OUR CABIN IN THE CITY

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          Orvin and Donna Baker-Brenigstall
THE CABIN BEFORE REMODELING 08/25/2011 Click pics to enlarge
The Drive way and cabin
The Front Door
South Side of Cabin
Trees come down in the front
Timmberr
Trees come down in the back
Trees cleared and ready for remodeling
THE TREES COME DOWN   12/30/2011
Little cabin is moved to the front for the garden
All interior floors and walls removed
The middle addition between the cabins comes down
All the cement flooring and footers removed; ready for excavation
Donna considers design with Paul Adams
Early designs
More planning
Donna and Paul consider the back of the cabin
WORKING ON DESIGN   09/2011-02/2012
REMODELING BEGINS 03/09/2012
Excavation of 11 foot rectangle for tne new basement
Four foot excavation for the new garage
Dirt from back yard piled in the front
The new kitchen were the bedroom once was
The new basement is excavated
The frames for the foundation
The foundation is ready for concrete
The concrete pumper truck is leveled on the front lawn
MARCH 26-30 THE NEW BASEMENT TAKES SHAPE
The arm of the pumper truck opens up
The arm over the roof of the cabin
Pumping concrete over the cabin into the frame to make the basement and foundation
More concrete into framing
APRIL 1-8    BASEMENT WALLS AFTER POUR
Basement foundation walls
Basement walls
Insulation on walls
Back filling around the walls
APRIL 10-22 GEOTHERMAL DRILLING AND TUBING
APRIL 23-27 DRILLING FINISHED AND FLOOR FINISHED
Insluating the floor and putting down thetubing for radiant heat
The drill rig beginning to drill holes for geothermal
Donna and Kevin watch workers finish the floor
Water left by drilling
The floor begins to take shape
The basement is covered by the floor
The framing begins to define the walls
Looking at the cabin through what will be the the family room door
APRIL 28-MAY 6 THE ADDITION GETS SOME BONES
The first truss is lifted over the cabin by crane
More trusses being put in place by the crane.
The roof and walls make the skin of the new addition
All the rooms begin to be defined and the skeleton takes shape
MAY 7-13 THE TRUSSES GO UP AND THE THE ADDITION IS SKELETONIZED
Radiant heating pipes showing rotten area
Repaired radiant heat pipes
The kitchen begins to take shape
Donna and Orvin at the cabin, April 29
MAY 13-20  RADIANT HEAT PIPES AND MORE
FAMILY AT THE CABIN
Mother, Grandma and Great Grandma, Ruth Breningstall,at the cabin on her 96 birthday, April 29
Galen Breningstall (my brother) and daughters, Bayla and Bluma, at the cabin on April 29
Ken and Val Baker, Donna's bother and sister-in-law, visit the cabin on May 18
Rick Baker, Donna's brother, visits the cabin on May 20
Donna and Kevin discuss how the bark shingles are going to work with windows
Windows on patio. The window grid on the right seem too large when compared with sliding doors
New windows in north side of cabin with new logs
Workers putting in new logs in kitchen/dinning area
MAY 21-JUNE 2  NEW WINDOWS AND LOGS
The "log guy" cut logs from what use to be a window to make a bigger opening in the new kitchen for the pantry.
The roofers working on the replacing the shingles
New window in the dinning room. The logs were cut so the window would fit.
The new edition showing the bark siding
JUNE 3-JUNE 17   ROOFING, SIDING AND LOG WORK 
JUNE 18-JUNE 30 GARAGE, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING
The new garage door on the new edition
Rough electrical, plumbing and sleepers on parts of new edition floor
Geothermal units and hot water heaters being installed in basement
Sunia and her friend, Julie, outside on a hot day. Also showing new garage door, new roof and old cabin.
JULY 1-JULY 14 RADIANT HEAT SET IN NEW EDITION
Radiant heating tubes in new edition family room
Gyp-crete poured over radiant tubing
Gyp-crete being poured in new edition
Gyp-crete pored and rough electrical showing on framing
JULY 15-JULY 29 DRIVEWAY AND INSULATION
Workers finishing driveway
Drive completed
Signatures in driveway
Insulation in Kitchen and dinning room
The family room looking at old cabin drywall
Taping drywall in family room
Work in mechanical room to finish heating via geothermal and water
Galen and Bayla listen to Donna explain landscaping on their second visit.
JULY 30-AUG 12 DRYWALL GIVES ROOMS SHAPE AND MECHANICAL CLOSE TO FINISHED 
Kitchen cabinets installed
With countertop
Kitchen cabinets and flooring being installed in pantry
Cabinets with countertops
AUG 13-AUG 28  KITCHEN CABINETS AND COUNTERTOPS
                     WOOD FLOORS UPSTAIRS, TILE DOWNSTAIRS
Wood flooring in the family room
Donna in the family room
Tile in basement, Olivia's room
Tile in basement bathroom
New window in front of cabin
Front of cabin showing new windows
Master bath tiling
Guest bath tiling
AUG 30- SEPTEMBER 9 NEW WINDOWS AND TILING COTINUES
Starting patio
First day work
Nearing completion
All done
Worker cuts stone on patio
Front landscaping begins
Old cabin floors stripped and polshed
Master bathroom tile completed
SEPT 10-SEPT 22-PATIO COMPLETED, LANDSCAPING STARTS, WOOD FLOORS REDONE, TILING COMPETE  
John Wenner installs railing that he made and Donna designed
Looking at railing from the basement
Moses works on wine rack for pantry
Shelving in short hall leading to family room
Tiling done in the kitchen
Tiling in kitchen
Dining room tables made from old cabin doors completed and almost ready to go
Front landscaping work begins as walkways and patio are defined
SEPT 23-OCT 6: RAILING DONE,SHELVING STARTED, KITCHEN TILE, FRONT LANDSCAPE
The front patio takes shape
Gutter guards are installed as Donna and Kevin talk about...something
View from back patio to front
Walkway completed with fall leaves
OCT 7-OCT 21: FRONT PATIO AND WALK, VISITORS AND PAINTING  
Family visitors at the cabin with Sunia: Elisha Breningstall, Moshe Nafisi, Noa Nafisi, Yonah Nafisi and Nechama Nafisi
Media center with paint in family room
Bench completed and painted in entry from garage
New wall separating Donna's office from hearth room
Front patio and walkways completed
Back patio completed
Small patio in front of shed
Working on shed patio
Painters finish exterior
New edition looking toward master bed room
Media center in family room
Dinning room
OCT 22-NOV 10: LANDSCAPE SHAPING UP, PAINTING DONE AND INTERIOR COMPLETED 
Hearth room
Kitchen
Breakfast Nook
Dinning room
WE'VE MOVED IN: NOVEMBER 14-25   
Hearth Room
Hearth Room
Dinning Room
Kitchen
2013: CABIN READY FOR NEW YEAR
Dinning Room
Stairway to Basement
Corner of Family Room
Lighting in Donna's Bedroom
Master Bath
Master Closet
Mechanical room
Entrance from Garage
Front of Cabin
Front door
Patio off Kitchen
Entrance from Garage
Door to Donna's Office
Northside Entrance
Kitchen Eating Space
The blower door in place in Kitchen door
Infrared gun showing air leaks in walls
Sealing wall leaks with caulk
FIXING LEAKS IN WALLS: JAN 20, 2013