Gazebo again

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Well, I'm back in Dundas and late. I said I would post some more gazebo photos from different points a couple of days ago.
So here, late, are a few more photos from other perspectives.

Not much to say, except the third photo shows the roof with the final panel in place and, in the second photo, what looks like a bird perched on the cross piece is actually a box of nails placed there to keep it dry. :-)

No more new photos of the cabin or gazebo until I go back to the lake in a week or two.

Gazebo Steel Roof

It has rained every day (or night) that I have been here, except Saturday and last night and today were no exceptions.
It rained much of the night and was just tapering off when I woke this morning.
As it was wet and still raining after breakfast the guys went to the lumber yard to pick up a few supplies.
When they returned the rain had stopped and it was dry enough to work on the gazebo. The goal was to get the steel on the gazebo roof today plus spread some gravel at the cabin and get a start on the sleeping cabin roof steel.
The work on the gazebo started nicely but Rick and Ron were interrupted twice by thunderstorms and heavy rain so the amount accomplished was great but not what they had hoped.
They covered the rafters with the requisite plywood - only 3/8 inch so that it would bend easily to follow the roof curve, ice and water shield and 4 of the 5 steel panels.
We stood in the gazebo during the last downpour and it was great to be out in the rain and weather but not getting wet. Because the small ribs on the steel run horizontally instead of the usual vertical orientation, the rain water follows the ribs and runs off the end of the roof creating small streams of water about 6 inches apart; like small water falls. Rick has put quite a large overhang all round so little or no rain gets into the gazebo making it feel quite cozy.
The photos show progression from the first plywood panel and complete plywood to th ice and water shield, the first steel panel and then the 4 of 5 steel panels.
It looks great and definitely unique. I think we picked the right color for the steel - not too light or too dark - if tends to be understated and from some vantage points is hardly noticeable.
May have some photos from tomorrow but I am leaving for home tomorrow so not sure if there will be an opportunity for anything new.
I realize in looking at the photos that they are all from one perspective. Tomorrow I will post some that look at the gazebo from other vantage points.
R

Gazebo rafters

Time to cut and install the curved rafters for the gazebo.
Once the cutting method was worked out, it went quite smoothly. The constraints imposed by the width of the wood meant that the roof would not be quite as high as originally intended, but this turned out to be much better.
Installing the rafters also went extremely well and as you will see in the photos, Rick has designed and Rick and Ron have built a unique and, I think, beautiful gazebo in a perfect location. I think it will be an object of discussion among neighbors and boaters passing by.
Some of the photos are not great as they were taken through the upstairs window which hasn't been cleaned in 20 years.
More later.

More Gazebo

More work on the gazebo and cabin today. Beautiful day, sunny and warm.
Started on the gazebo with completion of the beams around the top, completing the knee wall (nearly) and putting plywood cover on the knee wall. We decided that we would try leaving the plywood off the knee wall on the south to provide a view of both the lake and the shoreline.
Later in the morning the guys did some additional work on the gables and "skirt" on the cabin before Andy left. This addition changes the look of the cabin quite a bit. Later, after Andy left, Rick and Ron finished the "skirt", or nearly completed it - part was left open to provide access for the electricity.
After a bit of a break Rick and Ron drew up the pattern for the curved rafters for the roof of the gazebo. It is going to be very cool.
Tomorrow we could see some roofing on both the cabin and the gazebo, depending on the weather.
The photos show the changes in the gazebo since yesterday and one photo of the cabin with plywood cover and "skirt" in place.
More tomorrow.

The Gazebo

We had laid out the location of the gazebo earlier but this morning construction began.
It was great to watch it grow from a few stakes in the ground to a 2x12 box to sticking up 4x4's to a frame with a floor, all of which begins to look seriously like a gazebo.
The guys got onto a "roll" and within a remarkably short time there was an obvious gazebo forming. Things went very well all morning and we were lucky to have no rain at all - and actually, mid morning, the clouds began to thin out and blue sky and some sun appeared, though it was still quite cool - nice for working.
The pace slowed a bit when it became clear that there wasn't enough cedar to finish the knee walls and the upper frame, so just afternoon Rick ordered the needed lumber and the guys decided to go golfing. In addition, Rick had inadvertently ordered too little of the decking so a bit of plywood was put in place until the decking is available.
Tomorrow they will divide their time between the cabin and the gazebo. Andy needs to leave tomorrow so they are going to do some work on the cabin which requires 3 people before Andy has to leave.
The gazebo is going to be great - it's relatively high so gives a commanding view of the lake to both the south and the west.
Andy has offered to build a table and benches for inside the gazebo. He is going to prepare some diagrams of his ideas about this.
I took quite a few photos - many are not very good. I have picked acceptable ones to show bits of the progress through the morning.
More tomorrow.

Inside the sleeping cabin

A couple of glimpses of the inside of the cabin while the roof is progressing.
In the photo looking out through the door from the inside, the rectangles on both sides of the door into the sun-porch will be windows and the similar vertical rectangle on the adjacent wall to the right is where the entry door will be.
R

Sleeping cabin

It rained all evening and all night and was still raining when we got up. The guys couldn't work in the rain so we decided to go to Perth for breakfast and to see the town's old stone buildings.
Had a good breakfast, walked around a bit in the rain and drove home.
By the time we got home the rain had stopped so work began.
The goal today was to put the gables in and get the roof plywood and ice and water shield up so that if it rains the guys can still work.
The rain stayed away and, though it was cool, we had mix of sun and cloud so Rick and all got into a good routine and finished roof plywood, ice and water shield and the strapping for the steel roof. The roofing steel should come tomorrow. But as is the cabin will be dry inside.
Tomorrow Rick wants to work on the gazebo so the rest of the roofing will wait for a bit.
The photos show the rafters complete, the gables in place, the first plywood sheet on the roof, the partially completed north side of the roof and Rick.
More tomorrow.

Sleeping Cabin

With the "foundation" in place, the framing of the new sleeping cabin began two days ago. In spite of recurring rain, the guys have made enormous progress. The platform and one wall went up on the first day and on day 2 the remaining walls were put in place. On day 3 the sun porch framing was completed and the roof rafters were put in place.
Tomorrow, if the rain stops, the roof and ice and water shield will be completed and the building will be closed in.
I arrived about 2:30 or so and took a few pictures immediately and an hour or so later when several of the rafters were in place I took a few more.
More tomorrow.

Sleeping Cabin

The job of putting in the support structures for the new sleeping cabin at Crow Lake began on Monday, June 9 with the excavation.
We had hoped that the excavation would hit "bed rock" quickly but that didn't happen. There were lots of rocks, as expected, but none big enough or solid enough to be considered adequate support. Using an auger was out of the question so we ended up using the back hoe to create two large trenches (see photo 3) - not what Rick had hoped for. As a consequence there was a lot more dirt and rock to deal with.
The excavations were completed before noon.
Rick's brother and Mike came that evening and Tuesday morning the heavy work started.
The excavation had removed all of the carefully placed corner markers so the next job was to relocate the corners accurately so that the sonotubes could be installed in the right places.
Once the corners were established the north side sonotubes were put in place and "backfilled" with rocks and dirt to stabilize them. Then the south side. This was a tough day for the guys as there was a lot of soil and rock to move to stabilize the sonotubes and fill in the trenches.
The last photo shows both rows of sonotubes in place. (The north side tubes are covered with plastic garbage bags to keep them dry.)
We left that afternoon to return home so the photos here are from Tuesday.
The following day Rick, Ron and Mike filled the sonotubes with concrete, filled in the trenches and then returned home that day. The concrete will have 4 or 5 days to cure before Rick and colleagues return to begin building on Monday June 16.

More as things progress.