racing the clock

A few updates for this weekend.

We're getting down to the wire for this season. The boat needs to come out of the water soon!

The siding has finally arrived for the bottom of the cottage. It's a faux stone vinyl siding.

The doors now lock (although the sliding doors are still missing, so security is moot.)

The wood stove has arrived, along with flooring and interior doors.

And the wood paneling is going up in the ceiling. (Loft shown here).

incremental changes

The changes at the cottage are getting less drastic, but no less exciting. Electrical and plumbing is in, insulation is in. We're still waiting on those danged sliding doors, but have been buying lots of other things: shower stall, toilet (TOILET!!! T-O-I-L-E-T!!!!!!!), interior doors, door handles, exterior lights, faucets, woodstove, flooring...it's an endless barrage of decisions. The credit card is melting.

Here are a few photos:

siding and doors!

A hot tin roof

The roof is going on!

This is the view of the back porch.  You can see the windows installed,  and the new deck that's gone in.  It's a bit narrow, by design, but it's really only intended for buggy evenings or dreary wet days.

The back door and the side door arrived while these pictures were being taken so we're one step closer to closed up. 

It's now just the sliding patio doors that are left, and we knew they'd be delayed from the get-go. I'm still hoping they'll arrive in time to be installed before everything is shut up for the winter.

Here's a view of the front porch deck. It feels a lot like the old porch and that pleases me; I loved that porch.

We're now making decisions about shower enclosures, bathroom vanity dimensions, and electrical placement.

Here's a nice vantage of the "great room", standing at the bedroom doors.

I still have to decide how it will be furnished. The dining table will go in here, and a wood stove. Maybe an L-shaped sectional?

pondering....

Check it out!

ZOMG WE HAVE WINDOWS!

Super exciting things happening this week at the lodge: roof wood is up and the window are in! We're just waiting on the tardy doors, as expected.