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Saturday, January 16, 2016

Getting Ready for the Electrical Inspection

Old electricians never die - they just get re-wired.
Wiring the main electrical panel.
From this.....

.....to this.
Whites and ground wires done.


Coded as per wiring diagrams.
Most wires are coming in from the
crawl space below the panel.
In the crawl space below the panel.
Inside a junction box.

All wires connected in the junction box.
A hummingbird found a handy perch.

Sunday, January 3, 2016

Winter at our Construction Site

The ground is frozen solid. The water barrels at the cabin are frozen.
The hoar frost seems to be growing day by day.
We keep warm enough and continue working in the house
at interior finishing tasks.








Sunday, December 20, 2015

The Year 2015 in Review

February - the crew working on the roof.

February - very nice post and beam work.

March - details in the loft.

March - windows installed, front.

March - windows installed, back.

April - standing seam steel roof.

June - covered veranda.

July - in-floor heating

July - freshly painted joists over the veranda.

July - installation of the concrete pad over the in-floor heating lines.

August - painting at the front of the house.

August - painting at the back of the house.

September - Urs high up on the ladder.

September - Judy stays closer to the ground.

October - installation of the boiler for heating and domestic hot water.

October - view coming up the driveway.

October - a relaxing happy hour at the end of the workday.

November - less pleasant - dealing with the problems with the cistern.
"I hope she does not pull up the ladder and close the lid"

November - electrical wiring.

November - Urs working at electrical wiring.

November - a fully insulated camper van.

November - Urs installing rock wool insulation.

November - Judy installing rock wool insulation.

November - should be cosie when all done.

November - the window bench in the living room.

November - view from the window bench.

November - we have a temporary wood stove to keep us warm.

November - details of electrical wiring.

November - details of electrical wiring.

December - temporary work bench in the kitchen.
Occasional visitors: a tiny tree frog.

Occasional visitors: a family of deer.

Occasional visitors: Annas Hummingbird.

Occasional visitors: a pair of bald eagles.

Occasional visitors: a couple of deer just outside our bathroom window.