Radiant Floor Heat

Today I finished the grid layout in the living room.  We have a bunch of heat transfer plates that fit down inside these grooves and then the pipe snaps into heat transfer plates.  Once all the piping is run a layer of 1/4" plywood will cover the whole thing up and act as the underlayment for the finished floor.  This process is called a sandwich install.
 

Radiant Floor Heat

Since we had to take the flooring out, I decided I am not going to miss the chance to do the radiant floor heat this time around.  I've done a bunch of research and found an expert that is willing to help me with the design to make sure I get it right.  Today I finished the grind layout in the dining room.
 

Sheathing

The trusses over the main part of the cabin are done as well as the section over our bedroom.  Both the street and lake sides are sheathed, but they are still working on framing the transition to our bedroom.  Once that is done they can finish the sheathing and get the ice & water shield put down.  We are still on track for being weather tight, mostly, by tomorrow.
 

Trusses

The rest of the roof has been torn off and they top caps repaired.  It took quite a bit of work to get the walls plumbed and the caps leveled, but it turned out well.  The trusses over out bedroom and part of the girls bedroom are done.  The rest should go up tomorrow.  With any luck it should be mostly weathered in by Friday.
 

More Demolition

The contractor started taking the roof off the cabin today.  I still can't believe all that hard work is being undone.  At the same time, it is really nice to see progress, so maybe we can use it for the majority of the summer!  They are still telling me 2 months, which in contractor time means 3-4 months. That puts us into July or August, but we will still get to use it this year.
 

Framing

The contractor started some of the framing yesterday. They're working on the master bedroom door and closet right now.  The drywall in our closet has been taken down and the walls will need to be reframed since they took some damage as well.

More Demolition

We have been fighting with the county and the insurance company for 2 months to get the cabin fixed, but we finally have the permit and the insurance company is coming around as well.  

The demolition is nearly complete for the second time in 4 years.  It's very sad to see it back at this stage, but it will be really nice, in fact better than before, when it's done.