Well Saturday was HOT! in fact too hot for what we had planned, the building of the log cabin but thankfully my son in law Roy came round to lend Paul a hand which meant I could stay out of the sun most of the time.
I popped into town for supplies and when I returned Roy arrived and so at about ten am they started.
Checking levels and getting ready to cut down the composite boards that protect the wood from the concrete.
It didn't seem like five minutes later they were looking to place the window! I was coating the outside at the back and left hand side with wood protection each time they reached another three boards high, the other two wall I can do once it's up.
A room with a view!
Getting the door frame ready
Setting it in place.
Mmm I should be able to get my dolls in through that opening...
View from patio as it rises.
From other side... time to stop for lunch.
Getting ready to put in roof.
The sun blazing down..but ready for roof boards.
Paul waving from the roof.
Roof boards on, will need insulation and shingles later.
inside
Next it was time to put doors on.
doors on and view from back corner.
and from the doors back to the far corner.
So seven hours later , with a thirty minute stop for lunch it's almost done!
Just roof insulation and shingles to go on and the insulation in the floor and the floor to go in. Then some paint /stain inside and out, a carpet and then it's move in time!!
They said it could be put up in two days and they are right. The roof and floor could be done in the second day. We however have to get the insulation and flooring, so it may not happen until after SCW next week. But it's UP and will soon be time to move in!!
I decided to take my shelf photo's outside yesterday late afternoon , then found I had a problem so could not use them, maybe you can see why...
I'd set a box on the side of the fish pond and placed a piece of wood on it to stand them on.
Yes , the new log cabin was right behind them! So I had to take them down the garden for a second photo shoot, Hattie refused to come because she was busy! I Wren had to step in.
So we played balance the reluctant Sasha and finally got some photos.
You may remember than Elfine was annoyed she did not have a Petrana floral dress , well ....
Well she's now a Happy Elf Princess because she has this beautiful purple one. Well I say she's happy but she'll never let on..
a closer view.
Well we've lots to do this bank holiday weekend , even if you remove the cabin from the list, so I best go start getting on with some of it.
I'll have lots to report back after my visit to the Sasha Celebration weekend, always a great photo opportunity for beautiful Sasha's and handsome Gregors.
So have a great week ahead and enjoy playing with those dolls.
Dee
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