Chalet Build

An album showing the progress of our work on our chalet in the Laurentians, Quebec, Canada.

Almost Summer Shed is pretty much done! Shed progress - ready for the siding Shed framing Shed, walls are going up Shed walls Shed foundations Shed pad Dog & pool Chalet view from pool Pool & trees Fill it up Pool project Pool pad Deck is done Shelves detail Shelves are done Shelves in progress Shelves ready to install Shelves & girl Shelves detail Building the shelving unit Flowers au naturel Stream in winter Chalet from stream Chalet from road Chalet with shed Fire End table made from one of our trees End table - Maple End table - Maple Winter afternoon Stairs Finishing touches still to do First railing almost done Stairs Getting ready for the treads Stairs Stairs Stairs Morning bedroom view Splitting Wood stacked Starting the stairs Railing going up Deck is finished - just need a step My hole jig Deck - almost done Higher than expected - will need a rail :( Helpers Deck - starting to add boards - more bracing to come Deck started Screen Porch (getting it done before the arrival) Screen porch done! Tapped Boiling sap... Sunset hike - looking down on chalet Winter day P installing tile P installing backsplash Backsplash finished Started the bunk beds Bunk beds Bunk beds Bunk beds finished End table finished Back porch Pantry door is hung Pantry doorjam & shelves Pantry P made a nice night table New steps Need new steps Wood piled Wood for Winter Fall colours Slowly adding the amenities Bathroom is pretty much done We finally finished the shower! Forest green Winter is coming First fire in the wood stove Fall colours from my morning coffee spot Almost half the rock spread Island finished Island with flowers Crushed rock delivery Island in process Island counter in progress Missing 100 ft2 of siding and my temporary door Siding is done Siding is done Foggy Morning Foggy morning, view from the road Island Siding Siding - bit more than half done Plumbing dry run Siding - we decided not to do it ourselves Starting the kitchen Back porch Thunder in the distance Door hung - just needs a knob Finally a bed that is not blown up Unpacked Girls room - built-in bunk beds in the future Table Couch is unpacked Making door jams from scratch is a long process Pine flooring is varnished Mezzannine flooring View from the road at night Hallelujah, running water and a toilet. A chair, a light and a stove A lot of activity on the back porch I started the mezzanine flooring this weekend - knotty pine Siding shipment arrived on Friday Went to Gatineau today to pick up our flooring and door order Work bench Vacation work - got some temp railings in Vacation work - trim started Vacation work - painting trim From back porch looking south Mudroom/entry Entry looking to porch (door on back order) I need to put up a temporary railing Stairs & two windows Evening light in main room Black doors Unprotected floor texture from weather and scrapes No cell service but satellite internet Rough stairs without railing Looking down from mezzanine Girls in girls' room Study area Kitchen window Bathroom Stairs, pantry & utilities (water pump to come) Drywall is on Drywall is on Mezzanine with interior walls View from the lower firepit Cleaning around the cabin Porch structure is in Stairs East side Supper in our porch Master bedroom Windows! Field is growing well Front & side patio doors Bathroom in the corner, door to porch View from girls room View from our room Construction Cabin Girls' room Our room Looking east Living area Back Front Front Front Grass and wild flowers seeding is coming in View from north side, by stream Main beam (from mezzanine) Looking down from mezzanine View from kitchen area Walls ready to go up West wall - window in staircase Wall construction May 30 Back door leading to screened in porch Front area (completed wall on left) Front Slab is poured Site plan 3D render - south 3D render - east Plans - west elevation Getting the septic field/mound ready for seeding Ready for slab pour | in-floor heating wired Foundation - ready for pour [on May 18th fingers crossed] Foundation Septic field finished Septic tank covered Rough plumbing started & sonotubes for porch under the black bags Rough plumbing started Drive retaining rocks installed Drive Septic tank Septic field (larger than we thought) Snow is melting and the lot is a bit of a mess - lots of work to do Plans - been on our coffee table for quite some time! Backfill done, water & sewer lines added Backfill done Cabin - March 13 Drive looking towards chemin Jackson Foundation from front - facing north One of the wood piles Foundation - footing for post Looking towards stream Foundation - looking north Cabin Cabin Foundation footings poured (under insulating blankets) Foundation footings - 2 corners are sitting on bedrock Footings - this edge sitting on bedrock Foundation footings After the blasting Cabin area Drilling for dynamite Dynamite machine Explosives Boom Dynamite Dynamite machine (video) Digging the drive (video) Cabin clearing (video) Excavation of the foundation (video) Dynamiting pads Prepping for foundation work Cabin clearing Chemin and skiing Excavation Excavation Resized_20201203_1440401 Resized_20201203_1440491 Resized_20201203_1440521 View from cabin (tape shows front and west walls) Scrapping topsoil Chemin View from cabin towards road Peaceful stream Lots of earth to move to get the required slope First of many trips Chemin Lot topography Possible path of drive from road (video) Chalet location (video) Looking up to chalet spot (from East) Emplacement du chalet Possible chemin View from road Test du sol Test du sol Test du sol Test du sol