Building our dream home : a chronicle of Grafton Keep

Completion of exterior sheathing

 

Once we removed the old plywood, and finished re-framing the windows, we continued moving forward on the sheathing of the exterior.  Once all of the sheathing was up, we had to tape & roll all of the seams and any additional holes to keep everything waterproof.  We opted to not cut out all of the window holes, as it was easier to leave them covered for winter.  We will be opening those up in spring when we look to get new windows installed.  Currently, any openings that were left, are covered in plastic to help keep the elements outside of the building.   

 

 

This is what the back and side of the building look like.  The upper windows on the back are not cut out, but will be this spring.

 

Back and side of workshop

 

This is the front of the building as it sits for winter (minus a couple of plastic sheets on the lower windows).  This spring will bring new windows, and likely a covering for the front entrance being built.

 

 

The workshop is the first of many stages to finishing our dream home and property

The workshop has 3 floors.  The ground floor will become our metal shop / blacksmith studio.  The 2nd floor will become our woodworking and pottery studio.  The 3rd floor will be turned into a 1 bedroom apartment that we will move into for the duration of the build on the primary house.  

This is the workshop building on the day we took ownership of the property.  Many changes need to happen to make this less craptastic!