Day 20 of 365

The Bottom Side of the Steps

 

Day 19 of 365

Stairs are complete:

The steps were made from split cedar logs cut from the ranch

Day 18 of 365

Snow Storm During Construction

 

Day 17 of 365

Stair stringers in place:

purchased from the local lumber yard

Day 16 of 365

The beginning of the stairs:

Support posts and cased opening

 

Day 15 of 365

An arrangement on the laundry room work table

 

Day 14 of 365

Ceiling Joists in Place

Day 13 of 365

Starting the ceiling joists:

2' X 10' lumber from Lohn School

Our son and youngest daughter helping

Day 12 of 365

First floor framing complete:

lumber from Griffice house

Day 11 of 365

The Framing Begins:

the lumber came from the Griffice house

 

Day 10 of 365

Subfloor made from long leaf yellow pine tongue and groove flooring from part of Lohn School Building built in 1917

some plumbing and wiring

 

Day 9 of 365

Joists in place

The 2' x 10' lumber used for the joists came from the old Lohn School bldg.

I will post a picture of it when I get it from a friend.

 

Day 8 of 365

Piers are seasoned cedar cut from Brady Mountain on our ranch

Stringers are from the Griffice house

Day 7 of 365

Beginning the pier and beam foundation for the next phase

 28' X 36'

That's Mike and I making it "plumb"

Day 6 of 365

Laundry Room

Finishing touches on the first phase

 (that's my hubby checking it out)

Day 5 of 365

View of Brady Mountain from our porch

Gathered rock there for the house

Day 4 of 365

Laundry Room

16' X 16'

First addition to the Cabin

Most of the lumber came from the Griffice house

 

day 3 of 365

Granary at Salt Gap

more salvage materials

2 of 365 days

The Latimer Barn

built in the 1920's

another dismantled structure

 

Day 1 of 365

The Griffice House built in 1911

One of the structures we dismantled