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| The only sun all week was this one on our cabin wall, keeping me company in the evenings. |
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| The house is taking shape. The previously built sundeck is in the foreground. One more day of work is to be done before the Christmas break. Then the house will be covered with large tarps to protect it from the rain. |
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| The overall site view. The re-located twenty year -old cabin is in the foreground |
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| A still life of tools |
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| View of roof rafters and loft joists |
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| In the bedroom, looking out the desk bumpout |
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| Framing detail in the living room |
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| Framing detail on the west wall |
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| Looking into the living / dining room from the kitchen |
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| Framing the west wall |
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| Framing detail in the living room |
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| Looking out the bathroom window |
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| Looking out the living room window bench and double door leading to the veranda |
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| The bathroom |
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| Just the kitchen floor so far |
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| The view out the kitchen window |
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| Walls going up |
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| Paul and Shane working on kitchen framing |
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| Windows and doors taking shape |
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| A house is emerging. |
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| Barry and Shane are high up in the rafters. |
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| Barry is nailing in a rafter. |
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| View from the sundeck. |
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| Steve is helping Paul with the installation of the drainage system. |
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| Steve finished up for now. Here he is standing on the parking area, on top of "The Great Wall." |
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| Framing of the main house has started in spite of adverse weather. (photo by Paul Hamson) |
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| Framing of the south wall. (photo by Paul Hamson) |
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| View from the east. The large opening will be the desk bumpout protruding through the bedroom wall. (photo by Paul Hamson) |
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| The weather can be a challenge. When I arrived it was -2C (30F) in the cabin, 0C (32F) outside. Everything was frozen, including the water supply. By 5pm, with the heater going, it was a balmy 15C (59F) in the cabin; later a more comfy 20C. (68F) |
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| A quiet evening at the cabin. |
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| On the ferry going through Active Pass. |
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| A first for me - watching humpback whales in Active Pass. |
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| Clear view to Mount Baker with Georgina Point Lighthouse on Mayne Island in the foreground |
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| Working at framing and subfloor. |
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| The floor of Judy's kitchen. |
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| View from east to west. The sundeck is in the background. |
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| Carport entry and access to crawl space. |
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| Carport |
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| View up the driveway. The sundeck is in the foreground. |
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| The whole main floor. |
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| Important tool: Nail gun for framing nails. |
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| Important tool: Chalk line |
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| Important tool: Plumb line. |
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| Building forms for concrete steps leading up to the sundeck |
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| New steps leading up to the sundeck |
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| Steps mostly finished |
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| Steps curved along the natural rock to keep enough distance from the oak tree |
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| Natural rock in-laid in concrete |
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| Always cleaning up - here burning scraps of plywood from forms. |
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| Built temporary shelters for the power supply, a generator and a compressor |
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| It has been cold for about a week - 10 cm or 4 inches of ice in the buckets of water |
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| Quiet evening at the cabin. Candle holder by Judy (1980's) |
