Don put in all the insulation this summer and yesterday we worked on the walls.
We decided to go a different way, since the studs for the walls were so screwy and we couldn't put the pine boards back on (ants, holes, etc). So Don spent hours shimming them out and then we decided on beadboard for the bottom--it hides a world of flaws--and Sheetrock on the top.
Don did a fabulous job trimming out the windows.
yesterday we had the wood stove going and the cabin heated up nicely. It took a while because it was stone cold, but if someone were living here it wouldn't take more than a few minutes to get it warm.
Of course all this is moot since I still don't have a septic system. Or and addition where the bathroom will go. Or a foundation to put it on. Or a water pump for the well. But other than that, Mrs. Lincoln . . .
Did I mention I have an outhouse hole though?
Sadly, no outhouse yet, but I think next spring my plan is to spend my money on:
--foundation and deck for porch and addition
--well pump and pipe going into the "cellar" with some type of faucet to get well water
--outhouse
--loft floor (this is where we'll use the pine boards)
And I still won't be 1/4 of the way done! But every time I think I will just give up and sell it, I walk around the property and listen to the wind in the trees, and I just can't.
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