Flooring

This weekend was very productive.  I started working on the new floor while Kelly did a second coat of paint the all the interior walls of the cabin.  I managed to get the kitchen, dining room, utility room and 1/2 of the living room done.  I'll head up after work a couple nights this week and see if I can finish the living room and bathroom so we can get the toilet back in.

I have the sink just sitting on top of the cabinet for now to get it out of the way.  I still have to make the top of the sink base that goes right under the apron of the sink.  But we are really happy with how everything in the kitchen is fitting.  We have picked the granite that will be used for the counter tops, so hopefully that will be done in about 3 weeks.

One Cold Night

This is the first time we have had snow in Spokane in September since 1926!  The snow level was about 100 feet above the lake surface which made for a really good picture. Because of that, our property had very little snow that stuck, but the neighbor up the driveway and across the street had about 3 inches on Sunday morning.

When we were done working on Saturday, we jumped in the car to head for home.  The snow was coming down so hard that we could barely see!  By the time we got to the highway, we decided we better stay.  So we blew up the leaky air mattress and borrowed some blankets from Kathy next door.  It was miserable!

Microwave

After work yesterday I got quite a bit done on the cabin.  For starters, I mounted the microwave.  Doing that by yourself is fun.  I hung the bracket on the wall then used the stand I built for mounting the upper cabinets to hold the microwave while I put the screws in to hold it up.  Of course, the holes were not drilled exactly right...  What a PITA.

I also got the upper cabinets in the utility room set.  The shorter cabinet on the left has the cable modem, wifi router and security camera DVR in it and a monitor will be mounted on the wall below the cabinet to monitor and configure the cameras.  It's nice having our Internet connection hooked back up.

Cabinets

I went up to the lake after work and got the upper cabinets in the kitchen set.  I also got the wood strip that goes over the front of the dishwasher cut, but I didn't have any glue to install it.  Next up is to install the microwave and built the front section that goes under the sink.  Then I can move on to the uppers in the utility room.  Hopefully we'll start the floor this weekend.

Cabinets

The base cabinets are all set in both the kitchen and utility room.  It's not shown in this picture but the sink base is set and the supports for the apron front sink have been built.

We also picked up the floor and piled it in the girls bedroom and Kelly loaded all the garbage into the trailer, so the pile on the driveway is totally cleaned up!

Paint

The outside has been painted!  It took the whole weekend to get it done, but it turned out very well.  We have a little bit of touch up to get done here and there, but we have it all covered and water tight now.  Next year we have a few spots we want to go back and add some finish details as well, but none of them will need to be taken care of before winter.

Paint

The inside has been textured and painted!  We decided to go with a skip trowel texture and it turned out great.  There are some issues with the paint, so we need go get the crew to come back and fix them, but overall we're pretty happy with it.

We got a good portion of the masking done on the outside as well, so tomorrow we paint that!

Drywall

The guys have finished hanging all the drywall, all the inside and outside corners are installed and all the seams are taped.  They are still hoping to have everything finished and painted either Friday night or Saturday mid-day.  We are planning to try and get the outside painted Saturday before the party at the neighbors house.  Keep your fingers crossed.

Drywall

The drywall is almost all hung.  There are a couple pieces left in the utility room, on the cabinet side of the 1/2 wall and the peak on the gable end kitchen wall.  They should have it all done before they go home tonight and taping starts in the morning.  They are still hoping to have it all done Saturday, but I have my doubts.  It is looking really good though!

Drywall

The guys started hanging the drywall today.  When I was there later afternoon they had the entire ceiling almost complete.  There was only a little bit left in the utility room then they could move on to the walls.  They plan to have it all hung tomorrow and start on the taping.

Underlayment

Over the weekend we managed to get all the underlayment in the rest of the cabin completed.  Lowes delivered the drywall and the crew got it  loaded down the stairs and stacked up in the living room.  I ran a coax cable to the TV so we have options for a TV signal.  Kelly and the girls primed the bathroom so it can be skim coated and textured it to match the rest of the house.