Precision Pine in the Powder Room and Entry

On Saturday, Katie and I continued our self-imposed isolation by finishing the pine wall in the powder room and bringing it halfway up the entry room wall.

I wrapped the entire window sill in 1/2-inch birch plywood,

then installed the remaining pine on the wall.

Brought the pine 1/2-way up the entry room wall,

with custom cutouts for the power outlets.

Spent an hour unpacking my new track saw guide and circular saw,

setting it up, and getting the first cut from the plywood setup.

My trusty and infinitely patient helper enjoying her microwaved Phad Thai lunch.

We also added a few more shims and screws to the airlock door -- just to make sure it's solid. And Katie filled all the screw holes in the door jambs on all the floors in preparation to paint the door jambs next week.

Final 3 interior doors in and beetle pine started

After a decidely isolating week, courtesy of the Corona virus, Katie and I hopped in the car and spent a beautiful, bluebird Spring day sheltering-in-pace working at KnArrow Haus. We started out day  installing the final 3 interior doors. They were special order doors and didn't get delivered until after the drywall was completed.

Angled door to the under stairs closet.

Door to the basement at the bottom of the stairs

Airlock door between the mudroom and the kitchen and family room

We finished the day by beginning to install the beetle-stained pine that's been sitting in the Haus since it was dried-in -- over 2 years.

Beetle-stained pine in the main floor powder room.

Laser level in the entry mudroom.

First two rows of pine in the mudroom.

We pulled out at 6:00 pm -- still light out and 40 degrees. 

There were a lot of cars of owners sheltering in place at their cabins today.

Not a single car in the parking lots at Stevens Pass, which is now closed for the season with all the other ski resorts in the state.  

Social distancing at KnArrow Haus

A beautiful day for Katie and me to practice our "social distancing" at KnArrow Haus.  She finished priming the upstairs and began priming the basement. I finished installing the floating shelf brackets in the kitchen. 

Katie pulling her painting supplies out of her highly-fashionable equipment transport bag.

Katie priming the downstairs walls.

The floating shelf brackets on the kitchen wall.

Because there are pipes and electrical wiring in the wall that prevent installing some of the brackets, I'm ordering some additional front-mount brackets.

View of the brackets from the backside of the wall.

I needed to get all of these brackets installed so that we can put up the tongue-and-groove beetle stained pine.

Sammie played foreman.

And he explored our neighbor's foundation during a potty break.

View of the front door (and snow) from Schneewagen.

Light snow flurries interspersed with sun breaks throughout the day.

Olaf's Snow Tracker through Feb 2020

Well folks, there's just a WHOLE LOT of snow up at KnArrow Haus. We've kissed 120" (10 ft.) on the ground three times during the month. The snow arrived late this year, but we've set new maximums this year compared to the last 6 years.

120" on the ground three times in February.

Here's what that amount of snow looks like at KnArrow Haus.

Approaching KnArrow Haus in Schneewagen

Looking left out the basement door

Looking out the basement door. 

Panorama from the front door.

Looking down to the front steps and along the side of the house.

Looking down on the garage door.