Getting a lot done...

Descritions to come later... found a BAR with WiFi!!!

Better not rain...

Waiting for the rain to stop and should leave early Monday morning. Took the whole week off and hope to get a lot done. So far... the weather looks like it is going to

Beautiful weather...

Got up and loaded the trailer Saturday morning and headed to the property. Stopped at Lowe's and bought wood to create a new (temporary?) loft so I can finish the roof. I also bought a numeric keypad deadbolt.

Nailed the stairs in place since I have to use the door to get into the cabin now. Still need to create some footers to support the bottom of the risers.


Installed the deadbolt and locking door knob. Pretty cool deadbolt. I can enter up to 19 different codes so I can give out a combination to various friends and delete them if necessary.



Unloaded all the lumber for the siding and also dropped off the metal roof panels that have been sitting on the driveway for the past few months.




Came home early since I need to mow the lawn.

I am taking a week (9/29-10/3) from off from work off to get the roof completed. Hope that it doesn't rain the whole time!

Rafters are up...

The tarp was still on… but after removing it, a small amount of water had made it into the inside. It dried up quickly in the baking sun.




I have done everything on the cabin by myself. It started that way because nobody wanted to help, and after a while, I decided that I wanted to do it all alone. The above picture shows my method of getting the gable end rafter and ridge board mounted. I built it inside the cabin and took about 20 minutes to lift it into position. The other end was easy because I could stand on the loft.




Here is a shot of the Gable end rafter temporarily mounted in place.



Finished nailing all of the porch decking boards to prevent warping. I had only installed them with one nail at each end, but they were starting to cup with all the rain and heat.



Most of the rafters up.



Stairs temporarily installed. Need to pour some small footers to make it level and create a landing.



I finished nailing all the loft boards to the joists. The above shot is standing under the loft looking across the cabin. I am surprised at how much room there will be. (after bracing is removed)



A shot looking up at the rafters on the non-loft side of the room. Some of them are not nailed to the ridge board yet.



Installed the door.



Completely wrapped in plastic tarps awaiting the next rainstorm.

I left the property around 7pm and was completely wiped out by the time I made it home. Slept so hard Monday night, that I didn’t even dream…

Hanna passes through...

Spent most of the day yesterday watching the weather reports and radar to see what was happening at the Farm. Looks like there was 4 inches of rain at the property while we got about 8 inches in NoVA. Leaving in a while to see how the tarps held up and see if I can get a better "roof" on the cabin. I am unsure if I should take more lumber down since I am afraid that there is about 3 inches of mud and will have trouble getting the trailer stuck. Better not chance it... I will take some needed parts down in the Rover and hope for the best. I took Monday off so hopefully I can get quite a bit of work down. Hope the tarps held and the cabin didn't get too wet!