on the covered decks onContinue reading “Slowly Getting There”

Small Issues

Hello everyone. Again, it’s been a while since my last update and I am sorry but as the title may have suggested there have been a few hiccups along the way of house building. First, let’s get through what we have managed to get done since the last update. We built the roof over whatContinue reading “Small Issues”

A Long Time Coming

Hello everyone! I know it’s been almost a month since my last blog and I’m sorry about that. Family got sick shortly after and then it was the holidays which came with only a lot of shoveling snow out of the house. But we’re all feeling better and the weather’s cooperated for the last weekContinue reading “A Long Time Coming”

Roofing in the Cold

I’m sorry. I know it’s been a while since my last post. I’ve been forgetting the blog when we come in for the night. Whether that’s been because I’ve been cold or we come in earlier so there’s time for more things inside, or maybe we’ve just given ourselves too much to do, I’m notContinue reading “Roofing in the Cold”

Starting the Roof

Weather and short days are affecting how much we can get done in a day. Recent snowfall had us spending the better part of the day simply shoveling snow out of the house. I’m sure long after the house is done I’ll be picturing it full of snow. We did get done all the itemsContinue reading “Starting the Roof”

More Floor and More Walls

Apparently, I haven’t written one of these yet this month. That’s bad. We’ve made a lot of progress since the last blog continuing with things already started. First, we got the subfloor installed on the second floor. Not a lot to say about this (other than, wow that view from the second floor!) but it’sContinue reading “More Floor and More Walls”

The Start of The Second Floor

We’ve started on the second floor, putting in the LVLs and TJIs. You may remember from the plans that the second floor goes the entire length of the house at the back (by the front door), but is open to below at the front (lakeside) with bedrooms on either side. Since my last blog post,Continue reading “The Start of The Second Floor”