4-9-10

Our friend, Brendan, came out for the day as we needed one more person to join Bob and Jeff in installing more of the ceiling. We got a few more rows up by the end of the day.

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4-10-10

Brendan, Rusty, and Aaron joined Bob, Jeff and Jillena today, and with the extra help, we were able to work on two projects at the same time.

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4-16-10

We're categorizing today as part of the ceiling project even though much of what we focused on was the gable walls. In an effort to keep the birds from picking away at the insulation, we put our plastic up sooner than later. It was a good thing, since we found two nests behind the batts. Later, Jeff put up some of the final ceiling boards.

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4-17-10

Today we were visited by Joe and his family from Jamestown, NY. Joe is a fellow LHBA member who is planning on building soon and wanted to see our project. Jeff spent a lot of time up on the scaffolding scribing and installing some of the final row of ceiling boards on the east side.

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4-18-10

In preparation for installing our real log "crown" moulding at the base of the ceiling pitch, Jeff made sure the ceiling plastic extended down over the cap board. There is also insulation stuffed above and below that board.

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4-22-10

Here's what Jeff has been working on after work during the week. Installing the last two ceiling boards on the west side of the ridge pole requires some patient scribing for a tight fit.

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4-23-10

Bob was out today, hard at work framing out an area in the basement we hope to use as a bedroom or two some day. Jeff was upstairs installing the last pieces of the ceiling boards.

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4-24-10

Our friends, Dave and Diane, came out today to offer their help. They worked on defuzzing more of the interior while Jillena was up on the scaffolding polyurethaning the ceiling and Jeff was working on another window opening.

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4-25-10

Jillena continued polyurethaning the ceiling and staining the RPSLs while Jeff worked on insulating above and below the cap plates where the ceiling meets the walls on the eave sides.

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5-2-10

Jillena's making great progress on the ceiling while Jeff continues on the windows.

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5-4-10

Jeff and Jillena went out tonight to insulate yesterday's window and work a little more on the ceiling and upper log staining.

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5-8-10

Dave and Diane were back again today, cleaning and defuzzing while Jillena worked away on the RPSL's and ceiling on the west side and Jeff continued with window installation.

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5-9-10

Today was another milestone. The ceiling is finally done! Jillena finished applying the polyurethane and we can now disconnect the scaffold towers. Jeff opened up another hole in the wall for the next window.

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