We were supposed to go with friends overnight near Yakima, but that was rudely interrupted by a daughter with an ear infection. So we left her home, dropped Joshua at Stevens Pass to snowboard, and headed to the cabin.
For those whove not personally experienced it, unheated house shells feel A LOT colder inside than the temperature outside. We took the edge off with a propane heater that we hauled upstairs and pointed directly at us. (For those wondering, No it will not work to just heat the whole place while it is not insulated. Any heat disappears immediately out the roof and walls.)
We moved the doors and just framed the old ones back in with the removed studs. Luckily we had some left-over 2x4 studs in the basement.
Of course, we forgot out key to the snowmobile, so we had to walk in. The snow was well packed by snowmobiles and snowcats... until we got to our driveway.
Knarrow Haus on 21 February 2018
Several feet of snow have fallen since my last visit. Notice that the garage door is not visible from the road!
Our main task was to reframe the upstairs bathroom. We can't imagine why we had it frame the way it was, but it was CLEARLY wrong and ineffecient. (So we're blaming Norm.)
We made all our cuts on the main floor. (I also discovered that somehow the fence on my miter saw has cracked and is no longer square. Glad it's just framing...)
Too much trouble to drag up an air compressor and nail gun. I just used some construction screws in place of nails. Not quite as fast but plenty strong for interior, non-load bearing walls.
View of the newly framed bathroom door from the top of the staircase in the hallway.
View of the newly framed bathroom door from the master bedroom doorway.
Two weeks ago, the snow had just reached the level of the front porch, now it's a couple feet above.
The garage door doesn't unlock from the outside, so we had to slowly make our way to the staircase with several of the lowest steps covered by snow.
The snow continues to creep down against the garage door.
Notice the animal tracks out the back door. Our guess, based on shape, spacing, and depth is that they're from a bunny...?
Of course, we forgot out key to the snowmobile, so we had to walk in. The snow was well packed by snowmobiles and snowcats... until we got to our driveway.
On our way out we noted many of the cabins' roofs really struggle to adequately shed the snow. This cabin belongs to some long-time, original residents.
As we headed toward the car, we noted that our road heads straight toward the Skyline lift at Stevens Pass. If you look closely and carefully, you can see some lift lights just above the trees at the end of the road.
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