First - we are working on enclosing the snow entry. So far, we have re-enforced all the walls and the roof rafters, fixed the windows (they were installed prior to us without any flashing or leveling), moved the interior entry door so that it is closer to the front of the building and moved the deck access door so that it no longer bangs into the house staircase. There is still a lot of finishing work to do since we have to finish the siding, - both inside and out, and put in a new slate floor. Also the roof may need patching since it currently leaks a bit. But already it is so much nicer to walk through there without having to dodge limber, firewood and the critters that go along with that.
The second bigger project is to add a screened in porch over our existing deck. Jim has been busy with that one for weeks now. Photos of the progress below. We are just finally adding the plywood to the roof to get ready for the shingles and in the future - metal roofing.
The third project is to start and continue working on the new siding. We plan to have both side fronts and the screened in porch sided, primed and painted by the reunion. The paint is brown (sorry - no more forest service green for the lodge) and we will be painted the front of the building where the siding is in OK shape as well. There is a photo of the work in progress of the painting below.
The fourth and least focused project is to start clearing all the dead debris on the new land we purchased next to the lodge. I have already cleared and mowed the flat area on the property (so that I could erect our temporary screened in porch for evening relaxation). But there is much more to do. There are at least 10 downed trees on the acre and a lot more standing dead trees, plus a lot of junk was thrown down the hill at some point (old hot water heaters, an old jalopy, tires, etc) that will need to be hauled out eventually. I think this project will trail into fall when we need to start cutting firewood for the winter.
Once we get these projects completed, we will relax and enjoy the reunion and the rest of summer.
Photo 1 - Patching and new brown paint going up on from of lodge.
Photo 2, 3, 4. New screened-in porch roof going up.
Photo 5, new siding being primed. See tree cut outs on shutters.
