New cottage/retirement home near Lake Michigan

[ededic]

Roofers showed up today! Great! Making progress. Should be a busy couple of days here.









While the standing seam roof goes on need to continue plugging the end of those trusses. Wow, this just seems to never end. All the measuring, cutting and installing of backing boards and then the panel between the trusses. Brutal and tedious work made pleasurable and tolerable, thanks to friends staying down the street from Massachusetts want to lend a hand.

 

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August 17, 2016
Plumbers and Electricians are in-the-house!





I have to size the shower pan to locate the drain for the plumber.



Roofers, Plumbers and Electricians done for the day. Bride has it all cleaned up for the day.








Time for a swim at the lake. Notice the freighter and the cruise ship on the lake.

 

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Aug 18, 2016
Adding an unscheduled window for southern exposure and light into the stairwell. You can see by some of the pictures, the stairwell is dark. Since we are using the stairwell to get some natural light into the 1/2 bath and office we will need more light. We have not ordered windows yet so we can get this done now and an order an extra.









I want absolutely no problems with rot or water where the deck meets the East, North and West side of the house so I am applying Grace Water and Ice Shield all the way around behind the deck ledger board. At 36" wide it start high under the siding and goes all the way down to the Superior wall.

 

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Aug 18, 2016
Roofers are back for day 2 of installing the standing seam roof. Should be done by the end of day.

 

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Aug 19, 2016

Roofers day 3, skeleton crew just need to finish the woodshop.







My wife, neighbor and I put up ledger board for deck around house today.







My bride preparing the rough openings for the windows to be installed.

 

[Rustyiron]

:thumbsup: Making it happen, good for you! Never seen any of the Great Lakes before, amazing. Looks just like an ocean. Very nice.

 

[ededic]

August 20, 2016

Installing pocket doors. One down, six to go.



August 21, 2016

Carving out foam and framing new window in south stairwell.







Bride, continuing on the window prep.





I drew the short straw to do the windows in the stairwell.

 

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Aug 23, 2016

Plumbing and Electrical starting to take shape.









More electrical work happening.





August 24, 2016

Mechanical beginning to install the aluminum in-floor heat track for the 2nd floor.



Aug 25, 2016

More in-floor heat track as well as plumbing going in.









Aug 26, 2016

Electrical work terminating in the Mechanical room.

 

[ededic]

:thumbsup: Making it happen, good for you! Never seen any of the Great Lakes before, amazing. Looks just like an ocean. Very nice.

Rustyiron, Yes, it's moving fast. When people come here for the first time they are surprised they can't see the other side. It is our ocean with no salt. Thanks!

 

[EddieWalker]

Very nice job documenting everything. Ten years from now you will be really happy you did this!!!