Workin' Down @ The Lake

[Jds63]

great stuff Dave ... your work looks meticulous  ... ?

[Dara]

I’ll see you in old town for a beer Dave

 I brought my hammer

Edited August 3, 2019 by Dara

[DRIFTER_016]

Been raining plus I took 2 days off in town this week as well as a full day of fishing with Dara so haven't got a ton done this week. ?

Got the North side of the loft all wired and insulated as well as a good portion of the West wall.

Moved my bench and all the tools over to the finished side and got the vaulted ceiling on the South side of the loft insulated.

Got a bit of plumbing stared in the West wall as well.

Installed plywood on the wall of the storage space under the stairs where the 120 volt and 12 volt electrical panels will go.
Painted it up too.

On the opposite side of the wall inside the bedroom closet resides the SAT wiring.
Still need to aim the dang things.

Lastly, I got myself a little fridge so I don't have to worry so much about ice.
Built a decent temp shelf to hold it so I could reclaim the pair of sawhorses that were doing the duty previously.
Fridge stays cold all night after shutting down the genny at bedtime.

Tomorrow is another fishing day with Dara before he flies back South on Monday.

[DanD]

Man what are you going to do with all your time after finishing the house? Other then fishing you’ll need to build a work shop that equals the work you’ve done on the house. Everything you’ve shown us all looks first rate. Congrats!!!!

Dan. 

[Chuck Enwinde]

6 hours ago, DRIFTER_016 said:

Been raining plus I took 2 days off in town this week as well as a full day of fishing with Dara so haven't got a ton done this week. ?

Got the North side of the loft all wired and insulated as well as a good portion of the West wall.

Moved my bench and all the tools over to the finished side and got the vaulted ceiling on the South side of the loft insulated.

Got a bit of plumbing stared in the West wall as well.

Installed plywood on the wall of the storage space under the stairs where the 120 volt and 12 volt electrical panels will go.
Painted it up too.

On the opposite side of the wall inside the bedroom closet resides the SAT wiring.
Still need to aim the dang things.

Lastly, I got myself a little fridge so I don't have to worry so much about ice.
Built a decent temp shelf to hold it so I could reclaim the pair of sawhorses that were doing the duty previously.
Fridge stays cold all night after shutting down the genny at bedtime.

Tomorrow is another fishing day with Dara before he flies back South on Monday.

Hopefully it rains.  I think Dara is pretty good with wood lol.  Pretty amazing stuff Dave.  Good luck out there.

 

 

 

 

 

[DRIFTER_016]

I didn't think it was possible but today I found a chore worse than painting.

Caulking sucks big time!!!! What a horrible job!!! ???

[ketchenany]

Dave,  I have followed this project from day one. I started doing  my basement  and it’s been  a nightmare. I did the plumbing/ sewer work. The contractor is doing the rest. But does not come every day, they have jobs as  it keeps the costs down (part time work but good), but it takes time, lots of time. I admire your work efforts and determination on this project.

PLEASE write a book on the project.  

Do you watch  Mountain men?  I love seeing these guys on the homestead.

I’ll come up with a title  for you lol

“I built it, they will come”. Guiding is extra.

I had fishing  friend who  was a  caulker he was known as the Cocker! 

NOCE readied Dave . thanks

 

 

 

 

good reading Dave. 

 

[DRIFTER_016]

3 hours ago, ketchenany said:

Dave,  I have followed this project from day one. I started doing  my basement  and it’s been  a nightmare. I did the plumbing/ sewer work. The contractor is doing the rest. But does not come every day, they have jobs as  it keeps the costs down (part time work but good), but it takes time, lots of time. I admire your work efforts and determination on this project.

PLEASE write a book on the project.  

Do you watch  Mountain men?  I love seeing these guys on the homestead.

I’ll come up with a title  for you lol

“I built it, they will come”. Guiding is extra.

I had fishing  friend who  was a  caulker he was known as the Cocker! 

NOCE readied Dave . thanks

 

 

 

 

good reading Dave. 

 

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[DRIFTER_016]

Got some of the caulking on the West side of the cabin.
Also started taking the scaffolding down. 
Finally got the SAT dishes aimed so I have tee vee now.

I got some more plumbing mocked up and worked on my pellet cart that will live in the closet under the stairs.
Here's a couple of pics. There's 440#'s of pellets in it. Should be enough for 11 days before needing to refill. 

Had the drone up and took a few shots.

[16 Footer]

Great work! Nice pictures.

[DRIFTER_016]

Last night at the cabin before I head home and back to work. 
Got the caulking and touch up paint done on the West wall finally. 
Then I pulled the scaffolding down and started to set up to finish the gable end of the porch roof.

Got the laundry room electrical and plumbing roughed in and the insulation done.

Also got the washroom electrical and insulation in. 

[woodenboater]

every time I read your updates, I feel like such a slacker. doing my deck was chore enough, let alone a cabin in the middle of woop woop. ?

[Old Ironmaker]

On 8/10/2019 at 6:04 AM, DanD said:

Man what are you going to do with all your time after finishing the house? 

Dan. 

Recover.

[JoePa]

I enjoy your videos very much - I love doing work like that but at my age I don,t have the stamina anymore - if I work hard one day then I’m sore for a couple days - l wonder what you have in mind in the future in case of a fire around your place - I read a book where a couple built an elaborate sprinkling system around their place using pumps and water from the lake - it was good they did because it ended up saving their place  - enjoy the beautiful place you have - Joe

[DRIFTER_016]

4 hours ago, JoePa said:

I enjoy your videos very much - I love doing work like that but at my age I don,t have the stamina anymore - if I work hard one day then I’m sore for a couple days - l wonder what you have in mind in the future in case of a fire around your place - I read a book where a couple built an elaborate sprinkling system around their place using pumps and water from the lake - it was good they did because it ended up saving their place  - enjoy the beautiful place you have - Joe

I'm installing a pair of agricultural sprinklers on the roof.

They will give me 90-100 feet of coverage completely around the cabin. 

[DRIFTER_016]

Had a little time to do a few things around the cabin while I waited for the rain to mellow out this morning.
Put in a little more insulation and got my scaffolding setup so I can get to installing the chimney for the pellet stove up and running.

[misfish]

33 minutes ago, DRIFTER_016 said:

so I can get to installing the chimney for the pellet stove up and running.

 I would burn apple and maple pellets, and add a box to the chimney for smoke,n , some fish.?

[DRIFTER_016]

Got the stove vent and some insulation done this weekend.

Just need to anchor the stove to the floor and finish my fresh air intake next weekend.

Got a pic of the twins while I was on the roof.

[akaShag]

There's a hundred feet of stove pipe there, Dave!!!

[DanD]

Well he won't have to worry about having a decent draft. Hell hook a hose to the air inlet of the stove and I bet he could use it for a vacuum cleaner. LOL

Dan.

[DRIFTER_016]

6 hours ago, DanD said:

Well he won't have to worry about having a decent draft. Hell hook a hose to the air inlet of the stove and I bet he could use it for a vacuum cleaner. LOL

Dan.

Squirrels and small woodland creatures beware!!!! ???

[Jds63]

friggen awesome drone pics  ... do you need to install a snow guard on the roof for the stove pipe ?

[Terry]

 great job

 

I was wondering about the two satellite dishes

that far north is the angle too great to catch both sats on one dish or is it for greater signal strength 

[DRIFTER_016]

2 hours ago, Terry said:

 great job

 

I was wondering about the two satellite dishes

that far north is the angle too great to catch both sats on one dish or is it for greater signal strength 

They are larger than the regular dishes to pull in a better signal.

One points to 91 the SD SAT and the other to 82 the HD SAT.

[Terry]

That’s what I thought 

thanks