The Siding is Complete

Today, we finished the siding. The outside is as done is it will be until spring. We will probably put the trim around the seam at the top where the 2 siding sheets come together, but not until after the holidays.

This is Chris warming his hands at the fire pit. It was about 25 degrees today.

This is Chris hanging the last little piece on the back side corner.

We went to Lowes and bought 40 sheets of drywall and 18 rolls of insulation. So that 's what we'll be doing next. But the great thing is it will all be indoor work from now on.

Let it snow!!

Let it snow, because we're almost done! We have half of the siding up and will finish the siding this Sunday. Saturday we are going to purchase the insulation and drywall and we will start that on Monday. We already have my heater, ventilation hood and a cabinet for the inside.

I really think I may be able to work in here after the first week of December. However, it is getting pretty cold here. It snowed 4 days ago and the snow has not melted yet. It has been between 25-30 degrees in the daytime and in the low 20's at night. Brrrrrrr!

Let there be light!

And there was!

Chris had run the wires to the studio, but tonight he made light happen!

Biggest present I ever wrapped!

Today, we wrapped the shop with house wrap. It is supposed to seal it and make it retain heat better and keep moisture out. It was like wrapping a giant present!

We did manage to hang 2 sheets of siding, but it was dark at 5:00pm and it started raining and we decided to call it a night. Sunday, we will hopefully get the rest of the siding done so that we can begin to focus on the inside.

Windows, Doors and Electricity!

Well, Sunday and Monday were very productive despite the coldness. It was a beautiful day to look at, but the temperature was about 50 degrees. But we had the fire-pit going and at least it wasn't snowing like Boris the weatherman said! So, here are some updated pictures:

We got 2 brand new windows and doors for the front. The back 2 windows we got at a salvage yard. We couldn't find any thing that matched for the front and had to spend the extra $$ for new ones. Also you can see my light switch box for my lighting, ceiling fan and outdoor light.

And!! I get my very own breaker box. I have a lot of energy eating devices, like my kiln and oxygen concentrator and ventilation fans, so I won't have to worry about blowing breakers.

It's been a while, and so much has happened

Well, I have been neglecting my blog, MY BAD! Since I last blogged, we went to California for Chris's brother Todd's wedding. I took a lot of pictures, but here is the bride and groom - don't they look great together!

And Chris and I had sooo much fun with our 2 neices, Jillian and Haley. This is my most favorite picture that I took, it is of Jillian blowing bubbles at the wedding:

Notice her bracelet? She made it herself! I was busy making jewelry for my Sisters-in-law Brenda and Casey and Jillian wanted to make one. So, she sat next to me and I helped her and within a couple minutes she informed me that she wanted to do it herself! And that she did! She did a beautiful job and even made a bracelet for my daughter. She is only in kindergarten, but this child has an eye for design and she did it all, even did the crimp with the pliers! She is too smart for her own good and Brenda will have her hands full with her (well, I think she already does!).

Our shop is coming along swimmingly! Here is the pictures since last month. We put a metal roof on it and it looks great. This Sunday, we will do the electrical and add pipes for the propane for my torch and heat. We will also put in the doors and windows.

I have 5 walls now, 4 outside and one in the middle.

This is Chris finishing up the roof beams.

And here is my pretty new green metal roof!

We Got Walls! Well, 2 of them any way!

We had a regular assembly line going today. Chris did the calculating, measuring, nailing and all the brute labor, I did all the cutting and Meghan (15 year old daughter ) did all the wood bringing to myself and Chris.

This is what it looked like after the front wall was done. We will have 2 doors and 2 windows on the front. Chris gets the left 1/2 and I get the right 1/2.





We finished the back wall and were done for the night around 7:00 pm. So this is what it looked like after we finished the back wall. The front wall is 10 feet and the back wall is 8 feet and we will have a slanted roof to the back so the snow will fall off the back and not on our heads. Next summer when we do all the finish work, we are going to add a porch to the front.





This is what it looked like from the inside. We were just lucky that it was a gorgeous day out today. It was probably about 65 degrees, which was about perfect. I wasn't hot or cold.