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Eliot and I were back up at the cabin this weekend. We made and installed two more pieces of the tricky trim on the front of the house.



Getting these to fit right takes a surprising amount of test fitting and adjustment. There's getting the visible dimensions correct, then removing material on the back to clear various lumps from the nailing flanges. Then we use Bondo to fill gaps on the surface, sand, and prime the board. Finally, we have to mask the windows and caulk them on the way in.





We also installed ledger boards under all the doors; this is what the decks will mount to. These need metal flashing to keep water out of the gap between the board and the house.


Siggy did a little of his own construction.


We also worked on some of the electrical branch circuits.
Eliot's cutting a hole in a shear wall for the range outlet.

Punching out holes for the water heater cables to enter the panel.

Fitting the water heater to the wall in the closet. We have a 36kW tankless electric heater, which is basically a really big 1.6Ω resistor. Our electrician thinks it's ridiculous, and he's probably right.

All told for the weekend, we installed two pieces of trim, three ledger boards with flashing, and five electric cables for the water heater and dryer.

Boy this place looks cozy at night!

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