Slowly but surely we’re knocking things off the list. We’re trying to get the outside buttoned up before the weather gets too stinkin’ hot so if we can get just a couple more weekend of spring weather before that happens, we’ll be happy. We’ve been working on finishing the staining on the outside while Todd Hawkes has been working to get the septic system wrapped up so we can move forward with the inside.
Dave, Max and myself, have spent the past couple of weekends sanding, washing and staining the front porch and back deck. Unfortunately, we ran out of stain before completely finishing so will need to order a bit more before finishing with the deck and the staining of the log siding around the wall of windows in back.
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- Dave shows Max how to use the electric sander
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- good job Max!
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- Dave and Max sanding away with the electric sanders (I was hand sanding the spindles)
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- Max and I pooped out, leaving Dave to finish up with the sanding
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- Dave wets the wood while Max stands by ready to spray on the log wash
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- Dave supervises Max as he washes the deck rails
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- once again, Dave takes over so we can get it done faster!
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- the stain has been sitting awhile so needs to be strained
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- mixing the stain
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- yep, Dave has a tool for everything!
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- next, he primes the sprayer
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- the new nozzle for the spraying puts out way less stain so we discovered we didn’t really need to go over it with the brush unless in dripped
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- moving right along…
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- halfway done with the porch rails
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- prepping the windows so we can put another coat on the window frames
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- on to the stairs
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- front porch done!
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- back deck mostly done…will need more stain to finish it
Meanwhile, the septic system has been going in. Heavy rains these past couple of weeks have slowed down the process but it should be completed this week!
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- looking down from the side of the front porch at the partially burried septic tanks… the propane tank in the back will go in this week as well
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- unfortunately, because of the placement of the septic tanks, we will no longer be able to drive from the front driveway around to the old road in back of the house as we had been doing
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- giant dirt pile in front of the cabin from the hole that was dug for the septic tanks
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- the drainage field for the septic system
the coleman cabin 
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