Building the Boathouse - Part 4

Each week (usually on Wednesday) when Brenda and I travel to the lake, it is in hopes that something great had been completed.  It really doesn't matter how long it takes to complete the construction since the water is still too cold to enjoy boating or riding the jet ski.  The trip there takes about two hours and it is a time we spend discussing our week in review and planning the next week.

Last week there was a winter storm that brought 7 inches of snow at the lake.  I can't imagine anyone working outdoors, over the water in those conditions.  As a result not much difference is noticeable.

Here you can see that the pipe rail has been acid washed to prevent rust from bleeding through the paint.  It currently has an ashy white look to it, but will eventually be painted a battleship gray.  All of the steel above the deck will be painted.

Brenda is standing beside the framed sink.  There will be a small stainless steel sink with fresh water from onshore and a surrounding man-made stone countertop.  Beneath the sink is a small storage area and room for a small refrigerator.  Behind her is the closet door and its frame.  These two features will be walled in with plywood and covered in a heather tan vinyl siding.  

The cathedral ceiling above the steel frame does not have any center supports.  It is strictly braced against itself along the ridge beam.  The roof joist will be covered with an off-white vinyl siding which will hopefully prove to be fairly clean.  We hope that a bug spraying system and vinyl cover will make keeping spiders away easier.

Here Poncho (in gray) and Alfredo (in maroon) place the final roof deck boards in place.  Pancho has gained a great deal more confidence working at the roof height than just a week ago.  I think falling into the lake would take your breath away at the current temperatures, but would be much better than falling onto the ground from 12 feet high.

By the end of the day it had warmed up considerably and the two had begun to lay the black tar paper.  Early next week the standing seam metal panels will be added to complete the roof.  The facia boards are made of Hardy Board which is a concrete product and does not rot.  The underside will be completely wrapped in vinyl so that no wood is exposed at all.

Other projects include constructing the boat lift, adding electrical fixtures including outlets and lights, painting all the steel, and constructing a set of steel steps to be mounted at the lake wall.  I'll add photographs of those projects as they are constructed.