Short week - short blog

Despite being short (only four working days and the first day getting back into the swing of things) last week was quite productive. This was mainly thanks to unusually mild weather and having a full team on the site, including Kevin.  We have now almost finished all the dormer window gables and will start work on the garage and main cabin end gables this week.

We are therefore getting pretty close to being ready to put up the framing for the roof and towards that end I have completed the roofing model for Owen but, forgot to photograph it for you.  I will try to remember to include it in the blog next weekend.  Every week now we seem to be able to get a better impression of what the end product will look like and there is more and more interest in the project being shown by my neighbours and friends in Wardner. The interest extends to the performance of the builders in terms of cost, reliability and quality of work and I have been happy to commend Owen, Kevin and their team on the work they have done so far but, as I often say, the final judgement will all be in the finishing.

Thought I would get the car in at least one photo to give everyone something to measure the scale against. With the roof on, the cabin won't look nearly as large as some people are imagining.

The nearest dormer is where the master bedroom will be, with the second bedroom on the other side of the prow. Both will have small balconies hanging over the main deck.

The shed dormer on the lake side of the garage is also complete and the room above the garage now actually feels quite large and I think it will be a very popular room.

As you can see, not much snow around at the moment but more forecast for tomorrow.

We have heard from the window manufacturers and they have confirmed the windows are now ready to be collected. This is good news because it means there will be no delays on that front.  We could put some of the downstairs windows in but the priority for work at the moment is to get the roof on as quickly as we can in order to protect what we have done so far. The windows shouldn't really go in anyway until the roof is on or else the inside window framing could get damaged by the elements.

I went to check on John the homeless man and I am happy to report he is alive and well. Someone has given him a small camper and so he is much more comfortable than he was living in his tiny tent, which is now his store. He also now has a dog and a cat to keep him company and his morale is consequently pretty high at the moment so, I am less concerned about his health and safety.  He is still in the same place close to the highway, which suits him well.

After being spoilt by Jeanette and Elizabeth over Christmas and the New Year, it is back to the harsh realities of peanuts, snicker bars and sardines. So - on, on, Tally ho.