Pine sill

All in pine sill and trim...

Visitor's bathroom finished too

Even trimmed up around the window in the guest's bathroom 

Deborah's kitchen

Yes, it is a fully functionning kitchen... 

Trim is done around the windows

Somehow I got the windows and patio doors trimmed up

The wood stove is in!

the Napoleon  PL1400 is burning. First fire.

Screened in porch screened in

The screen doors are hung... 

What's left to do?

As you can see I have 15 feet on the south wall and the whole gable wall at the East end to put siding on. 

Chimney up and fuming

  It's in place and working

Deborah and the drying system

Deborah  demonstrates the efficacity of the Brabantia drying system... 

Jim talks to a chimney

Jim checks straight and why not? Who wants a bent chimney? 

Barry and Jim do a little moonlight installation of a chimney

Took 5 hours, got a certificate to say it's legit, and we've had the first fire

First wall covered

The garage is on the way. It felt like Seven Brides for Seven Brothers for the day.

Peter Speak putting in the last piece of siding

Peter displayed great enthusiasm for building projects during his brief stay at the Cape.

The Master Builder and his work crew

 The Master Builder seen here holding up the garage wall. With him are his two apprentices, Peter Speak and Sandy Campbell.

The Master Builder and his Apprentice worshipping the garage

The Master Builder seen here eating his pencil while praying to the garage. 

The screened-in porch has windows and a screen door!

 
Relaxing in the newly screened-in porch. An easy place to hang out on the third hot day in Cape Breton this summer.