Not much new...

This weeks update has no pictures because the house doesn't really look any different! They backfilled the foundation, dug out the basement windows, and cleaned up the site. We did receive two more stain samples so that we can finalize the stain selection.

David on Sunday. Definitely his favorite activity.

Izzy on Sunday

Sam on Sunday

Kitchen and dining area.

The kitchen and laundry area.

Taken from the master bath looking across the front porch to the laundry/mud room.

Taller logs on the right side are the laundry/mud room. There is a door into this room from the front porch.

Up up and away!

The weather has been gorgeous at the lake this week and my meeting with Mike and Art went great. We now have everything resolved, new and final prints drawn up, and the logs are being stacked and drilled into place.

The logs that we're using are 12" logs that have been standing dead in Canada for ten years. This makes their moisture relatively low so that they won't shrink much after they are placed. The logs are a swedish cope style where each log has a channel scooped from the bottom where it lies on the log below. They are then glued between each course. Finally a long drill bit drills a hole for the thru-bolts that hold the logs together. All corners are notched corners.

Logs on the deck

The logs are one step closer to their final destination and tomorrow at 7:00 they actually start going up. As there are still a few floorplan issues, I am meeting with Mike and Art tomorrow so that we can finalize the placement of a few windows.

Regarding those windows: Yesterday the choice had to be made between red and green. We've gone back and forth a hundred times but I think we both came to the conclusion while paddling around Lake Placid (where literally 4 out of 5 houses are dark brown with red windows) that we do prefer the green windows. So green it is.

Thank you to Tom and Sharyn for letting Isabel and me stay at your place while we watch the logwork. It is beautiful here today!

Tomorrow: Logs!

David talked with Mike today and the deck is completed on the house. The logs have been delivered to the site and tomorrow the log stacking begins! A few minor floorplan issues still affect the window placement so hopefully we will get everything finalized soon!

Still haven't found what I'm looking for

Sorry, Rachel & Nigel...I spoke with the nice people at Chicken Coop Forge and they did not make that particular light fixture. So the search is still on for the manufacturer of the big pine cone light!

Next Up: Steel and Wood

Special thanks to Sharyn for being my guest photographer this week. While we stayed home to work on many projects, Sharyn and Tom enjoyed the hot weather at Deep Creek. We were happy to hear their report that work has continued past the finishing of the block. Soon we'll be standing out on the deck of the house!

We are looking forward to Tom's big birthday bash next week. It will be great to see everyone at the lake! We can't wait!!!

We have a winner!

Rachel and Nigel win the prize for identifying the light fixture...Chicken Coop Forge in the Adirondacks!


Rachel and her cute hunter Genieva

Do You Know This Light Fixture?

I'm trying to find the manufacturer of this light fixture that was in our room at the Whiteface Lodge in Lake Placid. I can find similar lights but not this exact style. Any ideas?

Almost done with block work

Difficult to photograph the entire foundation but we have 14 courses of block almost finished. The brickledge steps down the outside for the stone that will cover the block on the outside. Hopefully there will be framing the next time we visit!