THE ENVELOPE IS COMPLETE

We finished glazing in the corner window above the deck. The mullions and framing were cut from stock Douglas fir boards. Most of the glass was taken from left over samples that I have been collecting over the past few years at work. We have ordered colored recycled resin panels from Lightblocks that will eventually replace 6 of the glass panels shown here. These include blue, green and red panels and should be here in a month or so. We have been saving the exterior planks from the original house and will use these to clad the ceiling over the porch.
We began removing the south east corner of the house, including the window box I built 5 years ago. It turns out that the angle I chose for the roof here was off and we hope to correct this in the new renovation. The house is actually 18-20 degrees off of true south so this window was letting in more light during the spring and fall then we anticipated.
A temporary wall was built inside the house to separate the living space from the demo area. Our small house is a lot smaller now but it's livable. It's like living inside an art installation with really good light quality.

INTERIOR DEMOLITION BEGINS

We had a lot of help today and completed the interior demolition. Tomorrow we begin framing the new walls. I'll post more pictures soon.

Stay tuned!

Kids, don't do this at home....

In preparation for the demolition this weekend we cut out the drywall around the switches and outlets so we knew which way the wires were going. I didn't have the generator yet so you will have use your imagination to figure how we did all this safely......
More work on the East side of the house. Today we framed up the beams that will support the awning over the East window. We also set the water table band around the back door. Soon we will complete the siding on this side and complete the window wall in the upper East corner. More pics to come!

TAKING SHAPE

This weekend we will try to complete the siding on the East elevation. Once we finish the shell we will begin demolition on the interior so we get things ready for winter. We are working on the interior detailing and hope to have the heating systems up and running before old man winter sets in.

EAST WINDOW INSTALLATION

The last window to be installed will be the high corner window on the east elevation. The window will be a collection of random insulated glazing units we have been collecting over the last year or so.

SIDING CONTINUED....

Bill's Swamp bridge

My dad took some time off from my house and built a bridge over a small water course in his back yard. It's going to be a whole lot easier to get a wheel barrow to and from the wood pile! The following are some pictures he sent over.