This has been a team effort of Lina, Petra & myself;
today I finished the last few logs that can be seen from the ground level of the inside of the great room.

I also painted the most difficult to reach ceiling; above the staircase opening.
All remaining ceilings and walls in the home are easier to reach.

“I used to like beer”, “I still like beer”  Like a certain supreme court judge, I like beer. With that, the resemblance pretty much stops.
But my beer loving nature and handyman skills put together can create some nice effects;

Credit where credit is due; Arnoud helped by cutting the bottoms off the beer bottles.
I added a cedar wood ring at the bottom, to hide the sharp cuts and match the color scheme.
From left to right are Shiner Pecan Porter, Devil’s BackBone and Blood & Honey.
The light is cast on where the three bar stool seats will be, and also illuminate the kitchen countertop.
The brown glass also sheds a little ambient light.
Of course, they are smart lights and can be controlled individually by voice or all together by a dimmer.
Now each bar seat can control their own light and set it to their wanted level by saying something like “Hey Siri, Centre bar light to 25%”

I don’t consider myself strong, only strong willed. Yet today I managed to break the pick axe on the rather tough rocks;

Granted, it was only bent and broke when we tried to straighten it, but still.
Luckily, the other side still functioned; Arnoud & myself took turns in cutting a trench for the septic power line,
which is now in a conduit pipe under the ground;

Other than that, we cleaned up the connection to the downstairs bedroom HVAC;

Both lines are now in a conduit pipe also.

When there’s no 1/4 open floor or 45 degree ceiling, things can go a little quicker;
In one day we closed the ceiling in the downstairs bedroom.

Like in the great room, the sheetrock still needs a coat of paint,
but that’s something I can do by myself, after my helping crew of three is gone.
Tomorrow the downstairs bathroom is next.

Below some action shots from the previous days, closing the great room ceiling.

With a team effort, the sheetrock plates in the great room are now all in place:

It’s not that there is no progress, but more that I’m too busy to post about it.
The roof in the great room is coming along well; hopefully tomorrow all sheetrock boards will be in place.
I will post some pictures soon.

When it’s cold and not raining, it helps to have a fire pit.
It’s outside on the deck and help to make the deck more enjoyable during less warm months like these.

The mesh on top prevents large pieces falling onto the deck, so it’s pretty safe to use.
And I have three big boxes of scrap wood that can be used for it for the coming weeks.

Using sheetrock 1/4″ for the ceiling was something I was hoping would work.
Today we (My sister Petra and brother Arne arrived yesterday) tried, and luckily it does:

Putting up 8×4 boards is really impossible without help, but with 3 it’s easy.

Except for a little strip at the back and the window, now all walls and ceilings are insulated and covered.
It looks cosy and will be easy to cool/ heat as it’s less cubic feet. When all strips are in and the beams are stained it will look nice.