The progress continues as we start to clean things up a bit, get some more lighting installed, and get the “old” bathroom completed.

First, let’s just say that the heating system has gotten tested beyond the norms with lows overnight hitting in the 20-25 below zero range (without the wind chill). Our new Tempest Weather System by Weatherflow has been great at keeping us informed as to what is going on.

Temperature as of 5:00am on February 11, 2021

Bathroom #2 is nearing completion. If you remember, this was the only bathroom in the cabin and had been added on to, remodeled, hacked together, and who knows what. Pipes were thrown into walls and yes, we did find aluminum foil used as a vapor barrier in one area. The logs were also behind pine paneling which was removed to show off the logs in the bathroom. The shower was relocated, a half wall was added, toilet was moved, and interior walls were insulated (for noise reduction and fire stops) and repaneled with our favorite, Duragroove paneling.

Old Bathroom brick flooring leading to the relocated shower

The floor got a fresh layer of bricks as a nod to the bricks from the old chimneys and the shower got some cool Emser tile and a rock tile floor. The vanity gets a Kohler vessel sink cut into a cool vanity we found from an unnamed Swedish retailer (yes, it is made of real wood and not MDF).

Vessel sink getting cut into the vanity
Newly relocated shower, complete with window to let some light in

The kitchen is getting some love too with lights being hung over the island, installed over the bar area, and under the cabinet and shelving. We stuck with metal lights in cast iron/distressed metal finishes in keeping with the historic looks of things. Cabinets and new hickory and live edge pine counters come in a couple of weeks to wrap up the kitchen.

Example kitchen pendant light. Damn heavy at over 20 lbs each!
Lights over the bar area which will get a pine live edge counter top

We also tore out the old and strange closets from the smaller original bedroom to make some more room and get some fresh wood and insulation in the walls. Since there wasn’t flooring in the closet, we opted to use up some of our bathroom brick flooring, rather than try to match up the wood flooring. Turned out well and the log dresser fits well over the new flooring.

Log dresser over new brick flooring next to rebuilt small closet in original bedroom

As we try to stay warm, we continue work on the kitchen and clean up all around. We are getting to punch list items inside in most areas. We still have some grading work and our ice dam system to install (got too cold too quick) outside in spring.

And our log guys, Nate and crew, return for log repairs toward the beginning of March as they do their repairs in winter when they cannot stain and seal.

We are getting there!