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New House Project in Montville, ME » 2007 » August

Archive for August, 2007

Porch, insulation, trim, chimney etc.

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

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It has been a busy few days with no free time to write posts.

The insulation arrived for the walls of the house.

There have been a few cold nights and autumn is definitely in the air, although it is hot and sunny today.

My passion flower vine is loving it here.

At night the loons and barred owls can be heard. In the evening the pileated woodpeckers make a terrific noise. It is wonderful to see them right by the house.

The masons have finished with the chimney, just the inside needs to be finished off. They gave me some lessons and I was able to build the brick pad for the wood stove to stand on.

Work has been progressing on the trim.

And the porch


Insulation is being installed on the south side of the house.

And the overhang on the south side is being finished off.

Starting the chimney and porch

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

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Yesterday the overhang was framed in and plywood installed to hold the metal roofing.

And the frame for the screen porch was started.

John Billings and his assistant Elmo started work on the chimney.

We are still hoping that the Trues Pond dam will be repaired this fall. In the meantime the canada geese are gathering.

Insulation

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

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The rigid insulation was delivered on Thursday. Rain on Friday stopped progress and then on Saturday Gary and his brothers braved the heat and humidity to install the roof panels.

V Match Pine

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

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This week V-match pine has been installed for the ceiling and inner walls.

Contractors used in the Project

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

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These are contractors used in the project who I would highly recommend.

  • DRIVEWAY
      Lucas Construction
      Steve Lucas
      PO Box 159
      Searsmont, ME 04973
      207-342-5235
  • CONCRETE SLAB
      Joey Thornley, Jr
      622 South Mountain Valley Highway
      Montville, ME 04941
      207-589-4195
  • TIMBER FRAME
  • CHIMNEY
      John T. Billings
      1756 North Mountain Valley Highway,
      Montville, Maine 04941
      207-382-6145 cell 323-8426
  • WELL DRILLING
      E. A Cross and Sons
      Morrill, Maine
      207-342-5454
  • ELECTRICAL WORK
      Kenney and Gray, Inc.
      David Gray
      411 Cross Road
      Swanville, ME 04915
      207-338-4241 cell 322-9164
  • SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM
      SolarTech Inc
      Bob Hussey
      50 Eustis Pkwy
      Waterville, ME 04901
      207-872-4531 Cell 207-649-0229

The roof trusses go up

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

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Yesterday afternoon the crane turned up to lift the trusses and in 1 hour and 20 minutes they were all in place. The crane was supplied by Northeast Equipment and Supply Company (722-3221) who were available at a reasonable cost.

Building the roof trusses

Sunday, August 19th, 2007

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Saturday started with rain and gales which prevented work, but this morning Gary Gale and his brothers Dan and Mike assembled the roof trusses.

The frame starts to go up

Sunday, August 19th, 2007

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The Gale brothers worked hard Thursday and Friday and put up the walls of the frame.

The timber frame arrives

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

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This afternoon Gerald Fowler, of Timber Frame Solutions in Unity, delivered the timber frame. Construction should start tomorrow.

Birds

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

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Living here offers some wonderful opportunities for a bird lover. We spotted a pair of pileated woodpeckers next to the house site over the weekend. Last night I heard loons calling and an owl early this morning. The humming birds are delighted to find my flowers and a pair of nuthatches are regulars at the bird feeder. They seem to have no fear of humans at all and come very close as long as I am sitting still.