Sheathing

After lunch we managed to get the new plywood sheathing up and screwed in.  It has also been spray foamed through all the seams and most of the cracks and gaps have been filled.  When we start on the siding, we'll get some new battens for the gable peak as they were all removed when the vinyl siding was installed.  The new windows should be here this week as well!

Siding Removal

Today we decided to work on the west wall of the cabin.  The girls went to Nana's while Kelly and I tore into it.  This side had a layer of vinyl siding as well as the original cedar under it.  Around the windows had been redone not long before we bought the cabin, so that was sheathed in OSB with ring shank nails.  It was a real pain in the butt to pull down.

Sheathing

We spent the morning finishing the sheathing on the street side.  There were some gaps where we had to work around the electrical boxes as well as the remainder of the screws to hold everything nice and tight to the wall.  I also installed the outside outlet, the porch light and the 2 security cameras.  Next weekend we'll start on the east and west side walls.

Siding Removal

Now that the plumbing is done, it's time to get moving on the outside of the house.  We pulled all the old siding off the street side.  We managed to get the sheathing hung before bed time, but there is still quite a bit of work to do tomorrow.  There are only a few screws holding several sheets up and there are tons of gaps to fill.  It's coming along well though.

Spring Cleaning

We spent the weekend cleaning both inside and outside the cabin.  The girls got a bunch of old rotting wood loaded out from under the deck and into the trailer while we cleaned up the driveway.  We had 3 roaring fires going almost all day and we still have more to burn next weekend.  But the pine needles and cones are all picked up.  It looks great!

State Inspections

We passed our Plumbing Rough-In and our HVAC/Mechanical Final inspections today!  That means all the inspections required before cover up are done and passed.  So next weekend we will start working on ripping off the siding and getting some sheathing up on the cabin.  We also got the windows ordered and should have them in a couple weeks.

Dock

We decided to go up and get the dock off the beach this morning.  The water level has gotten high enough that it was almost floating on its own and I wanted to get it off the beach before it started banging into the retaining wall.  Fortunately we managed to get it out before the rain started really coming down.  Bring on the warm weather!

Plumbing and Snow

Tom and I met up at the lake today to get some more of the plumbing work knocked out.  He fixed the washing machine drain while I worked on the pressure relief drain line for the water heater.  I originally ran it in PEX pipe, but the plumbing inspector made me replace it with CPVC instead.  So the only 2 things left before inspection now are the pipe hangers to support the pipe ever 4 feet and I need to trim the counter top in the bathroom so we have 15 inches of clearance between that and the center of the toilet.  We are about an inch short right now.

I snapped this picture on my way in to the cabin.  It's much more interesting than a pile full of pipes, so I figured I would use it for this post.  Things are warming up but there is still a ton of snow up there.

Snow and Ice

I went up to the cabin yesterday so I could figure out what parts I need to finish the plumbing work and took a couple interesting shots while I was there.  This first one shows where the sun has been melting the snow on the deck, but the shadow from the hand rail has prevented the snow from melting.

This one shows the iceciles that are forming under the deck.  The sun is melting the snow on the roof, the water falls and lands on the deck which is also in the sun.  Then drips through the gaps in the deck boards and freezes under the house in the shade.  The ice on the ground is several inches thick.

Truss Update

I went up to the cabin this morning to check on a few things and grab some tools for working on the boat.  While I was there, I took a picture from the lake.  We have had a ton of snow and the trusses seem to be holding up very well.  There is no evidence that anything has shifted or settled at all.  Both door still open easily, seal tight and the roof line is nice and straight.