Scary Cabin

We give thanks to our wonderful family and friends for all the help we’ve had during this remodel!

With the goal to spend Christmas at the cabin looming large in our minds, we managed to spend a couple of days of the 4 day weekend checking a couple more things off the list. We also did some major shopping. A new mattress set was purchased for our main home, freeing up the existing mattress set for the cabin. It was about time for a new mattress anyway so this works out well. We also purchased a new refrigerator because the free one (Thanks Kevin!) is starting to make very bad sounds when the compressor starts up. The bed, refrigerator, and the upstairs doors will make the trip up next weekend.

As soon as we got to Clipper Mills, there was some snow on the side of the road. As we entered Merry Mountain Village, there was even more. Everything at the cabin was covered in a light dusting of snow. This is really the first time we’ve seen it like this. It was cold enough for the whole time we were there that it never melted.

Checked off the task list was the upstairs laminate. The last few rows in each bedroom were placed and the closet was finished. Then it was all about the stairs. To prep the stairs for laminate, any bullnose overhang on the steps needs to be removed. We need a nice square edge on each step. A few of them had enough of a lip that most of it could be cut off with the jig saw. But for most of the steps the best method seemed to be a hand plane. After many hours of planing, the steps were ready. Then trim pieces needed to be added to the sides both to finish off the steps and to make a nice clean transition for the laminate. These were made from 1 x 12 pine boards cut to fit over the stairs. Getting those cut and fitted took most of a day. But they’re primed, ready for paint and installation.

The grout did not arrive on time (one day late) so the bathroom floor will wait until next weekend.

Where are we now?
weekend n+0 - drywall prep (October 17/18th did some, not as much as planned)
weekend n+1 - finish drywall prep for texture (October 23/24/25 - texturing started)
weekend n+2 - texture & prime (October 31st / November 1st - prepping for texture)
weekend n+3 - paint & start bathroom floor tile & finish bathroom electrical (textured and prime)
weekend n+4 - finish bathroom tile & re-install vanity & toilet (paint, tile, and electrical finished)
weekend n+5 - install doors & start knee wall framing (laminate installed (most)
weekend n+6 - install laminate (laminate finished and stair trim)
weekend n+7 - finish laminate (baseboard & casing?)
weekend n+8 - knee wall work
weekend n+9 - knee wall work
weekend n+10 - knee wall work