Closer every day!

Over the weekend we got a number of things stained (but not with blueberries or raspberries) to bring the exterior of the station closer to being ready for the bricklayer and siding fellow. Kev was home so he helped me on the ground with the smart wood. (If it was really smart it would take care of getting itself to the color we want it - but it isn't that smart I guess!) The smart wood is being used as the trim for the corners of the building - around the doors and windows - and as the decorative trim in the stucco gable on the second floor. While Kev and I stayed planted firmly on the ground Peter wandered around the edge of the roof system to finish staining the brackets on top, stain the ledger that holds the rafters next to the building, and stain the corners stick framed the day before.



Numerous times during the day Kev or I had to go around the building moving the ladder for Peter so he could get down! Except once he did crawl through a second floor window on the track side of the building to come down and visit with some friends that stopped by to see how things were going. Actually, we had a number of people stop by Saturday to check things out. The day was a bea-u-ti-ful day, so I don't blame them one bit to be out and about!

Today, Monday, the framer is back at it. There is a threat of rain tonight - but the sun is trying valiantly to warm things up after a cool day yesterday. Today Leon, Todd and one other young fellow are installing the tongue and groove which we stained way way back in the begining of August.



The overhang goes on!



The overhang from the underside!

I think we will have to wait until spring to second coat all these elements that make up the roof overhang including the brackets. We need to make the building available for other things right now - like bricks and siding and a concrete sidewalk. I'm sure the work will still be there for us in the new year!

While we were upstairs this morning going through the electrical for our suite with Lorne, our windows came from Red Deer. They have been sitting in the Co-op warehouse for a while, and today they shipped them out! They are well wrapped so we can't have a closer peek at them. We can tell though they are the right color metal cladding on the outside. Whew! In the picture you can see just how big they are when Peter stands beside them checking them over - as much as he can at this point!



They ARE well wrapped!



They ARE tall windows!

Wonder who will get to wash them??