As the days shorten and the weather cools, it’s time to get ready for winter. Progress has not been as fast as during August when so many people came to help, but there has been progress none the less. Hopefully there will be water available inside the cabin this winter… but that is not for certain.
After the crew left, we tarped the remaining cement and put the wheelbarrow under the tarp as well. After a 3-day rain, however, everything was wet. The bags of cement looked saturated (left photo) and there was standing water in the wheelbarrow (right photo), so obviously the cement in the wheelbarrow was toast. Even though the cement bags looked wet, there were only a few small “nuggets” that had set up and the cement was mostly good.
Wylie and I stacked up a pile of firewood that should get us through much of the winter (left photo). I stained and put polyurethane on the gables (right photo).
The temporary posts holding up the roof over the cabin have been in place for two winters, so I was glad to get in the permanent posts. The left photo shows the temporary posts with orange jacks on top (plus one permanent post with a jack on the bottom of the post), and the right photo shows the two permanent posts. The wider placement opens up the porch quite a lot.
Wylie and I finished the concrete work for the last two sections of the porch. The above photos show Wylie brushing the concrete to get a grippy surface.
The left photo above shows Wylie working some concrete, a chore he accomplished but did not relish. The right photo shows a lag screw (not yet screwed in) that holds the post in place. All the support posts are fixed with lag screws.
The log that runs right above where the kitchen counter will go is beautiful… but it also had lots of bulges that would interfere with the counter. I did a little chainsaw work and a lot of chisel work on the log so the kitchen countertop will fit. Now, if only I can get the countertop installed before the snow flies!
The outside bathroom walls have a pretty wood surface. I need to get these stained and sealed, and hopefully finish some wiring, before putting in the kitchen cabinets — and then the countertop!