Great Room Shaping Up

Work will continue tomorrow on the great room wall. One side is completed as you can see in the picture and the other should be completed this week if the weather holds up. Today they didn't work because of the cold. After talking to John today he stated that the windows will be put in this week the wall finished in the great room, and the deck will be started. Our new front door will be delivered tomorrow. I'll show a picture of it soon! As I expected Verizon did not show up and install the poles. I tried to get a hold of them today but with no luck. I will try again tomorrow.

Windows & Siding

The windows are being installed. Some of the kitchen are now in. They have completed the siding on the north side and are now working on the front/back of the home. Notice the new brackets on the back side facing the road. I'll get a close up later, but they look great!! The interior of the kitchen shows the new windows, but does not have the short wall/island where the sink and counter will be.

Work Continues

All of thee windows were delivered on Friday the 11th. Even though it was a rainy day the windows made it to the home safe. The special order windows from Rice lumber also came on Friday. They are safe under the cover of the new roof. The interior walls were completed and the log siding is going on. Completion of the Prow wall in the great room should be completed this week. Installation of the windows should start as the siding is completed. One of the windows on the prow was back ordered. It's the odd shaped one by the loft. The front door was also ordered yesterday.

Rear Eye Brow Roof System

Today's warm weather in the low 60's helped construction crews install the eyebrow roof section for the rear of the house. This is a cosmetic look to make the log home look better. Spafford Wells installed the pump and the water holding tank is now installed in the basement. Ploof excavating dug the water line hole for the well. This all happened yesterday. Verizon was supposed to put the pole in today but did not show. After three calls and waiting about one half hour on the phone still no answer from them. CVPS was also called and I didn't have any luck talking to anyone there either. The bees took advantage of the warm weather. We probably had about 200 or so bees out getting some fresh air. This is common during the winter for bees. Although the Russians were the only hive flying today I hope the Italian's are ok.

Roof Work Continues

With warmer weather for cased for the next week work on the main roof structure should be completed. As you look at the pictures you can see some progress from later day's. Last Friday some of the roof was done as well as some of the sofit. The windows are scheduled for delevery on the 11th and hopefully John and his crew will be ready for them. The roof is supposed to be completed before the windows are installed. The reason is because if something falls from the roof it doesn't break the window. In one of the pictures it shows the upstairs area by the staircase. We are hoping Verizon will be installing our new power poles this week. This is going to be perfect weather for that project with temperatures projected nearing 55 on Wednesday.

Log Home Visit

The days are cold now with a soft cool breeze. Everyday is another day towards the completion of our dream home.
I took my first large tour to the log home on the 29th of December. The day of our wedding I took about 15 relatives to our new log home. The morning visit was enjoyed by all. I listened to many questions and comments and look forward to the next visit. On January 2nd Spafford installed the well pump. They will contact Ploof excavating about digging the hole for the water line. I visited the site today and it appears that the cold weather has slowed down the construction. The main beam of the great room was installed last Friday. The last image shows the sun setting over Fern Lake.

Today the well was started. Spafford & Sons wells set there rig up and got down to 60ft. They hope to be completed by tomorrow. They say the water table should be about between 60-80 ft.

Work has started on the main roof system. At this point the back half was started first. The front of the log home with the prow will be the next step. John & his crew need to install the main beam before the wall and roof rafters are put in. One of the pictures taken inside the 2nd bedroom show the area where the bathroom will be, the loft is to the right. The picture taken from the loft down towards the dining/kitchen. When the roof is completed this view will have a dramatic change.

We had our first inspection today for the Bank. Even though it went well it seems like they hardly know what's going on. They did not contact me and ask any questions about the project. At this point it seems like a waste of money for what they actually do and the short time it takes. Enough on that subject. I talked to Spafford Well this week and they said we are next to get our well drilled. They said hopefully this Thursday which is tomorrow. Today's pictures are the latest pictures taken late this afternoon. John and his crew hope to have the roof completed soon. Yea!

December 12 th Update

Work continues on the log home. Here are some interior pictures that we taken today. Work on the other roof area above the main house continues. Notice in the picture that another beam was installed.