Time to go back to work for a few days

South and West wall

Oval window

2nd Floor Deck

Here are pictures of the deck. The joists are 4x4 fir that extend 1/2 way into the house and create the floor for the 2nd floor bedroom. I decided to round off the deck. The "door" to the deck is a large window. I will likely make an outside ladder to the deck as well for guests who don't want to trapes through the bedroom.

North wall framed

Ceilings are all complete

On Saturday we completed the last of the ceilings. The porch ceiling was completed along with the 2nd floor (which is the ceiling to the entry of the main floor.

2nd Floor and window

Fireplace pad update

There is always an issue about having a combustable floor underneath a fireplace. Most people solve this problem by having a shield under the stove and protecting the floor with tile and cement board. As a result of building this project from scratch, I had decided to solve this problem from the ground up. We poured some cement piers that would support the heavier floor. We then put 3/4 inch plywood, 2 inches of rigid insulation and then 4 " of concrete. As we were mixing and pouring this floor, we strategically placed river rock into the wet cement. My son River and his friend Tyler helped me select the rocks from our local creek. We will still have to pour another layer of thin set and place a few more smaller rocks but the pad is really taking shape.

Pretty Roof/Ceiling

River Rock Fireplace pad

Plywood Rafters