Apologies for the lack of upkeep on this blog. The summers often have a way of trumping everything else I'm trying to do in my life. That's what living in a town with mostly summer tourism will do to a person.
When I last left you, we had just moved the original structure to the back of the lot and onto a garage foundation. The old house is to become a first floor garage, second floor woodworking shop and top floor art studio, navel contemplation area.
Since then, that part has stayed relatively the same. RJ wants to get everything enclosed by the time snow arrives up here (which could be next week). Because summer is a busy time for everyone, there was a lot of time spent waiting for digging machines and concrete pours. But, the building of the new structure
is underway and they are already moving up to the second floor. Also, RJ's co-worker, Jess Biernet, found an incredible tree in the middle of the forest while scouting for elk a few weeks ago. It is covered in
burls, and can be worth quite a bit of money because they are so rare. Jess generously let the Mann family have it and it now lives as the centerpiece of the downstairs.
And may I just say that the views from this house continue to astound me. They are breathtaking. If Roger and Sheri aren't careful we might just move them into the Mannsion and steal this house. :D
But let's get to it! Here is the continuing story in pictures:
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| RJ goes over plans with Roger and Sheri. Things are reworked a bit as to not overwhelm the small lots. |
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| Entrance to the garage. |
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| Steps leading down down down |
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| Fast forward to: dug down and poured the concrete for the house's basement. The deck appears on top. |
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| More deck. |
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| Sheeting on the completed deck. |
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| A shot from a window I took a few days ago (mid-Sept). You can see the color starting way back there. |
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| And we have walls! |
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| The burl-filled tree in its natural habitat (dead for some time and even, it looks like, hit by lightening) |
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| Roger drags the top half of the tree down a mountain. |
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| And voila! It's in the house. |
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| Curved staircase, burled tree support, Jess Biernet, and one of the official job dogs--Ms. Cass. |
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| Sheeting started for the second floor. Plus some cool beams. |
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| Jess working hard. |
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| View from the top of the stairs. I can't stop staring! |
After this weekend they will complete the sheeting on the second floor and start building the walls for the second floor. Until next time...
And one last view from the downstairs windows facing south:
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| How about them apples |
