All this talk of the remodel on the cabin, and I just realized that I’ve not yet posted any images of what it’s going to LOOK like. In fact, I didn’t even work it out until sortof recently, and it’s likely that I won’t do much of a set of architectural drawings for the project. You know, “the cobbler’s son goes unshod” and all that. But I do have a SketchUp model done, so here are a few renderings for the curious.
Last week, yet another friend showed up to lend a hand with the demolition. I’ve known Brian since elementary school, and he occasionally posts on our blog as Chicken Brian. He lives in the Chicago area, but was out this way for business, and thought he’d drop by. “I’d love to help you work on the house,” he said. When people come visit, I like to take them hiking and to the beach… you know, fun tourist stuff. But he really wanted to be a part of what were doing, and we’re proud to have a little bit of his sweat in the house too. Here he is, after helping us take up the last of the subfloor. But don’t worry- we still had plenty of time left over for beaches and hiking, before he left again 36 hours later.
And with that, we’re nearing the end of the demolition phase. We’ve amassed quite a pile of debris outside the house, and that will have to be taken care of at some point. There is still a few days of demo left, and there will be occasional minor demolition when we get to the roof in a few months, but I can feel the excitement building for the start of… well… building!
