Drive CB to Flying Diamond

I have a bad cold going and I can't figure out if it was the fumes from the window cleaner or the cold I got from Ethan or as I would later surmise possibly valley fever, a fungal based disease fromЧитать далее
Dirtwork, camp serenity

Another post that covers 5 days.
As I'm spending time on my land I'm realizing just how incredibly peaceful it is over here. It's not just that it's silent, it's also a certain vibe of being inЧитать далее
Construction started

It took a while to get construction going because I had to wait for the deliveries from Lowe's with all of the lumber and rebar for forming the slab. Once the delivery came I started building twoЧитать далее
Chuck visit and help

Chuck came to help today and of course we had a good time talking as well. We actually got the window in and did the rest of the framing. Now it's onwards with the sheathing and getting the roofЧитать далее
Day three of framing

Another good day that started at dawn and went until it got dark enough that I couldn't see anymore. I got almost all the sheathing done that includes a 1-in layer of foam for insulation.
SomewhereЧитать далее
The open roof concept

So I slept in till 8:30 I couldn't believe it, when I woke up there was no sunshine because it was cloudy and the whole thing felt just different. I was very sluggish and could not get going. ItЧитать далее
Day 5 started on the roof

Today I got the sheathing finished all the way and I started on the roof. The design for the fliptop roof got modified to a small sideways section and it's going to take a little extra engineering andЧитать далее
Day 6 roof framing and extras

Got some more roof framing done, the roof is more complicated than anticipated. I am using asphalt under coating below a cap sheet, it's a first for me. I had a hard time getting a small metal roofЧитать далее
Day 7 more roof and extras

It's hard to believe but exactly a week ago I was standing in the concrete mud pouring the slab.
I got almost all the materials for the roof and the first thing I do is stacking the roof so that IЧитать далее
Day 8 Roof done

Today will be the day that I get all of the framing done on the roof. I finally have all the pieces that I need. And indeed, I get all of the sheets on the spacers and the second layer of sheets onЧитать далее
Sunday easy day.

Not allowed to work on Sunday so I do a decent cleanup. All the loose cut offs get stacked, things get trashed out in neat piles that I can dispose off.
Then I sit in the sun on my chair and I canЧитать далее
Day 10 getting dried in

I stayed over and in the morning I had a great talk with Chuck over a cup of coffee. Since I don't drink much coffee at the moment it gave me a good jolt and I ran out the door to Home Depot,Читать далее
Day 11 fascia

I spent the morning and a good portion of the afternoon installing the fascia which was quite tricky and I had to do it laying down holding the board up and sliding it under the drip edge. I caulkedЧитать далее
Day 12 inside trim

I began on the bottom so that I could arrange all my tools and get everything from the outside to the inside before leaving for Colorado for the Christmas holiday. I feel that trip is not like I'mЧитать далее
Day 13 clean up, pack up

It just doesn't feel productive to clean and pack everything up. But it is one of those essential tasks that make things look like they are at least semi finished.
Today was a big day for that and IЧитать далее