The End in Sight

These two pictures show the tasks completed in the last two weekends, a door, ceiling, siding, and heat. I thought we were almost done two days ago, but I learned quickly that each piece of the project entails a detail that is easily overlooked and it is only afterward that either the mistake or a more efficient way is revealed. A good example is the tongue and grove ceiling. We thought working with the 16 foot lengths would be easier, but soon discovered with a small inside working space, warped boards, high ceiling, shaky scaffolding set-up, and two people, the job became labor some quite quickly. Near the loft part of the ceiling, boards were eventually cut into a 8 foot, 4 foot pattern, which helped tremendously. As we labored through the weekend, the country song "life's a dance, you learn as you go" kept repeating itself in my mind. While there are plenty of details to finish up, it is no longer a major construction zone. Our plan next weekend is to overnight at the property, and bring snowmachines instead of a compressor.

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