tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58642647318812341082024-03-21T21:19:18.080-07:00HousebuildingMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-64710826020095659282010-03-20T19:06:00.001-07:002010-03-20T19:11:23.362-07:00The Stairs are Finished (almost)Touch up and finishing left to go but the bulk of the work on the stairs is finished. Milk painted poplar, locally salvaged elm, local pine, reproduction forged nails and oil.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S6V_hvOyi_I/AAAAAAAAA-I/4EnWYAbft0A/s1600-h/IMG_6862+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S6V_hvOyi_I/AAAAAAAAA-I/4EnWYAbft0A/s320/IMG_6862+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450903141592763378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S6V_g4TxDEI/AAAAAAAAA-A/vJPcXCWK-Sc/s1600-h/IMG_6860+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S6V_g4TxDEI/AAAAAAAAA-A/vJPcXCWK-Sc/s320/IMG_6860+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450903126849686594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S6V_gvM4J_I/AAAAAAAAA94/g8YylwWV5Xg/s1600-h/IMG_6859+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S6V_gvM4J_I/AAAAAAAAA94/g8YylwWV5Xg/s320/IMG_6859+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450903124404873202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S6V_gQnVkpI/AAAAAAAAA9w/eJf-nyJ36zU/s1600-h/IMG_6857+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S6V_gQnVkpI/AAAAAAAAA9w/eJf-nyJ36zU/s320/IMG_6857+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450903116194353810" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-86949422219635169292010-03-13T14:08:00.000-08:002010-03-13T14:14:55.086-08:00Back to work!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S5wOS10wxfI/AAAAAAAAA9o/-NPwmUYLbfk/s1600-h/IMG_6704+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S5wOS10wxfI/AAAAAAAAA9o/-NPwmUYLbfk/s320/IMG_6704+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448245366060271090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S5wOMaIZHhI/AAAAAAAAA9g/ciSuGgnmeZY/s1600-h/IMG_6702+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S5wOMaIZHhI/AAAAAAAAA9g/ciSuGgnmeZY/s320/IMG_6702+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448245255547198994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S5wOMcbgoPI/AAAAAAAAA9Y/wWidyjc66Bg/s1600-h/IMG_6700+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S5wOMcbgoPI/AAAAAAAAA9Y/wWidyjc66Bg/s320/IMG_6700+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448245256164253938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S5wOLxnV4DI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/hcr80CgOjZA/s1600-h/IMG_6728+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S5wOLxnV4DI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/hcr80CgOjZA/s320/IMG_6728+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448245244671156274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S5wOLrOn-eI/AAAAAAAAA9I/yyZKVsQIc6U/s1600-h/IMG_6827+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S5wOLrOn-eI/AAAAAAAAA9I/yyZKVsQIc6U/s320/IMG_6827+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448245242956872162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S5wOLc1NWpI/AAAAAAAAA9A/xC3BCRR932s/s1600-h/IMG_6826+%28Large%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S5wOLc1NWpI/AAAAAAAAA9A/xC3BCRR932s/s320/IMG_6826+%28Large%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448245239092173458" border="0" /></a><br />Well. I've been pretty slow on the uptake since we moved in. Lots of hanging around, cooking and sitting by the fire but not much work. I managed to get the stair treads and risers on. They are of King's Road Elm and Meadow's Road Pine respectively. I also built a wall of shelving to help combat clutter in the office/toy storage room. It sort of works. Still lots of clutter. Today I started the balusters for the staircase. It's going very slowly but I really like how the milk-painted posts, rail and balusters look with the natural wood of the stairs.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-44739105289207008452010-01-03T16:55:00.000-08:002010-01-03T17:15:21.579-08:00Kitchen IslandThe kitchen island has become the natural centre of the kitchen if not the whole house. It's large enough for several people to hang out around while meals are being cooked, gives us lots of prep space and will actually seat four people comfortable once I find or build some stools. The top is about 3 feet by 4 feet 1-3/4 inch thick maple. It's pretty substantial. I knew I would flatten and do the initial preparation for finishing with handplanes but once I got into it I decided I'd finish the whole thing by hand. It was time consuming but very enjoyable. The results are not perfect. The surface has gentle undulations that are quite nice and some tear-out in places too but I'm pretty happy with it.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Shavings after fore-planing:<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S0E_A-iJAQI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/_sdPxiFwlmA/s1600-h/IMG_6564.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S0E_A-iJAQI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/_sdPxiFwlmA/s320/IMG_6564.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422684712349532418" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The tools I used on this job:<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S0E_BK8KpjI/AAAAAAAAA8g/6J1Am7b1iLc/s1600-h/IMG_6573.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S0E_BK8KpjI/AAAAAAAAA8g/6J1Am7b1iLc/s320/IMG_6573.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422684715679917618" border="0" /></a><br />My James Krenov smoother:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S0E_BQWeD9I/AAAAAAAAA8o/MyyScTnymqo/s1600-h/IMG_6578.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S0E_BQWeD9I/AAAAAAAAA8o/MyyScTnymqo/s320/IMG_6578.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422684717132419026" border="0" /></a><br />The finished top after the first coat of oil and wax:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S0E_CVh7IyI/AAAAAAAAA84/Haqwt0eEUk4/s1600-h/IMG_6609.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S0E_CVh7IyI/AAAAAAAAA84/Haqwt0eEUk4/s320/IMG_6609.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422684735702508322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S0E_CJ3VCkI/AAAAAAAAA8w/MktHoBdULy8/s1600-h/IMG_6590.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S0E_CJ3VCkI/AAAAAAAAA8w/MktHoBdULy8/s320/IMG_6590.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422684732571060802" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-62044877538627542182010-01-03T16:37:00.000-08:002010-01-03T16:54:07.063-08:00We're in!We managed to move in over the Christmas break. As a result I got what seemed like nothing done. Nevertheless we are all very happy to be here and the trim will slowly get done and the cabinets will someday be finished. Here are some random settling in shots.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S0E7rRjOp9I/AAAAAAAAA8Q/RAI1lB0mNfM/s1600-h/IMG_6620.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S0E7rRjOp9I/AAAAAAAAA8Q/RAI1lB0mNfM/s320/IMG_6620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422681040962365394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S0E7q-7XCYI/AAAAAAAAA8I/bmNAcW--ZPA/s1600-h/IMG_6625.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S0E7q-7XCYI/AAAAAAAAA8I/bmNAcW--ZPA/s320/IMG_6625.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422681035963304322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S0E7qrITExI/AAAAAAAAA8A/jNRwx9PZC6c/s1600-h/IMG_6643.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S0E7qrITExI/AAAAAAAAA8A/jNRwx9PZC6c/s320/IMG_6643.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422681030648861458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S0E7qSB5hjI/AAAAAAAAA74/-9HcJAtLP-Q/s1600-h/IMG_6629.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S0E7qSB5hjI/AAAAAAAAA74/-9HcJAtLP-Q/s320/IMG_6629.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422681023911134770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S0E7p_-faCI/AAAAAAAAA7w/BMzG3o2qDbY/s1600-h/IMG_6615.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/S0E7p_-faCI/AAAAAAAAA7w/BMzG3o2qDbY/s320/IMG_6615.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422681019065002018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-86414193871220595932009-12-13T17:12:00.000-08:002009-12-13T17:32:57.798-08:00Upstairs RailingSo the upstairs of the house has been a bit of a death trap since the floors went in. We've been a bit worried about the kids up there and have had to discourage from being up there... bit of a bummer. Anyway, I got this done on the weekend so now they're back to free rangin'. We really wanted simple, strong posts and balusters and are really happy with the results. They are finished with Coal Black milk paint and will get a few coats of Tried and True Original Wood Finish after some touch-ups.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyWTcpvedrI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/QPOwnqcec_g/s1600-h/IMG_6542.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyWTcpvedrI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/QPOwnqcec_g/s320/IMG_6542.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414896247433492146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyWTcA3OtzI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/wueXRhlbsC8/s1600-h/IMG_6536.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyWTcA3OtzI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/wueXRhlbsC8/s320/IMG_6536.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414896236460160818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyWTbzFS8hI/AAAAAAAAA7I/ztuODMST1hM/s1600-h/IMG_6519.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyWTbzFS8hI/AAAAAAAAA7I/ztuODMST1hM/s320/IMG_6519.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414896232761061906" border="0" /></a>Jody's been stripping one of the old pine doors we collected. We're using them throughout the house and there's just no comparison between these and the new prehung "panel" doors that are all over the place these days. Pure junk compared with this beautiful door that is probably close to a century old. There is evidence that the joinery in this door was cut by hand.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyWTdHgSlgI/AAAAAAAAA7o/G-53pfxo9nE/s1600-h/IMG_6544.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyWTdHgSlgI/AAAAAAAAA7o/G-53pfxo9nE/s320/IMG_6544.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414896255422862850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyWTc7qFMnI/AAAAAAAAA7g/W2VShNOBjlk/s1600-h/IMG_6543.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyWTc7qFMnI/AAAAAAAAA7g/W2VShNOBjlk/s320/IMG_6543.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414896252242702962" border="0" /></a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-70046044384793126412009-12-10T17:59:00.000-08:002009-12-10T18:19:18.349-08:00Finishing up.Seems strange to be using the word finishing in relation to this epic project but that's where we are. Progress slows to a crawl in the finish stage but the rewards for each completed little piece are great. We're pretty happy with the concrete countertops. We're ecstatic with the refinished antique sinks and tub. We love the custom shower that Jody's dad worked so hard on.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyGrmUlhsLI/AAAAAAAAA7A/vaV3_43Mrjw/s1600-h/IMG_6513.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyGrmUlhsLI/AAAAAAAAA7A/vaV3_43Mrjw/s320/IMG_6513.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413796901925531826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyGqBxIdz5I/AAAAAAAAA6w/_vb8eo90hM4/s1600-h/IMG_6510.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyGqBxIdz5I/AAAAAAAAA6w/_vb8eo90hM4/s320/IMG_6510.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413795174421483410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyGqBSRYlzI/AAAAAAAAA6o/sMhAFBZBNX4/s1600-h/IMG_6506.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyGqBSRYlzI/AAAAAAAAA6o/sMhAFBZBNX4/s320/IMG_6506.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413795166137390898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyGqBNeYAyI/AAAAAAAAA6g/EmI5nXk0VLA/s1600-h/IMG_6504.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyGqBNeYAyI/AAAAAAAAA6g/EmI5nXk0VLA/s320/IMG_6504.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413795164849701666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyGqAjuXkZI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/8kjpROCxcF0/s1600-h/IMG_6487.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyGqAjuXkZI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/8kjpROCxcF0/s320/IMG_6487.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413795153642492306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyGqABvxTgI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/k80mBLepT08/s1600-h/IMG_6486.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SyGqABvxTgI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/k80mBLepT08/s320/IMG_6486.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413795144521567746" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-52736040391299739352009-11-09T19:51:00.000-08:002009-11-13T06:15:37.924-08:00Recent additions.Ok. I'm a terrible blogger. Here are some recent photos. Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Svjmz4d5c8I/AAAAAAAAA6I/kMqUOmhQHbA/s1600-h/IMG_6451.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402321532036412354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Svjmz4d5c8I/AAAAAAAAA6I/kMqUOmhQHbA/s320/IMG_6451.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Svjmzs2Pg2I/AAAAAAAAA6A/GgttHNMldmc/s1600-h/IMG_6450.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402321528917295970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Svjmzs2Pg2I/AAAAAAAAA6A/GgttHNMldmc/s320/IMG_6450.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SvjmzZh5mYI/AAAAAAAAA54/25DqEyKAQds/s1600-h/IMG_6449.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402321523731700098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SvjmzZh5mYI/AAAAAAAAA54/25DqEyKAQds/s320/IMG_6449.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SvjmzBDrNoI/AAAAAAAAA5w/ubu9pV48ONY/s1600-h/IMG_6300.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402321517162477186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SvjmzBDrNoI/AAAAAAAAA5w/ubu9pV48ONY/s320/IMG_6300.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SvjmykcvjYI/AAAAAAAAA5o/WBa_E5pfwIs/s1600-h/IMG_6297.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402321509482990978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SvjmykcvjYI/AAAAAAAAA5o/WBa_E5pfwIs/s320/IMG_6297.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402319628773346290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 241px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SvjlFGQny_I/AAAAAAAAA5g/x48GI3ejo94/s320/IMG_6317.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402319625230789554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SvjlE5EAq7I/AAAAAAAAA5Y/megr_935Ozw/s320/IMG_6320.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402319618094268386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SvjlEeeh_-I/AAAAAAAAA5Q/6sNLlUxA-qk/s320/IMG_6315.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402319613370588210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SvjlEM4UXDI/AAAAAAAAA5I/9mmmphjlVbU/s320/IMG_6233.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402319609399982786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SvjlD-FpusI/AAAAAAAAA5A/0k0f1LOd7hU/s320/IMG_6230.JPG" border="0" />Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-11161542430042999652009-07-31T16:29:00.001-07:002009-07-31T16:42:40.575-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SnOAdEsAKvI/AAAAAAAAA4E/lioDN8aKQeQ/s1600-h/IMG_6041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SnOAdEsAKvI/AAAAAAAAA4E/lioDN8aKQeQ/s320/IMG_6041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364772818091256562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SnOAcqjihSI/AAAAAAAAA38/PIe7-LEe3Ns/s1600-h/IMG_6039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SnOAcqjihSI/AAAAAAAAA38/PIe7-LEe3Ns/s320/IMG_6039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364772811076437282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SnOAcZceYsI/AAAAAAAAA30/AZjV1dO35VY/s1600-h/IMG_6037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SnOAcZceYsI/AAAAAAAAA30/AZjV1dO35VY/s320/IMG_6037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364772806483403458" border="0" /></a><br />Here's one completed side and most of another complete with dressed up window trim for the dormer.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-31521506408444017862009-07-17T18:46:00.001-07:002009-07-17T19:31:46.578-07:00More siding.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SmExlvIhApI/AAAAAAAAA3s/77hVENRcRxQ/s1600-h/IMG_6024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SmExlvIhApI/AAAAAAAAA3s/77hVENRcRxQ/s320/IMG_6024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359619555924705938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SmExlOlQdqI/AAAAAAAAA3k/qFEWmlGNshU/s1600-h/IMG_6021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SmExlOlQdqI/AAAAAAAAA3k/qFEWmlGNshU/s320/IMG_6021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359619547186886306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SmExk5NNs6I/AAAAAAAAA3c/brbyKO1n0qY/s1600-h/IMG_6016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SmExk5NNs6I/AAAAAAAAA3c/brbyKO1n0qY/s320/IMG_6016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359619541448897442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SmExkRSEIwI/AAAAAAAAA3U/C8WropudLCg/s1600-h/IMG_6012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SmExkRSEIwI/AAAAAAAAA3U/C8WropudLCg/s320/IMG_6012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359619530731823874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SmExj4TivWI/AAAAAAAAA3M/JCJkUMMRrI4/s1600-h/IMG_6009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SmExj4TivWI/AAAAAAAAA3M/JCJkUMMRrI4/s320/IMG_6009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359619524027137378" border="0" /></a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-2662866057581366432009-07-13T19:10:00.000-07:002009-07-13T19:29:09.350-07:00Siding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Slvs1-gW_RI/AAAAAAAAA3E/bpoF9z35f0A/s1600-h/IMG_5963.JPG"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Slvs1-gW_RI/AAAAAAAAA3E/bpoF9z35f0A/s1600-h/IMG_5963.JPG">Black spruce, pre-stained and manufactured by Dogwood Siding in PEI.<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Slvs1-gW_RI/AAAAAAAAA3E/bpoF9z35f0A/s320/IMG_5963.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358136593743281426" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Slvs1V7_egI/AAAAAAAAA28/Q_3yHsb9OVI/s1600-h/IMG_5971.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Slvs1V7_egI/AAAAAAAAA28/Q_3yHsb9OVI/s320/IMG_5971.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358136582853327362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Slvs1B0bC5I/AAAAAAAAA20/WQmkwb6r7Pw/s1600-h/IMG_5991.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Slvs1B0bC5I/AAAAAAAAA20/WQmkwb6r7Pw/s320/IMG_5991.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358136577452870546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Slvs0m0vZwI/AAAAAAAAA2s/Ocf8IGaxV78/s1600-h/IMG_5992.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Slvs0m0vZwI/AAAAAAAAA2s/Ocf8IGaxV78/s320/IMG_5992.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358136570206447362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Slvs0Kx4n7I/AAAAAAAAA2k/XRqsNt9bCzA/s1600-h/IMG_5994.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Slvs0Kx4n7I/AAAAAAAAA2k/XRqsNt9bCzA/s320/IMG_5994.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358136562678276018" border="0" /></a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-52908556005727628832009-07-13T18:50:00.000-07:002009-07-13T19:09:58.069-07:00Lots Happening<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SlvovNUP8LI/AAAAAAAAA2c/t17C_KiyZYM/s1600-h/IMG_5911.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SlvovNUP8LI/AAAAAAAAA2c/t17C_KiyZYM/s320/IMG_5911.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358132079413424306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SlvouqGCvWI/AAAAAAAAA2U/zm8xamDCb3U/s1600-h/IMG_5908.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SlvouqGCvWI/AAAAAAAAA2U/zm8xamDCb3U/s320/IMG_5908.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358132069958597986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SlvouX1Ug9I/AAAAAAAAA2M/3gX5SqrKoQo/s1600-h/IMG_5898.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SlvouX1Ug9I/AAAAAAAAA2M/3gX5SqrKoQo/s320/IMG_5898.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358132065056621522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Slvoty9gIaI/AAAAAAAAA2E/v0wlWCuJqYI/s1600-h/IMG_5897.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Slvoty9gIaI/AAAAAAAAA2E/v0wlWCuJqYI/s320/IMG_5897.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358132055158825378" border="0" /></a><br />Well it's nearly mid-July and lots of things are happening. I'm finished work until September (at least) and I can finally concentrate on the house full time. I hired a pretty incredible crew of guys to hang the gyproc and they finished in about ten hours! Amazing! I also called out some trusted crackfillers and they finished yesterday. Time to start priming. As you can see the siding is also going on. This a slow process but we're all really happy with how it looks so far. It's black spruce that I bought from a small company in PEI called Dogwood Siding. Check out the link. It's a great product and their service and fast delivery were fantastic. Highly recommended if you're in the market. More to come...Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-45521702072776348282009-06-09T14:54:00.000-07:002009-06-09T15:16:29.000-07:00Things We Like<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Si7ehWYmzNI/AAAAAAAAA00/xpPoAK6wPjg/s1600-h/IMG_5828.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Si7ehWYmzNI/AAAAAAAAA00/xpPoAK6wPjg/s320/IMG_5828.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345454472261192914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Si7ehCewgHI/AAAAAAAAA0s/L6Dew2ZyaeE/s1600-h/IMG_5826.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Si7ehCewgHI/AAAAAAAAA0s/L6Dew2ZyaeE/s320/IMG_5826.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345454466918285426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Si7egtRkCRI/AAAAAAAAA0k/mszhLpIAn8U/s1600-h/IMG_5825.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Si7c3MXz-ZI/AAAAAAAAA0M/bgZfM1wzIrc/s320/IMG_5745_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345452648507373970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Si7c2u89aeI/AAAAAAAAA0E/Rb3ybaFSfLQ/s1600-h/IMG_5742.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Si7c2u89aeI/AAAAAAAAA0E/Rb3ybaFSfLQ/s320/IMG_5742.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345452640610118114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Si7c2RwKrnI/AAAAAAAAAz8/ob1D7WGlf1s/s1600-h/IMG_5768.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Si7c2RwKrnI/AAAAAAAAAz8/ob1D7WGlf1s/s320/IMG_5768.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345452632771833458" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Si7c2G9pOSI/AAAAAAAAAz0/rOU0zuVYMGM/s1600-h/IMG_5759.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Si7c2G9pOSI/AAAAAAAAAz0/rOU0zuVYMGM/s320/IMG_5759.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345452629875570978" border="0" /></a><br /><ul><li>Log posts cut from the land to hold up the roof</li><li>Window trim details from Highland Village</li><li>Insulated walls and roofs</li><li>Long muddy trenches</li><li>Near complete plumbing and electrical</li><li>The loft<br /></li><li>Feeling like we're getting somewhere</li></ul><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-56833321456525952692009-05-10T17:44:00.001-07:002009-05-11T06:24:32.220-07:00And more...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SgeAHlu4wpI/AAAAAAAAAyw/zO_GTJwlWX4/s1600-h/IMG_5732.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SgeAHlu4wpI/AAAAAAAAAyw/zO_GTJwlWX4/s400/IMG_5732.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334373151519851154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SgeAHVekrEI/AAAAAAAAAyo/F0o0icAoH2I/s1600-h/IMG_5730.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SgeAHVekrEI/AAAAAAAAAyo/F0o0icAoH2I/s400/IMG_5730.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334373147156458562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SgeAG0ALreI/AAAAAAAAAyg/U_LVU8IDXq4/s1600-h/IMG_5727.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SgeAG0ALreI/AAAAAAAAAyg/U_LVU8IDXq4/s400/IMG_5727.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334373138170621410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SgeAGlFHrJI/AAAAAAAAAyY/i9tXRxxOsts/s1600-h/IMG_5728.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SgeAGlFHrJI/AAAAAAAAAyY/i9tXRxxOsts/s400/IMG_5728.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334373134164798610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SgeAGclQJqI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/pCFvtGyI73c/s1600-h/IMG_5718.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SgeAGclQJqI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/pCFvtGyI73c/s400/IMG_5718.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334373131883652770" border="0" /></a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-22398422735651750672009-05-09T18:49:00.000-07:002009-05-10T08:34:25.233-07:00Updates!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SgY5mMKeo9I/AAAAAAAAAyA/cp41xysAxHo/s1600-h/IMG_5721.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SgY5mMKeo9I/AAAAAAAAAyA/cp41xysAxHo/s400/IMG_5721.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334014136929919954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SgY5l5rHa9I/AAAAAAAAAx4/ZOgpFll9m8U/s1600-h/IMG_5714.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SgY5l5rHa9I/AAAAAAAAAx4/ZOgpFll9m8U/s400/IMG_5714.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334014131966536658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SgY5lpAooyI/AAAAAAAAAxw/WVhhBvBf6hY/s1600-h/IMG_5713.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SgY5lpAooyI/AAAAAAAAAxw/WVhhBvBf6hY/s400/IMG_5713.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334014127493391138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SgY5lCO1htI/AAAAAAAAAxo/0f0GKbD84Yw/s1600-h/IMG_5656.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SgY5lCO1htI/AAAAAAAAAxo/0f0GKbD84Yw/s400/IMG_5656.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334014117083973330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SgY5mhdwVtI/AAAAAAAAAyI/H_k5DRATGU0/s1600-h/IMG_5729.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SgY5mhdwVtI/AAAAAAAAAyI/H_k5DRATGU0/s400/IMG_5729.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334014142647916242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's been a while. I've been pretty busy working on the house, trying to be a decent teacher, spending time with the family and sneaking some sleep and coffee in here and there. I'm afraid the blog has taken a backseat. Here's the skinny: The windows and doors are in with the exception of the basement windows and a big one that's damaged and awaiting parts. The plumbing is roughed in and inspected. The electrical and HVAC are in progress and the exterior insulation is complete but for a few patches here and there. At this point we're aiming to be in by August. The to-do list is massive... but shrinking.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-33884004163360788562009-03-27T17:43:00.001-07:002009-03-27T18:07:39.821-07:00Lots of Progress... Few Words.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Sc137ujM2qI/AAAAAAAAAxg/9JrfIR9fKu4/s1600-h/IMG_5434.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Sc137ujM2qI/AAAAAAAAAxg/9JrfIR9fKu4/s400/IMG_5434.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318038602986085026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Sc137SgwbUI/AAAAAAAAAxY/6JaSchDuMMw/s1600-h/IMG_5421.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Sc137SgwbUI/AAAAAAAAAxY/6JaSchDuMMw/s400/IMG_5421.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318038595459640642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Sc13G8B3UlI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/oZEoDQC1luQ/s1600-h/IMG_5478.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Sc10lnNE7bI/AAAAAAAAAw4/WA0-21NPFQY/s400/IMG_5487.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318034924522237362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Sc10leYN8nI/AAAAAAAAAww/hrLzDMj3ivk/s1600-h/IMG_5412.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Sc10leYN8nI/AAAAAAAAAww/hrLzDMj3ivk/s400/IMG_5412.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318034922153046642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Sc10lMx8uJI/AAAAAAAAAwo/f77MYBZJUeE/s1600-h/IMG_5424.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Sc10lMx8uJI/AAAAAAAAAwo/f77MYBZJUeE/s400/IMG_5424.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318034917429131410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Sc10kgKS2RI/AAAAAAAAAwg/zFrU8aE_tS4/s1600-h/IMG_5420.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/Sc10kgKS2RI/AAAAAAAAAwg/zFrU8aE_tS4/s400/IMG_5420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318034905451649298" border="0" /></a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-24516305146702092522009-02-28T17:21:00.000-08:002009-02-28T17:32:46.901-08:00We like progress.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SanlVl8c20I/AAAAAAAAAwA/YPgwLae2it8/s1600-h/IMG_5338.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SanlVl8c20I/AAAAAAAAAwA/YPgwLae2it8/s400/IMG_5338.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308025794958515010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SanlVfxiA9I/AAAAAAAAAv4/AlpdhvdXvBc/s1600-h/IMG_5334.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SanlVfxiA9I/AAAAAAAAAv4/AlpdhvdXvBc/s400/IMG_5334.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308025793302102994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SanlWuTPYBI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/8jcuyMbSuSw/s1600-h/IMG_5370.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SanlWuTPYBI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/8jcuyMbSuSw/s400/IMG_5370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308025814381453330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SanlWTXACbI/AAAAAAAAAwI/8aNPRIEng1o/s1600-h/IMG_5369.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SanlWTXACbI/AAAAAAAAAwI/8aNPRIEng1o/s400/IMG_5369.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308025807149468082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are some updated pics of the roof (now 3/4 finished) and the roughed in stairs. I can now work inside in any weather and It's fairly comfortable at night with the lights on. As of today the house, with the exception of the basement, is ice free. It's a nice feeling not to have an inch of ice on every surface.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-75067379645031917482009-02-07T16:08:00.000-08:002009-02-07T16:21:44.692-08:00Exterior framing complete!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SY4lglFjE4I/AAAAAAAAAvo/eFRlUUurkzk/s1600-h/IMG_5291.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SY4lglFjE4I/AAAAAAAAAvo/eFRlUUurkzk/s400/IMG_5291.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300215053103076226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SY4lgTixjCI/AAAAAAAAAvg/dr9aoH9Y3JY/s1600-h/IMG_5288.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SY4lgTixjCI/AAAAAAAAAvg/dr9aoH9Y3JY/s400/IMG_5288.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300215048393821218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SY4kmj5YXdI/AAAAAAAAAvY/-hzAYg9l8Is/s1600-h/IMG_5283.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SY4kmj5YXdI/AAAAAAAAAvY/-hzAYg9l8Is/s400/IMG_5283.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300214056351194578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SY4kmYE_GBI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/PzYy_lZFIDg/s1600-h/IMG_5278.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SY4kmYE_GBI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/PzYy_lZFIDg/s400/IMG_5278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300214053178644498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SY4kl9sz8xI/AAAAAAAAAvI/vARFIXLammg/s1600-h/IMG_5277.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SY4kl9sz8xI/AAAAAAAAAvI/vARFIXLammg/s400/IMG_5277.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300214046097928978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SY4klqXPp9I/AAAAAAAAAvA/wPFV5leLnGk/s1600-h/IMG_5275.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SY4klqXPp9I/AAAAAAAAAvA/wPFV5leLnGk/s400/IMG_5275.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300214040907196370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SY4klN3zWtI/AAAAAAAAAu4/rMccc3dv3lk/s1600-h/IMG_5272.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SY4klN3zWtI/AAAAAAAAAu4/rMccc3dv3lk/s400/IMG_5272.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300214033259125458" border="0" /></a><br />The exterior framing is complete. The roof is strapped for steel and the sheathing is over half way finished. The weather continues to conspire against me; testing my assertion that I love any kind of day. We've hired a local company to install the steel roof. That should be next week. Stay tuned!Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-79476559145514377372009-01-29T14:10:00.000-08:002009-01-29T16:21:07.501-08:00More framing and some cuteness.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SYIrJJiMrRI/AAAAAAAAAuo/nw6P1OFqqvw/s1600-h/IMG_5242.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SYIrJJiMrRI/AAAAAAAAAuo/nw6P1OFqqvw/s400/IMG_5242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296843547919297810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SYIrI2niikI/AAAAAAAAAug/OYuIk1vb8Yk/s1600-h/IMG_5238.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SYIrI2niikI/AAAAAAAAAug/OYuIk1vb8Yk/s400/IMG_5238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296843542841428546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SYIrInAv2SI/AAAAAAAAAuY/x4UNs-oFTD0/s1600-h/IMG_5227.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SYIrInAv2SI/AAAAAAAAAuY/x4UNs-oFTD0/s400/IMG_5227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296843538652191010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SYIrJtC4JhI/AAAAAAAAAuw/958XbJurYgE/s1600-h/IMG_5255.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SYIrJtC4JhI/AAAAAAAAAuw/958XbJurYgE/s400/IMG_5255.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296843557451605522" border="0" /></a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-64549953574918276292009-01-07T18:20:00.000-08:002009-01-07T18:54:31.559-08:00Roof Framing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SWVldBsEfWI/AAAAAAAAAr8/pdp2-vqhS2M/s1600-h/IMG_5126.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SWVldBsEfWI/AAAAAAAAAr8/pdp2-vqhS2M/s400/IMG_5126.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288744886760406370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SWVlePOB1GI/AAAAAAAAAsU/Cn4fKYNKIlM/s1600-h/IMG_5132.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SWVlePOB1GI/AAAAAAAAAsU/Cn4fKYNKIlM/s400/IMG_5132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288744907572368482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SWVld6xoHFI/AAAAAAAAAsM/TzgKeu1E-gQ/s1600-h/IMG_5131.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SWVld6xoHFI/AAAAAAAAAsM/TzgKeu1E-gQ/s400/IMG_5131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288744902084533330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SWVldt73aQI/AAAAAAAAAsE/CNxIFsf4AGQ/s1600-h/IMG_5128.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SWVldt73aQI/AAAAAAAAAsE/CNxIFsf4AGQ/s400/IMG_5128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288744898637818114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SWVoFEzb5_I/AAAAAAAAAss/tTkUxkgKmZI/s1600-h/IMG_5173.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SWVoFEzb5_I/AAAAAAAAAss/tTkUxkgKmZI/s400/IMG_5173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288747773814630386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SWVoEgyAdYI/AAAAAAAAAsk/Hb5BfDv5VIE/s1600-h/IMG_5168.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SWVoEgyAdYI/AAAAAAAAAsk/Hb5BfDv5VIE/s400/IMG_5168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288747764144960898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SWVler9uToI/AAAAAAAAAsc/3WTueO8Vlvo/s1600-h/IMG_5147.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SWVler9uToI/AAAAAAAAAsc/3WTueO8Vlvo/s400/IMG_5147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288744915288608386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SWVoFdPakJI/AAAAAAAAAs0/dyT1VzDS6UI/s1600-h/IMG_5175.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SWVoFdPakJI/AAAAAAAAAs0/dyT1VzDS6UI/s400/IMG_5175.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288747780374433938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SWVoFzx6VTI/AAAAAAAAAs8/V4ClBaYIICc/s1600-h/IMG_5174.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SWVoFzx6VTI/AAAAAAAAAs8/V4ClBaYIICc/s400/IMG_5174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288747786424702258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SWVoGZoJSJI/AAAAAAAAAtE/4G3e2h5KMpY/s1600-h/IMG_5171.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SWVoGZoJSJI/AAAAAAAAAtE/4G3e2h5KMpY/s400/IMG_5171.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288747796584286354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It was a busy Christmas vacation. We managed to do a lot of the roof framing and got all of the common rafters in place and the beginnings of the valleys. Framing the A-dormers is going to be a real challenge. There are two valley rafters in place now (one of which still has to be cut and moved about 3/4") as well as a few collar ties to try to hold everything together. The steep pitch and compound angles of some of the parts is a bit of a trial. The pitch of the dormer roof is about 30/12. If that doesn't mean anything to you please believe me that it is very very steep. For every 12" it travels horizontally it travels 30" vertically. I was feeling a bit sorry for myself one day as I cut pieces by hand in the cold but then I remembered that the house we're modeling ours after is over 200 years old and almost every piece was probably cut to size with a hand saw and a straight shooting eye. While I find myself complaining about the relatively slow pace of this process part of me longs for a time when a compound mitre saw and a nail gun was not an option; when timbers were cut on the land and hewn on site. The next step is cutting and setting the jack rafters, finishing the collar ties and strapping the whole thing for the steel roof.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-83116112151149547882008-12-27T19:24:00.000-08:002008-12-27T19:42:48.826-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SVb1H3BimhI/AAAAAAAAArs/973ZHydTBo8/s1600-h/IMG_5110.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SVb1H3BimhI/AAAAAAAAArs/973ZHydTBo8/s400/IMG_5110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284680728144157202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SVb1HjWoy_I/AAAAAAAAArk/_eDR1YEr1c4/s1600-h/IMG_5102.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SVb1HjWoy_I/AAAAAAAAArk/_eDR1YEr1c4/s400/IMG_5102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284680722863934450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SVb1G-17TUI/AAAAAAAAArc/yK0gtbKcLHs/s1600-h/IMG_5101.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SVb1G-17TUI/AAAAAAAAArc/yK0gtbKcLHs/s400/IMG_5101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284680713063058754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SVb1GsFqT-I/AAAAAAAAArU/1QOQBT3EnJ0/s1600-h/IMG_5098.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SVb1GsFqT-I/AAAAAAAAArU/1QOQBT3EnJ0/s400/IMG_5098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284680708028780514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SVbzgsDJqOI/AAAAAAAAArM/hnV5FR1DV78/s1600-h/IMG_5094.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SVbzgsDJqOI/AAAAAAAAArM/hnV5FR1DV78/s400/IMG_5094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284678955671595234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SVbzgQ-Q-FI/AAAAAAAAArE/wuQSp2oXbpY/s1600-h/IMG_5051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SVbzgQ-Q-FI/AAAAAAAAArE/wuQSp2oXbpY/s400/IMG_5051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284678948403345490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SVbzf_NO1_I/AAAAAAAAAq8/OamgETWVhqs/s1600-h/IMG_5048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SVbzf_NO1_I/AAAAAAAAAq8/OamgETWVhqs/s400/IMG_5048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284678943634282482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SVbzfD70V5I/AAAAAAAAAq0/XAjLKFMxMSA/s1600-h/IMG_5038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SVbzfD70V5I/AAAAAAAAAq0/XAjLKFMxMSA/s400/IMG_5038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284678927723550610" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SVbzezBWbfI/AAAAAAAAAqs/VuU9xJKdEco/s1600-h/IMG_5037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SVbzezBWbfI/AAAAAAAAAqs/VuU9xJKdEco/s400/IMG_5037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284678923183353330" border="0" /></a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-59210132357396195062008-12-27T18:42:00.000-08:002008-12-27T19:20:32.285-08:00Raising Video.Out of sequence but here's a video.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzsjRBvMa9nHdEpPpATQ2zA6ndj-P7Mhib5oaovVZeWW_84G3L6LMRuve6AUonCBSwyHEMe6eVOjqHqNhcEIA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-39755587574694694752008-12-09T15:00:00.000-08:002008-12-09T15:08:26.310-08:00Jody and I spent the last week or so staining the v-groove pine ceiling boards for the main floor. These have to go on before the second floor system for a seamless ceiling above the frame. Saturday was a beautiful working day and Jody and I and our friend Scott got it all on before dark. A pretty respectable Saturday's work I thought. Now they have to be protected until the roof goes on. That's what the big white hat's for! These photos also show the completed stud framing for the first story along with my faithful herd.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/ST75n2csvoI/AAAAAAAAAqk/8vpv8RSoA6k/s1600-h/IMG_5002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/ST75n2csvoI/AAAAAAAAAqk/8vpv8RSoA6k/s400/IMG_5002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277930276350901890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/ST75nijR8EI/AAAAAAAAAqc/15dnX4bMpKQ/s1600-h/IMG_4998.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/ST75nijR8EI/AAAAAAAAAqc/15dnX4bMpKQ/s400/IMG_4998.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277930271009796162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/ST75nH8BDmI/AAAAAAAAAqU/GkxEWuT7pFs/s1600-h/IMG_4995.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/ST75nH8BDmI/AAAAAAAAAqU/GkxEWuT7pFs/s400/IMG_4995.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277930263865790050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/ST75m3lcm2I/AAAAAAAAAqM/nUoLJVPKEzY/s1600-h/IMG_4992.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/ST75m3lcm2I/AAAAAAAAAqM/nUoLJVPKEzY/s400/IMG_4992.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277930259476159330" border="0" /></a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-42812283598307132002008-11-16T15:46:00.000-08:002008-11-16T16:19:22.497-08:00The Day After<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SSC2-5nbWPI/AAAAAAAAAok/Gk613Vp6EyY/s1600-h/IMG_4936.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SSC2-5nbWPI/AAAAAAAAAok/Gk613Vp6EyY/s400/IMG_4936.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269412755757816050" border="0" /></a><br />The day after the raising was a relatively slow-paced one. Jody and I had some squaring to, some joints to tweak and some pins to set. We also spent quite a bit of time just hanging around inside the frame. After the fast pace (and torrential rain) of raising day it was nice to have some time of relative calm and quiet to look at the work and plan the next steps; and to snap some more pictures. The bough mounted on the finished frame is an old timber framing tradition said to wish good luck to the future inhabitants and to pay hommage to the forest for the gift of trees given to the home.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SSC0j1JLV2I/AAAAAAAAAoU/bbfnBmjPrbc/s1600-h/IMG_4926.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SSC0j1JLV2I/AAAAAAAAAoU/bbfnBmjPrbc/s400/IMG_4926.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269410091677472610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SSCykGkDsRI/AAAAAAAAAoM/UjBwaDmGiuI/s1600-h/IMG_4932.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SSCykGkDsRI/AAAAAAAAAoM/UjBwaDmGiuI/s400/IMG_4932.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269407897330364690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SSCyjeWzFtI/AAAAAAAAAoE/-kKpXqJKH-c/s1600-h/IMG_4920.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SSCyjeWzFtI/AAAAAAAAAoE/-kKpXqJKH-c/s400/IMG_4920.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269407886537332434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SSCyi4Fn8ZI/AAAAAAAAAn8/1kom8hcc9T8/s1600-h/IMG_4918.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SSCyi4Fn8ZI/AAAAAAAAAn8/1kom8hcc9T8/s400/IMG_4918.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269407876264751506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SSCyiC78qQI/AAAAAAAAAn0/1ucGUjnIaDk/s1600-h/IMG_4916.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SSCyiC78qQI/AAAAAAAAAn0/1ucGUjnIaDk/s400/IMG_4916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269407861997086978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SSCyh7nNzmI/AAAAAAAAAns/lAIn53KPqts/s1600-h/IMG_4913.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SSCyh7nNzmI/AAAAAAAAAns/lAIn53KPqts/s400/IMG_4913.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269407860031082082" border="0" /></a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-2142848784227166442008-11-15T12:15:00.001-08:002008-11-15T12:20:24.347-08:00The Crew<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SR8uWhWLqPI/AAAAAAAAAng/UT16i1EUJUs/s1600-h/IMG_4912.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SR8uWhWLqPI/AAAAAAAAAng/UT16i1EUJUs/s320/IMG_4912.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268981053490178290" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>Here's the raising day crew. Big Thanks! Couldn't have done it without you! Left to right: Adrian Wilson, Andrew Lionais, Stewart Shaw, Maynard Morrison, Jody MacLean, Mike Morrison, Scott Brown, and the crane operator whose name I cannot remember.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864264731881234108.post-13571619094230277242008-11-15T11:52:00.000-08:002008-11-15T12:15:11.423-08:00Raising Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SR8r9-ZL9EI/AAAAAAAAAm4/K-RRBvxaiuY/s1600-h/IMG_4885.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SR8r9-ZL9EI/AAAAAAAAAm4/K-RRBvxaiuY/s320/IMG_4885.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268978432767423554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SR8r9Sb_9TI/AAAAAAAAAmw/YoeYb_NunE8/s1600-h/IMG_4882.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SR8qYpXeowI/AAAAAAAAAmI/X7cuEV6KFJ4/s320/IMG_4863.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268976691956327170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SR8qYRvvkmI/AAAAAAAAAmA/Hq3Cvah1CW8/s1600-h/IMG_4859.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SR8qYRvvkmI/AAAAAAAAAmA/Hq3Cvah1CW8/s320/IMG_4859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268976685615649378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SR8r-lQIHHI/AAAAAAAAAnI/o2DQB6cT4q0/s1600-h/IMG_4894.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SR8r-lQIHHI/AAAAAAAAAnI/o2DQB6cT4q0/s320/IMG_4894.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268978443198405746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SR8s7FE6M_I/AAAAAAAAAnY/PEYUSKjEcMk/s1600-h/IMG_4899.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SR8s7FE6M_I/AAAAAAAAAnY/PEYUSKjEcMk/s320/IMG_4899.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268979482533442546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SR8s6oXWNTI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/J2QapAyuIlQ/s1600-h/IMG_4906.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ll43LXfHts0/SR8s6oXWNTI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/J2QapAyuIlQ/s320/IMG_4906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268979474826147122" border="0" /></a><br />Some pics from the frame raising. The rain was bouncing off the deck but we got it done in about 5 hours. Enjoy!Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885317707812810228noreply@blogger.com0