Connecting the dots

Second story floor

Connecting the beams and the joists

First beam for the mezzanine

The floor beams

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The joists done

The cupola looks very close by from here.

Now the plywood

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Opening for the stairs

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The neighbors visiting

It looks like spring is coming!

Winter reflections

Remember the last picture from the first (very long) posting?
Well, we went to that mountain and photographed our domes.

General view, the domes are in the middle, ...really

Zooooom, that gray dot slightly left from the center

Framing is coming along

First floor pieces...

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and the insulation, of course.

Winter, at crack of dawn.

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Now the BIG job

Take some insulation,

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wham, wham, fits as a glove

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add ledger beams around,

...in place

construct some framing for support,

and you have the base for the 2nd floor

Local beauty, from a poplar tree

Insulation, insulation

First floor insulation - done

First pentagon on the second floor

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some accidental art...

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it's getting warmer inside

bathroom will be lighted by "sun tunnel"

it was a mistake to do the wall framing before insulation

almost...

now the smaller dome is toasty

another gorgeous sunset

Brrrrrrr!!!

We have snow for a week now.

Pieter is building the walls inside the small dome.

the craftsmanship

There is going to be storage above the bathroom

Any moisture that froze at night is melting in the day time

inside work

Preparing for the winter, by closing all door openings

Pieter started framing in the smaller dome

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I am working on the insulation

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Yep, it's winter