First interior wall

The first interior wall is a load-bearing wall.  The joists for the second floor will be supported by it.  We were able to incorporate one of the original 6x6 sills to span the opening between the living room and the kitchen/dining room.

Since it is structurally a very sturdy wall it took a bit longer to build.  Also Martin was working in very cold temperatures, which makes for slow going.

walls built, waiting to be installed

 The north wall and the end of the east wall are framed.

 The sections of north wall are sheathed and ready to be installed. 

 The north end of the east wall is framed in.  Martin will sheath it after it is installed.

Martin is in the process of building the load bearing interior walls. Then he will be installing the joists for the second floor at the same time the rest of the exterior walls get installed.

almost a first floor

Martin has extended the roof to cover the footprint of the house. The north wall still needs to be built, but all of the materials are cut and ready for assembly