Getting ready to clear the trees and stumps.


Remember the path.

The cutting of the big pines.

A lot of wood chips to use.

A lot of work to clean up the area.

A few of the logs waiting to be made into paneling.

Only one of the wood chip piles. Lots of fun to come.

Lumberjack Cathy!

You can see the lake!

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Loading trees to take to the mill.

Loading trees to take to the mill.

A pretty good size load.

A pretty good size load.

Surveyors have staked out the house.

Surveyors have staked out the house.

Putting in the drainage system.

Putting in the drainage system.

The water draining out from the drainage pipe.

The water draining out from the drainage pipe.

The view from the dock.

The view from the dock.

The walk out area of the foundation.

The walk out area of the foundation.

The Basement Bedroom and Den Corner.

The Basement Bedroom and Den Corner.

The Front Porch and Cold Storage Room beginning.

The Front Porch and Cold Storage Room beginning.

More Blocks Delivered

More Blocks Delivered

Basement walls getting to height.

Basement walls getting to height.

Door leading into Cold Storage.

Door leading into Cold Storage.

Window for the Fitness Area in Basement.

Window for the Fitness Area in Basement.

Suppoort Beams and Basement Floors

Suppoort Beams and Basement Floors

Preformed 4000 lb. pieces lifted over Storage Room.

Preformed 4000 lb. pieces lifted over Storage Room.

Window into basement. You can see the hole inside for the elevator.

Window into basement. You can see the hole inside for the elevator.

Support Columns are built on the Porch.

Support Columns are built on the Porch.

Doors into Storage under the Porch.

Doors into Storage under the Porch.

Preparing area for foundation of Garage and Porch.

Preparing area for foundation of Garage and Porch.

A blowout of bricks when the column was filled with concrete from the concrete pump.

A blowout of bricks when the column was filled with concrete from the concrete pump.

The joists for the first floor are in place.

The joists for the first floor are in place.

Concrete is loaded into the concrete pump.

Concrete is loaded into the concrete pump.

The concrete is pumped to different places of the house. (Cool)

The concrete is pumped to different places of the house. (Cool)

The base floor of the front porch being poured.

The base floor of the front porch being poured.

View from the Easement

View from the Easement

Foundation for the laundry room and garage is finished

Foundation for the laundry room and garage is finished

View through the Living Room Windows

View through the Living Room Windows

Looking towards the kitchen and breakfast area.

Looking towards the kitchen and breakfast area.

Windows in the Breakfast Area

Windows in the Breakfast Area

View of the Walkout Patio

View of the Walkout Patio

View from Shore

View from Shore

More wood for the mill. (Oak)

More wood for the mill. (Oak)

Back fill has begun.

Back fill has begun.

The garage foundation is filled for pouring of the floor.

The garage foundation is filled for pouring of the floor.

The interior walls on first floor have started.

The interior walls on first floor have started.

More interior walls.

More interior walls.

View from beach. (Walkout end)

View from beach. (Walkout end)

View from beach. (Breakfast area and screened porch foundation.)

View from beach. (Breakfast area and screened porch foundation.)

support beam for the Garage are in place.

support beam for the Garage are in place.

Pouring the garage floor.

Pouring the garage floor.

Beginning the second floor walls.

Beginning the second floor walls.

A nice place for a balcony.

A nice place for a balcony.

View from the Beach. (6-18-10)

View from the Beach. (6-18-10)

The second floor walls are goin up.

The second floor walls are goin up.

View from the beach (6-22-10)

View from the beach (6-22-10)

Interior walls on the second floor are roughed in.

Interior walls on the second floor are roughed in.

Drilling the wells for the Geothermal System.

Drilling the wells for the Geothermal System.

Looking out from the second floor sitting area.

Looking out from the second floor sitting area.

Garage Second Floor Walls in Place

Garage Second Floor Walls in Place

Roof of the Water Side Porch being installed.

Roof of the Water Side Porch being installed.

The roof of the garage is installed.

The roof of the garage is installed.

The roof trusses are put into place.

The roof trusses are put into place.

Queen Ann Returns on the roof corners.

Queen Ann Returns on the roof corners.

Placing the roof trusses on the tower.

Placing the roof trusses on the tower.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

LOOKING GOOD!





The house is still on schedule and possibly ahead of schedule.  The siding looks real good and is complete on the north side of the house. You can see that the mason is working on the fireplaces.
The fireplace in the living room is roughed in and the roof should be finished around the chimney area so the shingles can be finished. It sure looks tall. Looking forward to seeing it with the finish stone on it.


The fluid for the geothermal system has been delivered, (Big plastic container), and the lines have been filled and connected to the furnaces.
The plumbing and the heating ducts have been started. There is a lot of both to do. (Notice the metal plates in front of the water lines and drains so that nails won't go into them when drywall is put up.)