Ex-siding!

Ok, my mom made me use that title...I would never be that cheasy. It's been slow going, but we're really happy with how the log slab siding is looking.

House construction flipbook

At the very beginning of this project, we picked a photo point on the property in order to create a "flipbook" of the house construction. A newer photo needs to be added, but I finally figured out how to add the slideshow on the blog. We'll keeping updating this as things progress...

3rd Anniversary

We celebrated our 3rd anniversary by having dinner on the porch at the house. I hooked up our stove and baked pizza and brownies which we consumed with lots of wine!

Porch finished! Window trim, siding, etc...

Sara returned home from her backpack trip in Yellowstone, so we have some pictures to catch up on. Sean and Bob returned and finished the porch yesterday...it turned out better than we had hoped. The siding and trim also arrived finally so there has been lots of staining to do. Bob and Sean finished the window trim today and will start on the siding in a day or two. We are doing log slab siding, which are 1-1/4" slices of a log - so flat on the two wide sides and the natural edge on the narrow side. These are screwed to the exterior, then chinked between the slab boards.

Sara will continue on her plumbing and hopes to get it inspected next Wednesday. I'll be continuing on the insulation and helping with the siding until Monday, when I start work!

Pressure tank plumbing and well control wiring I completed about a week ago.



Finished porch and roofing.



Finished porch.



Window trim.



Stained log slab boards for siding.