Old Poppy on Mount Calm

Love Shack

Stage One

Stage Two

Stage Three

Stage Four

Stage Five

Stage Six

Finishing

Heating

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Stage 1
Foundation & Floor
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April 2004
We hired out the foundation to Fred Bruner, semi-retired fellow who did a fantastic job. The foundation came out level and square to within a quarter inch and it was done very timely. If anything is out of line after this, it will be Dave's own doing.

Sabine and Dave checking out the job.
Our daughter Sabine and her cousin Mike help Dave in laying the sill plate.


Builder Tip: Dave uses a fence stretcher and a home-made jig to tighten the floor boards as he laid them onto the floor joists.
Dave laying the floor. The plan is to build the front of the house first.

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Framing out the "Goal Posts" which will be the wall joists and 2nd floor joists. Friends came to help stand the Posts as they are pretty heavy.