I do not take as much credit for the construction for the second part. I hired a good concrete man to do the basement walls which are square - the pour was around 50 yards. Even though the lot did not suit the modular layout, the view was worth the effort to make some changes. Again lots of help. The crane operator did a perfect placement. The two halves lined up together the same way they came apart. The perfectly square footing also made a big difference. You will notice the water is calm with no wind. This section is being placed at 8:00 AM. The loading at the other end began at 4:00 AM so the placement could be done before the daily summertime west winds started. Adding on the new split entry for access to the basement. In the original design of the modular, there were no windows in the ends. Because of the full length floor joists, the halves had great strength lengthwise but were weakest across its width so originally there were no windows in the ends to offset this weakness. This meant a major kitchen renovation and also some in the living room to have the windows face the view. With the Rat Terrier dogs, there also became a need for a protected outside area for their outside business in the rainy season! The view. My father and his wife, when no longer able to live on their own, came and stayed with us for a while. We ended up putting a couch in front of the living room picture window. I would come home from work and they would still be sitting in front of the picture window; still in their house coats and jammies and not the least interested in watching the TV. At the time I could not figure this out! Well, I have figured it out. My Recliner now faces the view and not the TV. In June of this year, we cancelled our subscription to Star Choice as we had slowly stopped watching completely. I now enjoy the view with no commercials and read the Good Book!
fantastic thread, Allan! And my hat is off to you sir. I built my house addition (basically another house on top of the old 1920 house), and I completely gutted and renovated it myself.....so I know to an extent what you went through. I never had to remove and float my house 25 miles away, that had to be a cool (and somewhat nerve-wracking) experience!! And that view? That is totally to DIE FOR right there. Awesome view....
Very inspirational story Allan. It must have been pretty exciting to settle into your current location with the gorgeous views. There is a lot of satisfaction in building with your own hands and to still live in the house that you built. Again, great pictures that I never tire of looking at. It looks like a very quiet and peaceful setting.
Yes it was nerve racking with a few scarey dreams about the time of the move . A lot of experts had told me a total would frame structure would just fall apart making the move and especially when being craned onto its new foundations. I should have sold tickets for the crowd that had gathered to see it fall apart . But the real satisfaction was seeing at its new location without a crack or nail pop in the drywall . As the add says PRICELESS.
Salmon fishing is at its peak in mid July ,August , and there are lots of small charter operators in the area . We have three unoccupied bedrooms , plus a endless supply of wood fired hot water ,and our door is never closed to company! For the true Firewood Hoarder the best months are March /April .
Wow, very gracious! That sounds like my kind of vacation!! Heck, even a seasoned REAL logger to take me on tour around the area!!
Heck I'll rent you half the house, MM......bring your whole dam shop up and set it up in the garage! I don't have QUITE the view that Allan has though.....but I'd love to have some of those saws!!
May ,June ,Sept Oct are the best months for a woods tour , they are up in the high ground , old growth logging . I could arrange a turn around with a logging truck ride to a side were my old loader is working plus a tripe to the cab to see the load go on .Only thing I cannot be sure of is a hot weather shut down . If you are lucky you get to ride one of the older trucks that use water to cool the brake drums. You can see the water trail from the truck before me , the lines following each side of the center of the road . The water cooled brakes let you descend steep hills at a good pace using 40 /50 psi of service brake air and not experience brake fade .The trucks used radio giving the down hill truck the rite of way .The water has to be turned off and the truck to continue at least 1/4 of a mile , a panic stop with hot brakes and water running means broken brake drums!
Just like to endorse that invitation. We call this area of the world "God's country" especially when we hear that Ontario and parts USA east are experiencing blizzard conditions!
Love the story and the pictures! Thank you so much for sharing, it's just fascinating and inspiring. I can vouch for the beauty of the area, you East Coast guys should do your best to visit. The north island is a fuel/supply stop I always look forward to, partly because it's the last stop before crossing the Queen which can be hairy.
In our six crossings we have only seen the Caution once ! Another time the Queen was so nasty , spent one lovely week in Seymour! More than 2 meters at West Sea Otter and we would wait . A friend shot this picture for us . For you who do not sail , the boat is a Ranger 29 and in 15 knots of wind is giving 7 1/2 knots of hull speed ! For health reasons we sold her a year ago , and we do miss her . The white canisters on the back rails carry 20 lb bottles of propane . A Hoarders SIN she had a wood stove when we bought her , took it out and installed a propane fireplace . Short chimneys in gusty conditions tend to back draft so the propane fireplace was much more cozy . Salted beach wood is always wet , would not want a chimney fire!
You guys are absolutely flying in that little Ranger. It's like no one ever told it it can't pass it's bow wave due to the laws of physics. Looks like she's trying to climb right over it!
Awesome story!! Awesome move! Your attention to detail and written description, show your passion!! Like the others, I too would love to come up there! That's a generous offer you have laid out to our members
O my word ! Allan don't stop keep posting this is gold brother.... Your an inspiration to me. My talents are mostly working with my hands so looking at your great adventure is better than reading a book to me. Your passion is incredible and it shows in the pictures you have taken.
We got into sailing when the girls left home because Campinspecter didn't want to take up quilting. He is better at designing and working with wood. The roof for the dogs is all his own design.
