Decked Out

In spite of winds and cold and lots of snow, the guys of Catamount North managed to get the decking on the house this week.

Getting in on the Ground Floor

Our 'walk-out' basement will be more like a first floor, with a den (shown in the picture),a bedroom, craft/laundry room, and a bathroom as well as Don's shop and the mechanical room

A Mighty Wind

I imagine it will become known as The Wind Storm of 2010. The strong wind storm, lasting almost 24 hours took down dozens of trees around the property, took down power lines on the road right in front, and destroyed the temporary barn that was housing the tractor and other equipment. The neighbors across the street fared far worse. No more building until the power it restored.

Building on the foundation

The house is really beginning to take shape as the frame is added to the foundation.

Pumpurkey

Paula's been at it again....keeping the property properly outfitted for the holidays.....Thank you Paula! and Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone!

Powering Up

We've now got the electric panel installed at the site. Time to power up the saws!

Well Done!

After 500+ feet of drilling we tapped into water. The well is now ready to flow.

This Old House

The old house gets some fresh paint. The front door needed a new coat after lots of summers of sun. Sprucing up for selling!

Heating Up

Radiant floor heating coils were laid on the basement floor as the temperature dropped and snowflakes appeared.

Paula....Is this your doing? :O)

I was all set to post some serious pictures of the heavy equipment making more progress moving land, burying tree stumps and leveling out the barn site (all sort of boring). But as I got to the bottom of the driveway with my newly captured photos, my little pumpkin perched on the boulder at the entrance was discovered newly dressed with Halloween gala garb. I'm suspicious Paula did this decoration while out on her morning perambulations. Paula???

Razing Trees So We Can Raise a Barn

A pretty site to the west of the driveway was identified as the best spot for a barn. A few trees had to be removed to make room for its construction.

Building a Foundation

This week the foundation walls were poured.

Set In Stone

Actually, set in concrete. The footings for the house were poured on Friday. There's no changing the house dimensions now.

Bare feet

Thanks to our friend Pat Reed for documenting the bear track spotted up around the housing site. Maybe the creature was hoping the cellar hole would be a good place to spend the winter?

Bottoming out

Last week's blast made a deep cellar hole, full of dirt and rocks. The challenge now is to clear out the rubble and get to solid ground so that a foundation can be poured.