Last week saw a lot of progress. All of the new Andersen windows went into the full log portion of the cabin and the remaining areas of the porch were trimmed out.

New windows were put in in the kitchen area to round out all new windows all the way around.

The garage also was completed with LP Smartside lap siding and shake being installed over the existing plywood siding to give the garage a better look. All of the LP siding will get some coordinating paint colors.

New LP Smartside, trim, windows, and a fresh concrete apron for the garage.

We also saw the new entryway overhang take shape with the new log columns going in as well. This is a new element that the old design did not have. Since that entryway will now come into a mud/laundry room when we use the garage, we wanted something to protect it from the weather and give us more of a true entryway to come in. The most exciting part of this is that we will have found a Jeff Ayers hand carved door to install here. Jeff is known around the area as a top craftsman with his unique doors and we are excited to have found one that a homeowner was selling to use in our cabin!

A new entryway overhang with log columns (and yet to be installed log going across as well) is taking shape and will get Trex decking and a Jeff Ayers carved door.

New concrete aprons were poured as well for the front door to the cabin as well as the garage. The old concrete was not pitched properly and was cracked, so it was time to replace it and pitch it properly. We also pre-buried PVC piping underneath it for future downspouts to go into. With a ton of water coming off the roof, we wanted to get the water away from the wood with gutters and downspouts draining into piping versus just into the ground below.

New concrete apron poured in with the proper pitch, a bit higher than the old concrete and with PVC piping underneath (see the stub to the left) for downspouts. The stone wall will be rebuilt by Willie Otterpohl after the logs are stained and sealed.

This week we get the gable end vents (six in total) that have been color matched to the Andersen windows and will be installing them all around and finishing up trimming them out and the remaining cedar siding around them.

We will also be testing some of the Sascho stain colors, getting the Duragroove paneling in (try #2, no thanks to US Special Delivery in Iron Mountain who completely botched the first delivery), and beginning to get some interior walls insulated and paneled.