Cornered
That's about the overall feeling the last few weeks while waiting for the next load of Cor-ten steel to arrive.
This coming week things should be moving again.
One year
Exactly one year ago, groundworks kicked off. We're definitely not going to win the prize for the fastest construction ever.
Meanwhile, we're glad that the fifth and final door was finally installed last Friday. Our cottage is now windproof and doors are locked - finally.
Inside, the screed floor was covered with a Bolidtop flooring system and the fireplace was installed.
Orange
The Cor-ten steel wall - 23 days old - glows with orange tones in sunlight.
Remember what the wall looked like, just three weeks ago .
Cor-ten steel (day 23)
Some of you asked for more recent pictures of the Cor-ten steel wall, to follow the effects of weathering over time.
You may want to compare this picture with the situation on day one .
Or the view one month later.
And for the latest views, browse thru here.
Royal ferns unrolling their stems
While in the back, preparations are being made to apply a two component flooring system inside.
Shower with no water
Gradually starting with the interior furnishing, although we're still waiting for the outside to be finished.
Mid April
The inside unit of our air-to-water heat pump has been installed last week. (No decent picture taken yet.) Just need to test the system one of these days.
Further on, it's waiting again until the next load of Cor-ten steel arrives to finish the outer wall covering.
Cor-ten steel (day three)
Sunday late afternoon.
Two days of weekend and two full days of rusting already.
Passer-by
Passer-by (interested): What will you guys be putting against these plates ?
Me: Nothing.
P-b (still interested): I see ... What colour will you then paint it ?
Me: We're not painting it. It stays like this.
P-b (worried now): I see ... Won't it then rust quickly ?
Me: It's Cor-ten steel. It's supposed to rust.
P-b (in disbelief): Ah ... Interesting.
Cor-ten steel (day one)
Also known as “weathering steel” was originally developed from a group of alloy steels which eliminate the need for finishing or painting. The product develops a thin skin of rust which actually protects the inner layers of steel from the elements. This skin continues to rust and weather over time and achieves different appearances depending on the environment, location and exposure.
Let the weathering begin.
Blank wall
Have not shown a lot of pictures of the façade yet. But here's one showing the blank wall, as it was up to this weekend.
Rockwool
With all that rockwool that was delivered last Friday, our cottage looks more like a distribution depot for insulation materials.
Waiting for the Corten-steel
Hopefully the last view before the Corten-steel sheets arrive.
Stay tuned for further updates by this coming weekend.
June Berries in March
Steely rain, snow, a sunray or two and some signs that spring is in the air. But no progress other than that.
Sand-cement screed
And here's the result of the screeding.
The floor now needs to rest and dry for several weeks.
The Slow Home
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While waiting for the works to continue, I ran into The Slow Home. Next to an interesting philosophy to stay away from cookie cutter houses, it provides some nice views of what modern architecture has to offer - especially in the area of residential housing.
And of course : Any resemblance of the title of this blogpost with existing situations is pure coincidence and exists only in the imagination of the reader.
And of course : Any resemblance of the title of this blogpost with existing situations is pure coincidence and exists only in the imagination of the reader.
Nature reserve
Temperatures reaching an all-time high of 14°C for early Feb.
Ideal weather for another walk in the nature reserve close to our cottage-to-be.
More pictures here
Air to water heat pump
This is where all 16 tubes come together to get connected to the air to water heat pump.
Warm in winter
The Polyurethane foam has been covered by several hundreds of meters of tube that make out the warm water underfloor heating system.
Happy New Year
Jan 2008 :
We went to order the kitchen.
No progress other than that.
Jan 2009 :
Lots of things have changed since.
Corten-steel has been applied to the exterior.
Interior partition walls have been finished.
Even the kitchen has finally been installed.
Take a look for yourself : Westlakebridge now
First cables
... have been installed.
And indeed, it was a last minute decision to plan for 2 extra sockets in the floor.
Let the sun shine in ...
Spent part of Saturday cleaning up, in anticipation of the insulation works.
Saturday at noon
Looks almost finished now.
But there's still a lot more to do.
Thumbs up for more progress before Xmas.
Glass, glass, glass
Earlier this week - after almost 6 weeks of no progress at all - the windows were mounted. Finally.
And yes, all pictures so far were made with this little Sony compact camera.
Height worker
Notice the height worker appearing just above the roof.
This week the glass curtain walls will also be prepared.
In the mean time, just enjoy another fall colour view.
And some progress there is ...
The aluminium profiles were mounted against the steel frames on the roof.
Fall colour report
The north-western region of the province is offering some wonderful colour with an 80% colour change in the Kenora region featuring subdued colours of yellow and orange with some pockets of vibrant red. (From the Ontario "Yours to Discover"
Fall Colour Report - Oct 5, 2007) - It's just that this isn't Kenora.
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