Wood and Stone

A site to track our progress as we build our FirstDay Cottage Canadian house kit. Come on in, get a cup of coffee, set a spell and follow along on our journey or join in if you like. Check back for the weekly update (usually by Wednesday when things are going right) to see what we are currently up to!

Monday, March 3, 2008

The Blizzard of House

Saturday was supposed to be a rough day, weather-wise, due to the snow storms that were coming through. We decided to wait until Sunday to move ourslves all around. The storms were almost nothing where we live, so we were kicking ourselves all day (in vain at that).

When I got to the house on Sunday, we had maybe 7 inches of snow, and it had been plowed, though it is getting pretty tough - if the pile of snow gets any bigger in the driveway, I won't be able to get to the house without chopping a hole in the snow bank. It took me over an hour just to dig my way into the container and the house.

I pulled out the generator and the saw and measured and cut the bottom plate and studs for the upstairs closet wall. They all had to be plumbed and then marked and then cut, since the roof is a 9-in-12 pitch, which is an odd angle. The stud next to the post at the loft also had to be notched out to fit around the collar tie. By time I finished that up and got everything oput back away, it was time to call it a day.

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