Quite a bit has been going on at the farm. We're getting back to full speed after the summer lull. Jerry Donner and Company are on the scene, which means stuff is happening.

We had the concrete poured so we can now put in both of the fireplaces, Rumfords. It's more or less a 5'x3' pad of concrete which is tied into the footings of the foundation. They will be placed at opposite ends of the cabin. One will be outdoors on the covered patio and the other in the main room of the cabin. We dry stacked one of them just to practice, so we know what we are doing once we have mortar. We only stacked them three blocks high in the firebox for practice. They normally are stacked five blocks high in the firebox, so they will be taller once we mortar...

Today, Jerry's crew showed up with the boat dock. It's a steel frame 24' long, 6' wide, with supports sunk into the ground with pilings. Here are some of the photos. They put barrels under the dock to float it, and then measured it for the correct angle in relation to the cabin. Next, they drove pilings into the ground with the hoe, and then used jacks to level it.

Mike is still trimming out the interior. Once finished I'll post the interior.


















Last edited by Scott Krehbiel; 10/08/08 09:13 PM.