Nickw cabin/house build

[NickW]

Forgot to post this the other day... Working on finishing cherry trim, mantle & wood rack parts; and going to start sanding handrails for clear coat and clear coating the bathroom door & frame. Electrician is supposedly starting back up here tomorrow so I can get to occupancy soon.

 

[NickW]

Getting closer to occupancy! Lights and ceiling fan are in in the Great Room. Handrails and bathroom door are partially clear coated. Still working on cherry stuff. Might try to clear a spot in the garage today for the truck before the storm gets here.

 

[NickW]

Cross your fingers & toes for me! Occupancy inspection Monday morning...

 

[Vg3200p]

Cross your fingers & toes for me! Occupancy inspection Monday morning...

Good luck

 

[thewoodlands]

Good luck

 

[NickW]

WE HAVE OCCUPANCY😁😁😁

 

[Vg3200p]

Congrats

 

[NickW]

1st time up since before Christmas...

Got up last Monday to 8-12" of snow on top of 2-4" of frozen melted snow on top of 1" of ice. Got the truck stuck in 1 degree temperature with -20 wind-chill, so that was fun...

Finished clear coating the cherry, did a bunch of swamp logging, cleaned and sorted half of the stove/chimney surround rock to verify (hopefully) what I need to order for the balance, assembled & installed the mantle brackets and mounted the mantle (cherry). Heading home Wednesday.

 

[clancey]

You sure did a lot of work in the "freezing Cold", I hope you have good heat inside the house to keep you comfortable. One thing I hate is to go into a cold house...clancey

 

[NickW]

You sure did a lot of work in the "freezing Cold", I hope you have good heat inside the house to keep you comfortable. One thing I hate is to go into a cold house...clancey

When you're working in 5-25 degree weather a 55 degree house feels warm, so even if the "cabin" was down to 64 it felt really good. Then I'd load up the fireplace 😁.

 

[NickW]

Got up last week Monday to 16-20" of snow in the driveway. Luckily the snowblower was able to handle it mostly. Fired up the skid loader for the area's where I couldn't blow all the way off the driveway. Floor drain in the garage was frozen solid with a 2" sheet of ice in the center of the garage, but it didn't reach the common wall at least. So, 3 days of snow removal and thawing a drain later I got started rocking the chimney and fireplace surround. Finished today, still needs grout.

 

[thewoodlands]

Got up last week Monday to 16-20" of snow in the driveway. Luckily the snowblower was able to handle it mostly. Fired up the skid loader for the area's where I couldn't blow all the way off the driveway. Floor drain in the garage was frozen solid with a 2" sheet of ice in the center of the garage, but it didn't reach the common wall at least. So, 3 days of snow removal and thawing a drain later I got started rocking the chimney and fireplace surround. Finished today, still needs grout.
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Looks great @NickW , nice job. 👍

 

[NickW]

Grout done. Holy crap what a pain. Orange stuff on the floor is called Ditra for use under tile instead of Durock to keep the height down...

 

[NickW]

Layed the last piece of LVP today. Main level floors are done except some transitions and caulk.

 

[clancey]

Your cabin is just beautiful and I rmember it when you built it from scratch...The floors are just beautiful and it shows your work...clancey

 

[NickW]

Got the cherry wood rack mostly done and in now. Just gotta scribe and install the wall cap on the top left (it's just sitting there now) and make the finish toe. Figured I'd take a pic before I forget and fill it with wood.

 

[xman23]

Nick, Time to take a few days off. It's summer, get some furniture, and beers around the fire pit.

 

[NickW]

Nick, Time to take a few days off. It's summer, get some furniture, and beers around the fire pit.

🤣🤣🤣... Take it easy you say...!?! Home remodel is underway now to get ready to put it on the market in spring! We are in the Northwoods now and did do a little fishing; but also working on some stuff (started moving wood indoors, finished cabinet toes, cleaning, re-staining the hearthstones for permanent installation, etc.).

 

[NickW]

I didn't realize it had been so long since I posted here.

So after remodeling the old place, selling it & moving, getting settled, the boardwalk project, clearing the pole shed site, having the pole shed built, doing a bunch of electrical work, etc, etc, along with all the "normal duties"... I've finally finished Phase 1 of the build except for a bit of finish nail putty and grouting the hearth stones. Laundry room cabinets and washer & dryer went in early last summer, garages & pole shed are semi organized, windows & doors have extensions & clear coat, interior doors and trim are in...

The trim looks a lot lighter than the tongue and groove because of the natural yellowing effect. I'm matching the putty color in the trim to the tongue and groove color and in a year or so it should all match pretty well.

 

[begreen]

Looks like the home stretch for sure. It's finishing up really nicely. My wife would approve of the purple bedroom, but not the big tv across the mantel. Is that temporary?

 

[NickW]

Tilting, pivoting & telescoping. Handle turns red if it gets too warm so you know to put it up. During fire season it stays up most of the time. Need to redo the wire management.

 

[begreen]

To me it looks out of place and a source of neck pain, but it may be the only solution in this room.

 

[NickW]

Not disagreeing, but it's the only place in the main living area... The glare in the winter afternoon and summer evening is annoying, but we don't have any window treatments yet. Looking up a bit isn't bad because it counteracts all the looking down at screens, screw guns, chainsaws, etc.

Opposite the fireplace and TV is the tall wall with all the big windows, to the right is a patio door and 5'x5' window, to the left is the kitchen area.

 

[stoveliker]

How high is that walkway above the ground(/marsh?).

All looks great!

 

[NickW]

About 3 feet(ish?) where it's flat. 7' at the highest point coming down the hill. I posted pics in the "work done" thread.