joists on the north side

 Once the north wall was in place, Martin could start installing the joists for the second floor.  He had to take the planking off of the north side of the roof and then adjust the slope to all space for joists and their installation

Of course, once the joists were installed, everything needed to be tarped to protect it from the elements.

north wall installed

 Martin has the north wall installed and wrapped. The window is temporary, but light was needed to allow work to continue inside.

2nd floor underlayment and bridging

Half of the floor for the second floor is in. Martin has the joists in and the underlayment is down. Martin has the bridging in.

prep for more lumber

Martin cleaned out the barn and drained the lake that was in the driveway so he could receive the next load of lumber.  After it was delivered, it needed to be brought in and organized for easy access without being in the way.

If winter would end and the snow would melt, Martin could use the backyard for materials storage. However, mother nature isn't cooperating this year.

easier access

Martin decided it was time to build temporary steps to get into and out of the house. I've been climbing in and out for a while now, since the doorstep is about chest high on me.

The beginnings of the second floor

The joists and some of the underlayment have been installed to start the second floor.

First anniversary

It has been a year since we purchased an tigin.  If feels like we have hardly accomplished anything!

Thankfully having a picture trail to follow, we can look back and see the difference between then and now.

 When we searched the internet to find houses for sale, this is the picture (above) that was posted.  When we drove by, this is what it really looked like (below). We closed on March 4th and headed there as soon as we could.

As you can see there are several differences between then (above) and now (below). I needed snow shoes to take the side and back pictures of now.

 Front and west

 Front and east, the green tarp is covering the bulk head opening.

 East and back. The back wall is built, but not in place yet so the back east corner is sticking up into no where.

 The back (north side)

 The barn. We haven't done much to the barn other than clean it out and prevent water from coming in the roof. It is low on the list of priorities - okay maybe it is last on the list.

matching heights

The top plate of the original wall is lower than the top plate of the new walls.  Martin cut the rafters and added new top plates to the old walls to bring their heights up to the needed level.