Bathroom Cabintets as well

I used a leftover piece of countertop for the bathroom.

Seems to have tied in pretty well.

Kitchen Nearly done

Got the cabinets up and now finally the countertop in.

Looks like a real kitchen. Still need to add the OTR microwave/vent.

Still debating putting doors on the upper cabinets.

Snow in May

This winter was a lot more snow than expected. We were here in January and got hit by a snow storm. Only lasted the morning and the snow seems to clear by midday.

Last time was enough to knock the power out.

Luckily, the power was only out for a few hours, we've had three snow storms and two power outages. I guess that's part of living in a forested area.

So back here in May, I didn't expect snow.

I woke up toasty in bed, then noticed the skylight was completely white.

Some picts of the yurt and the trees while the snow kept coming down.

Tiling

While Coretta was painting the interior, I was tiling the bathroom. I went back a week later and put down some sealer and the toilet. All we need now is a sink and we have a full bathroom. Seems like good progress.

Painting

We had someone install the sheetrock while we were away. It's great to leave and come back to a finished task without having done a single thing. Well we did pay him. We tried several shades of white, most seemed too dark, but ended up with a middle shade. Probably a good slate for the amount of wood in the place. Here are some pictures, the place is already crowded again, but it shows off the windows and the angles the guy had to deal with.

 

 

Interior Sheathing

These pictures don't do justice to the room but it does show the progress we're making. Was able to get the insulation and paneling up before I left on vacation. Have someone putting the sheet rock up now. Should have more pictures when I get back from New Orleans.

These are pictures of the kitchen area, the tape on the second picture is where the cabinets will be layed out.

And this is a picture of the windows from the bed, which I guess is the living room.

Passed Rough Inspections

Well Kind of. Got passed rough electrical and plumbing inspections. Had to redo a title 24 energy audit because I wasn't using a furnace or air conditioning. Codes are so strict nowadays that even if you switch to something more efficient you need an engineer to re-quantify your entire energy audit. But after some changes to the vent pipe, I've gotten sign off. Turns out I also need an inspection for the insulation. Not just that it's there, but that's installed correctly. Another strict California code check. No gaps around outlets and what not. Hope to have that done over the fourth and get the walls started.

Finished Electrical and Plumbing

Finishing up the drain lines and adding a bathroom vent. A neighbor came up (thanks Steve) to help out and we finally got started taking down the remainder of the old cabin. Not sure when I'll finish up. We got the roof off, but there was another tarred roof underneath it. The inspector on my initial plumbing inspection had me redo several vent pipes because they were using the drain line. Not sure this isn't code, or just the inspector. The changes didn't take too long, but I did have to replace about 50 bucks worth of piping. And the scrap is pretty much unusable. Hoping that's enough to finish the inspection.

Taking Showers

Was able to take a hot shower at the cabin for the first time. Our water heater died on the cabin in the first week. The pilot light got clogged and is so rusted no way to fix it other than replacing the entire box. No chance for that with all the other work. So cold showers or no showers. Now I have the water heater and shower installed. The water heater is an electric tankless. Not the most efficient, but it works damn well. Nearly scalded myself on the initial shower. I was able to turn down the thermostat on the water heater to 120. Much more comfortable.

The shower itself was a four piece swanstone. Was a simple install which is now my highest priority in working on the cabin.