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| Close-up view from northwest. After much effort with 3D modelling for roof, siding, windows, trim, textures, and colour we have chosen this exterior look. The walls will be done with a product called "Hardie Board," low maintenance cement fibre board - the upper part with shingles and the lower part with vertical board and batten. Click on the image for a larger view. |
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| View from southwest. |
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| Preparations for the installation of windows are done with Blue Skin and pressure treated ply blocks. |
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| The blue skin strip protects to wood around the window from any moisture that may creep in around the window frame. Channels are left at the bottom for water to drain out. |
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| Final preparations. |
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| The kitchen window is set into place. |
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| Three of the four kitchen windows. |
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| Dan installing piping in the loft. |
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| A residential sprinkler head. The red cartridge is calibrated to trigger at 155 degrees C. |
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| We opted for steel pipe and exposed installation. The pipes will be painted white. |
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| Pressure testing the installation. The pressure of over 200 psi was held for about one hour. Then the pressure was reduced to 100 psi, which will be left for days. |
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| Roof details on the back or east side of the house. |
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| Full view of the house from the back or east side. |
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| Ceiling over the back steps. |
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| Close-up of roof details. |
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| Roof membrane installed. |
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| Continuation of the roof over the back veranda. Shane and Morgan working on the roof. |
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| The roofed-over back veranda. |
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| The ceiling over the back veranda. |
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| View of the back of the house from the east. Note the steep slope of the building site. |
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| The ceiling over the bedroom. |
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| The loft floor. |
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| The ridge beam all dressed up. |
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| Is a rainbow a good luck symbol? |
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| The mini-daffodils are doing well. These were originally received in a pot from Alena. |
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| Both halves of the main roof are done. |
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| The house up in the forest clearing is clearly visible from the ferry, if you know where to look for. |
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| Paul and Shane working on the veranda roof. |
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| The veranda roof. |
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| The under-side of the veranda roof. |
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| Always interesting to learn about products used in the building. This one is used to seal vapour barrier to wood. It works well for this purpose because it never dries out and always stays sticky and pliable. Tough to get off your fingers. They also call it FBS (f-ing black stuff) |
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| View from the moss garden. |
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| This little angel had to be re-positioned in the moss garden to better enjoy the view of the emerging house. |
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| A new addition to the moss garden. |
