Thursday, April 4, 2019

Second Cabin 1989 & 1990

We started construction on the new cabin in spring of 1989.

This is a photo journal of the construction of the "new" cabin.

1989


Killing trees for the cabin site and driveway

Driveway completed by a bulldozer


Augering holes for the foundation-grade wood foundation posts


Mixing concrete for the post holes


Foundation posts complete and capped.
Due to wiggling, the taller foundation posts at the front (north) end
of the cabin were subsequently replaced with creosote-treated telephone poles.


Installing the first floor deck beams.
Me thinks there is a doggy in this picture.

Installing the first floor joists

Insulation between the floor joists



Vapor barrier and plywood flooring

Chicken wire under the joists to keep critters out of the insulation





Chicken wire under the joists to keep critters out of the insulation


Staining the first floor exterior cedar decks


First floor 2x6 exterior walls going up

First floor 2x6 exterior walls going up


First floor 2x6 exterior walls going up


Second floor joists and plywood flooring installed.
There's that dog again.


Second floor 2x6 exterior walls going up.
There's a happy dog!


Second floor 2x6 exterior walls going up.
Are there two dogs in this picture?


Roof scissor trusses built at Homesteader's Lumber in Big Lake



Truss engineering document





Plywood sheathing installed on the roof



Felt paper installed over the plywood on the roof



Metal roofing over the felt paper


Installing metal roofing.
Can you find the dog in this photo?
Where's Waldo?


Installing metal roofing.
There's that dog again.



Felt paper over the exterior walls for weather guard

Installing windows.
There are two dogs hiding in this pic.


R-19 insulation for walls and ceiling



Construction done for 1989. Will continue in 1990.
There they are! The two dogs!

1990



Cover felt paper on the walls with select pine.
Guess what? There's that dog again.


Install railing.
There's a doggy.

Completed









The journal couldn't be complete without another doggy in the picture.


Oh...and the view