Chalet

Chalet Build

Stairs

Stairs

Finishing touches still to do

Finishing touches still to do

First railing almost done

First railing almost done

Stairs

Stairs

Getting ready for the treads

Getting ready for the treads

Stairs

Stairs

Stairs

Stairs

Stairs

Stairs

Morning bedroom view

Morning bedroom view

Splitting

Splitting

Wood stacked

Wood stacked

Starting the stairs

Starting the stairs

Railing going up

Railing going up

Deck is finished - just need a step

Deck is finished - just need a step

My hole jig

My hole jig

Deck - almost done

Deck - almost done

Higher than expected - will need a rail :(

Higher than expected - will need a rail :(

Helpers

Helpers

Deck - starting to add boards - more bracing to come

Deck - starting to add boards - more bracing to come

Deck started

Deck started

Screen Porch (getting it done before the arrival)

Screen Porch (getting it done before the arrival)

Screen porch done!

Screen porch done!

Tapped

Tapped

Boiling sap...

Boiling sap...

Sunset hike - looking down on chalet

Sunset hike - looking down on chalet

Winter day

Winter day

P installing tile

P installing tile

P installing backsplash

P installing backsplash

Backsplash finished

Backsplash finished

Started the bunk beds

Started the bunk beds

Bunk beds

Bunk beds

Bunk beds

Bunk beds

Bunk beds finished

Bunk beds finished

End table finished

End table finished

Back porch

Back porch

Pantry door is hung

Pantry door is hung

Pantry doorjam & shelves

Pantry doorjam & shelves

Pantry

Pantry

P made a nice night table

P made a nice night table

New steps

New steps

Need new steps

Need new steps

Wood piled

Wood piled

Wood for Winter

Wood for Winter

Fall colours

Fall colours

Slowly adding the amenities

Slowly adding the amenities

Bathroom is pretty much done

Bathroom is pretty much done

We finally finished the shower!

We finally finished the shower!

Forest green

Forest green

Winter is coming

Winter is coming

First fire in the wood stove

First fire in the wood stove

Fall colours from my morning coffee spot

Fall colours from my morning coffee spot

Almost half the rock spread

Almost half the rock spread

Island finished

Island finished

Island with flowers

Island with flowers

Crushed rock delivery

Crushed rock delivery

Island in process

Island in process

Island counter in progress

Island counter in progress

Missing 100 ft2 of siding and my temporary door

Missing 100 ft2 of siding and my temporary door

Siding is done

Siding is done

Siding is done

Siding is done

Foggy Morning

Foggy Morning

Foggy morning, view from the road

Foggy morning, view from the road

Island

Island

Siding

Siding

Siding - bit more than half done

Siding - bit more than half done

Plumbing dry run

Plumbing dry run

Siding - we decided not to do it ourselves

Siding - we decided not to do it ourselves

Starting the kitchen

Starting the kitchen

Back porch

Back porch

Thunder in the distance

Thunder in the distance

Door hung - just needs a knob

Door hung - just needs a knob

Finally a bed that is not blown up

Finally a bed that is not blown up

Unpacked

Unpacked

Girls room - built-in bunk beds in the future

Girls room - built-in bunk beds in the future

Table

Table

Couch is unpacked

Couch is unpacked

Making door jams from scratch is a long process

Making door jams from scratch is a long process

Pine flooring is varnished

Pine flooring is varnished

Mezzannine flooring

Mezzannine flooring

View from the road at night

View from the road at night

Hallelujah, running water and a toilet.

Hallelujah, running water and a toilet.

A chair, a light and a stove

A chair, a light and a stove

A lot of activity on the back porch

A lot of activity on the back porch

I started the mezzanine flooring this weekend - knotty pine

I started the mezzanine flooring this weekend - knotty pine

Siding shipment arrived on Friday

Siding shipment arrived on Friday

Went to Gatineau today to pick up our flooring and door order

Went to Gatineau today to pick up our flooring and door order

Work bench

Work bench

Vacation work - got some temp railings in

Vacation work - got some temp railings in

Vacation work - trim started

Vacation work - trim started

Vacation work - painting trim

Vacation work - painting trim

From back porch looking south

From back porch looking south

Mudroom/entry

Mudroom/entry

Entry looking to porch (door on back order)

Entry looking to porch (door on back order)

I need to put up a temporary railing

I need to put up a temporary railing

Stairs & two windows

Stairs & two windows

Evening light in main room

Evening light in main room

Black doors

Black doors

Unprotected floor texture from weather and scrapes

Unprotected floor texture from weather and scrapes

No cell service but satellite internet

No cell service but satellite internet

Rough stairs without railing

Rough stairs without railing

Looking down from mezzanine

Looking down from mezzanine

Girls in girls' room

Girls in girls' room

Study area

Study area

Kitchen window

Kitchen window

Bathroom

Bathroom

Stairs, pantry & utilities (water pump to come)

Stairs, pantry & utilities (water pump to come)

Drywall is on

Drywall is on

Drywall is on

Drywall is on

Mezzanine with interior walls

Mezzanine with interior walls

View from the lower firepit

View from the lower firepit

Cleaning around the cabin

Cleaning around the cabin

Porch structure is in

Porch structure is in

Stairs

Stairs

East side

East side

Supper in our porch

Supper in our porch

Master bedroom

Master bedroom

Windows!

Windows!

Field is growing well

Field is growing well

Front & side patio doors

Front & side patio doors

Bathroom in the corner, door to porch

Bathroom in the corner, door to porch

View from girls room

View from girls room

View from our room

View from our room

Construction

Construction

Cabin

Cabin

Girls' room

Girls' room

Our room

Our room

Looking east

Looking east

Living area

Living area

Back

Back

Front

Front

Front

Front

Front

Front

Grass and wild flowers seeding is coming in

Grass and wild flowers seeding is coming in

View from north side, by stream

View from north side, by stream

Main beam (from mezzanine)

Main beam (from mezzanine)

Looking down from mezzanine

Looking down from mezzanine

View from kitchen area

View from kitchen area

Walls ready to go up

Walls ready to go up

West wall - window in staircase

West wall - window in staircase

Wall construction

Wall construction

May 30

May 30

Back door leading to screened in porch

Back door leading to screened in porch

Front area (completed wall on left)

Front area (completed wall on left)

Front

Front

Slab is poured

Slab is poured

Site plan

Site plan

3D render - south

3D render - south

3D render - east

3D render - east

Plans - west elevation

Plans - west elevation

Getting the septic field/mound ready for seeding

Getting the septic field/mound ready for seeding

Ready for slab pour | in-floor heating wired

Ready for slab pour | in-floor heating wired

Foundation - ready for pour [on May 18th fingers crossed]

Foundation - ready for pour [on May 18th fingers crossed]

Foundation

Foundation

Septic field finished

Septic field finished

Septic tank covered

Septic tank covered

Rough plumbing started & sonotubes for porch under the black bags

Rough plumbing started & sonotubes for porch under the black bags

Rough plumbing started

Rough plumbing started

Drive retaining rocks installed

Drive retaining rocks installed

Drive

Drive

Septic tank

Septic tank

Septic field (larger than we thought)

Septic field (larger than we thought)

Snow is melting and the lot is a bit of a mess - lots of work to do

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!

Plans - been on our coffee table for quite some time!

Backfill done, water & sewer lines added

Backfill done, water & sewer lines added

Backfill done

Backfill done

Cabin - March 13

Cabin - March 13

Drive looking towards chemin Jackson

Drive looking towards chemin Jackson

Foundation from front - facing north

Foundation from front - facing north

One of the wood piles

One of the wood piles

Foundation - footing for post

Foundation - footing for post

Looking towards stream

Looking towards stream

Foundation - looking north

Foundation - looking north

Cabin

Cabin

Cabin

Cabin

Foundation footings poured (under insulating blankets)

Foundation footings poured (under insulating blankets)

Foundation footings - 2 corners are sitting on bedrock

Foundation footings - 2 corners are sitting on bedrock

Footings - this edge sitting on bedrock

Footings - this edge sitting on bedrock

Foundation footings

Foundation footings

After the blasting

After the blasting

Cabin area

Cabin area

Drilling for dynamite

Drilling for dynamite

Dynamite machine

Dynamite machine

Explosives

Explosives

Boom

Boom

Dynamite

Dynamite

Dynamite machine (video)

Dynamite machine (video)

Digging the drive (video)

Digging the drive (video)

Cabin clearing (video)

Cabin clearing (video)

Excavation of the foundation (video)

Excavation of the foundation (video)

Dynamiting pads

Dynamiting pads

Prepping for foundation work

Prepping for foundation work

Cabin clearing

Cabin clearing

Chemin and skiing

Chemin and skiing

Excavation

Excavation

Excavation

Excavation

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View from cabin (tape shows front and west walls)

View from cabin (tape shows front and west walls)

Scrapping topsoil

Scrapping topsoil

Chemin

Chemin

View from cabin towards road

View from cabin towards road

Peaceful stream

Peaceful stream

Lots of earth to move to get the required slope

Lots of earth to move to get the required slope

First of many trips

First of many trips

Chemin

Chemin

Lot topography

Lot topography

Possible path of drive from road (video)

Possible path of drive from road (video)

Chalet location (video)

Chalet location (video)

Looking up to chalet spot (from East)

Looking up to chalet spot (from East)

Emplacement du chalet

Emplacement du chalet

Possible chemin

Possible chemin

View from road

View from road

Test du sol

Test du sol

Test du sol

Test du sol

Test du sol

Test du sol

Test du sol

Test du sol