Building a new home, returning to the farm.

[GRANITEstateMP]

Lookin' good!  Are the garage and shop gonna be done after the house is complete?

[SwampDonkey]

Yes

[SwampDonkey]

We dug out the old well box and exposed the top of the well casing on Friday. We have to put on 8 feet of pipe to bring it above grade. We had over 2" of rain Saturday night, so it got a little soupy down there. In fact like a big wash tub of water. :D She all drained away laterally through, down is solid bedrock. ;)  There is the old water line.

[petefrom bearswamp]

Lookin good SD
Bet the missus is anxious to get in.

[SwampDonkey]

Monday we put an 8 foot extension on the well. We have to do a little more digging to put the water line and power through to the house. We hooked up the power, so we are live wired now. And we put down the maple flooring. The furnace man will probably be here with the furnace and air exchanger by the end of this week.

[SwampDonkey]

Maple flooring, of course I am checking rockability standards. :D



Basement steps



Railing



Screening
inside



outside

[Magicman]

Hey, I am liking what I am seeing. 

[SwampDonkey]

Right now, the screen door is not on, so the screens are keeping the blow flies in. :D ;D

[Peter Drouin]

Looking very nice, 

[Weekend_Sawyer]

Boy, looking at those pix I can almost smell the new house smell!

[GRANITEstateMP]

Is the existing barn you can see from the porch pictures yours?  Part of the original farm?

[SwampDonkey]

Yes, my barn. It was built in '54.

[samandothers]

I like the looks of the maple floor!   

Are the railings aluminum?

[SwampDonkey]

Yes the railings are aluminum, and strong and rigid.

I thought we had decided on iron railing from a local guy but these work just as well. These had to be special order because of the span between posts. I'm fine with them.

[rjwoelk]

Looking great. Will be good to get infront of the loom and do some creative designs. In your new home.

[SwampDonkey]

Doors,stairs and cupboards.....and lots of firewood. :D 

Noticed some birdseye figure (photo) in the maple on one drawer face. ;) The shelves pull out, no reaching behind on hand and knees. :D All the cupboard doors are on European hinges with those easy close gadgets on them so they don't slam.










Stairway handrail of maple with brackets used to mount them (got the brackets at Lee Valley). Steps are maple. I need two more coats of finish, sand between the coats.





Pine doors throughout, except the broom closet and my bedroom door is hard maple. Another big walk in closet with a set of pine doors not shown.









Had to wait 8 weeks for that maple door, and $800 later. :

Doors all waiting to be varnished.

Firewood room inside and free standing racks outside (braced corners and across top). There is over 6 cord stacked now and 2 more to be stored. I believe the wood room holds 5 cords. ;)







Until next time........ smiley_horserider

[Magicman]

Thanks for the update.  You've gotta be getting antsy. 

[SwampDonkey]

Yep! The plumber comes Monday to finish up. Got the submersible in the well on Thursday, so hopefully the electrical will be finished up this week to. The room doors all need varnished. Still waiting for the moulding on the dormer window. :

[samandothers]

A lot has gone on!  It is really looking good.

How do you control or deal with bugs in all that inside wood?

[SwampDonkey]

Burn'm ;D

[samandothers]

That should do it, they don't disembark.  You have a nice set up!

[GRANITEstateMP]

Swampdonkey,

Are you moved in?  How did it all come out,happy?  Did you run into anything unexpected or something go sideways?  Seems like you had some great contractors to work with

[SwampDonkey]

Yes, I moved in on October 12th. Only a couple things that moved a bit slow. One was waiting for rubberwood for the dormer window. Another is a window repair, it was not put together right at the factory. They are fixing that Nov 13, after months. The problem there is the window company getting parts to the repair man, who is a third party. No one knows what the other is doing most of the time. :D Special order items are a bit on the slow side, like cupboards and a hardwood door 8 to 10 week slow.  :D

Still arranging things in the weaving studio or 'great room' on the second floor. ;)

[thecfarm]

There!!! Glad all is going good for you.

[Magicman]

Thanks for the update SD.  Hopefully more pictures will follow.