Trout fishing September 19, 2009

Paul Hubbard helped me work on the log house for three days so we took a trip into the mountains to do a little fishing. We used four wheelers and a dirt bike to get to the lakes. Here I am with the largest trout I have ever caught. Jerry Phillips caught one the same size. We limited out and headed home. Tomorrow we will meet with a logger in Basin, MT who has house logs for sale. At this point I have been unable to find my own logs to cut on Myles Carpenter's property that will meet my needs. I need full logs 40 and 44 feet long to finish the walls and the loft.

Deck poles in place September 17, 2009

Today, Paul Hubbard and I completed installing the deck support logs. They are bolted at the bottom and supported by two threaded anchors. Next we will make sure all of them are lined up properly, then we will laser in the two by twelves for the outer rim which will be set in notches in the support logs. After the first rim board is in place, we will add another on the outside and then install the hangers on the inside of the rim boards. The next step will be to cut the two by eights and install them in the hangers.