Wow, time flies in the Northwoods! Last update was quite a bit ago and so much has happened since then. What you ask, well, here goes:

  • The staining on the outside has been completed with a lot of stain and clear coat. The colors between the 100 year old pine logs and new cedar siding are close to matching!
  • Inside, the logs got fully cleaned, the old oakum removed and replaced with more modern chinking, and the old kitchen wall stained. Also all of the Andersen windows in the old log portion got matching stain as well and were caulked in for the winter.
  • Outside, we used a combination of coats and colors to give the Smartside on the garage a woodsy look. The stuff we used looks great was the most horrible stuff to deal with as it set up within about 15 minutes of brushing it on which made babysitting drips a constant battle.
  • Gutters went up all around and landscaping and grading started.
  • We also got most of the plumbing roughed in and got electrical in the “new” area working as well.

Next up in our push for winter is getting the ice dam system on the roof, getting the remaining interior walls and windows stained, getting cabinets and appliances in, engineered wood and tile down, and original wood floors refinished.

Trying to beat the weather a bit as we still don’t have running water or full boiler heat as of yet. Fun times all around!