Now that the roof is done* and water tight, we had a chance to start working indoors this week. None too soon, because we have had snow a couple of days this week. So, we installed the electrical wiring, layed down a visqueen vapor barrier in the crawl space, insulated the floor, and installed and stained the 2x6 flooring. Then we insulated the ceiling and gable end walls. And installed the wood stove triple wall pipe and mounts.
You'd think that now we'd have a warm cozy cabin, wouldn't you? Well it is certainly easier to get warmer (from last night's low of 9 degrees), but we still have tarp for a front door and clear plastic covering the windows, so keeping the heat in is a challenge even with insulation.
So tomorrow is door day. I plan to make a nifty
dutch door (just like Dick Proenneke's Alaska cabin less wooden hinges). For those of you not familiar with Dick's story, I highly recommend you read "One Man's Wilderness, An Alaskan Odyssey", quite inspiring.
* Roof is covered with tar paper
awaiting arrival of the metal roofing material
...and also, Dick Proenneke filmed himself creating the cabin. He would set up a tripod do some work, go back and shut off the camera, over and over. PBS offers it for sale...fascinating video. Great work on the cabin by the way.
ReplyDeleteThat area of Alaska along with his cabin is now Lake Clark National Park & Preserve found here:
http://www.nps.gov/lacl/historyculture/proennekes-cabin.htm