Front Deck

I tried to get the front deck finished before the snow set in.  Close, but not quite.  Looks good, though. One of my friends found a little surprise nearby, and now he has a nice new trophy on his wall.

Hearth - Final Chapter (almost)

I now have a functioning hearth and wood stove.  Other than some flagstones and capstones to install, this is my hearth and stove.  Glad to have this (mostly) complete.  Having a heat source feels like an important milestone--like I've crossed over from construction project to useable cabin.  It felt similar to when I used the functioning toilet for the first time ;).  I've fired up the stove a couple of times and it heats the cabin very nicely.  With the height of my ceiling, it takes awhile for the first floor to feel the warmth, but a couple of fans to circulate the air should fix that.