Ron Palmer the General Contractor on cabin on April 13, 2010
Mom and Dad at the ground breaking
Mom getting ready for the ground breaking
Ron Palmer calculating how much money he can squeeze out of Fajen
Our we ready to mark off the foundation
Ron Palmer taking to us and Lyle Galloway about digging the foundation
Mom Holding up the cabin plans
Snow is still on the ground in April
The backhoe arrives and dad is in the drivers seat
Lyle Galloway's backhoe
Dad with the golden shovel
Mom and dad making taking the first shovel of Idaho soil
The project begins after being hounded by our thoughtless neighbor --Jonsey
Emily, Mom, Dad and Gene Berger making the the first shovel
Emily, Dave, Mom and Dad starting the cabin
Dad in the backhoe
The first bucket of soil for the foundation
The foundation dig has begun
Digging the foundation
Everyone watching Lyle Galloway dig
And dig some more
and some more
and some more
Look at that black gold soil
Woke up the next morning April 14, 2010 and the site was covered in snow
The Building Permit
The snow stopped the forward progress
April 15, 2010
Laying out the footings
Framing the footings
Hitting heavy rock bed
Framing the footings
More footing work
Tying in the steel in the footings
Putting the final touches on the footings
The concrete truck arrives
...and starts pouring the footing
The pour continues
Pouring the footings
The footings
I thought the truck was going to cave in the wall of dirt
Workings are continuing to pour
The finished footings
The forms arrive for the walls
View of the TETONS
Start of the forming of the walls of the foundation
Walls are going up
Starting the pour on the foundation walls
The concrete is being poured
Putting the finish on walls
Keep the concrete moving
Poring the concrete
Waterproofing the foundation
Waterproofing the foundation
Plumbing installed in the basement floor
Sand covering up the plumbing pipes
All the sand in place
Another view basement
Basement
Trenching of the power line to the cabin
Rocks dug out of the cabin in 2003
Hooking up the power to the transformer
The cabin is built out of SIPS - Structural Insulated Panel System
The cabin is built out of SIPS - Structural Insulated Panel System
The cabin is built out of SIPS - Structural Insulated Panel System (6" walls)
Gene Berger collecting all my scrap wood for his fire place
Trees started from seedlings
Trees started from seedlings
Raspberries
Emily in front of trees in 2010
Cave Falls with Katherine
Staking out the foundations and Jonsey, our nemesis neighbor, is trying to have us move the cabin
The backhoe arrives on April 13, 2015
Checking the the site plan with Ron Palmer and Virgin the cement contractor
The "Beaver" is starting on the log stairs
The front porch is under construction
The cabin taking shape
The well head
Grading the soil around the cabin
Grading the soil around the cabin
The back porch in place
Finished grading around the cabin
View of the side porch
The back porch
Stuff I hauled out from Cincinnati. The slab of wood is from Jim's pine tree in Ann Arbor
The garage door installed
Bench made from the floor of a barn in Adams County, Ohio
Detail on the front porch
Detail of the front porch
South porch of cabin
Grading around the front foundation
Grading around the front foundation
My favorite neighbor, Jonsey, who is a pain in the butt
Building the driveway
Building the driveway
Building the driveway
Building the driveway
Building the driveway
Building the driveway
Building the driveway
The driveway
The driveway
Trees in the font of the house
Grizzly Board used for external siding
Windows in place
Grading around north end of house
Final grading
Final grading
Final grading
Final grading
Buffalo heads
Buffalo head
Final grading
Water hydrant installed for future garden
Manure pile for landscaping
Trees planted down by RV pad
View of cabin from RV pad
Road built to access top soil
Final grading. Propane tank pad in upper left of photo
Fireplace exhaust in family room
Dryer exhaust
Back wall of laundry wall
Fireplace in sunroom
Wall in Master bedroom
Sunset
Operating the crane to install the main beam
Installing the SIPS panels
Installing the SIPS panels
Installing the SIPS panels
Installing the SIPS
Installing the SIPS
Installing the SIPS
Installing the SIPS. Main log installed by the "Beaver"
Interior of cabin with main log in place
Main log
Main log
Main log
View of the Teton valley
Main beam being put in place by crane operator
Main beam being put in place by crane operator
Oney Tews placing the main beam
Oney Tews installing the main beam without a harness
Main beam in place
Main beam in place
Main beam being lowered into place
Roof rafters being installed
Sunroom and dormer being built
Front dormers and roof rafters being built
Front dormers and roof rafters being built
Front dormers and roof rafters being built
Roofing
Roofing
Front dormers and roof rafters being built
Front dormer
Finish siding being installed
Finish siding being installed
Finish siding being installed
Finish siding being installed
Finish siding being installed
Palmer Construction
Finish siding being installed
Finish siding being installed
Siding completed
Winter, 2011
Siding completed
Siding completed
Sunrise
Sunrise
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