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First of all I need to say, though I am on a couple of city commissions/committees, my comments do not, in any way, reflect the view of those groups and I am in no way speaking for them or as a person connected with the city in any way. My views, observations and comments have … Read more

The last of the ice on the lakes in the Ely area cleared off this week. After the rain on Monday, (May 12), there wasn’t much left on Burntside which is usually about the last to go completely. I took this picture on Tuesday May 13th. We  were seeing another nice day of mixed clouds … Read more

For some reason I always thought, if there are kids in the house, it is important to also have a piano.Maybe because, growing up, for me, that’s how it always was. It took it’s place there in the kitchen or living room. Some of us took lessons, some of us, like me, just sat down … Read more

Most of the siding went on earlier in the winter. We are using LP Smartside siding and trim from Voyageur Lumber in Ely. Here is a shot of one of the sides that was finished in December: Then the screen porch was framed in and the siding was just put on there recently as the … Read more

 A door project I have been working on in the shop: Here are the styles and rails, shaped and ready to assemble. It is a double door so, of course, twice as many pieces. Here I have the panels assembled and have put the first coat of finish on them. I always pre-finish the panels … Read more

This past week I was lucky enough to be invited on a trip to Warroad Minnesota to take a tour of the Marvin windows facility and learn a bit more about the windows and doors that we primarily use on all our projects, how they are made, history of the business and other interesting tidbits … Read more

This week the “Gypcrete” over-pour happened.As I talked about in my last post here:http://huismanconcepts.com/in-floor-heat-tubes/We had all the in-floor heat tubes down and ready last week.The guys from Floor Technologies came up this week and we had perfect weather, (no snowstorms), with an early temp of about 0 degrees but a high nearer 30 which was … Read more

A bit more progress on the timber frame project: We had the heat tubes installed last week, ready for the over-pour.Because of the snow storm on Tuesday in most of the state, our over-pour guys canceled.We never did get the storm they were predicting here but I know many parts of the state got hit … Read more

The drywall hanging is well underway here now that the electrical and plumbing rough-in is, for the most part, completed. Here are some shots of the drywall being installed around the timber frame structure: In some of the above shots you can also see the loft floor has been installed. In this particular home, the … Read more

After suffering through some cold work on the outside of the building, the plumbing and electrical are far enough along that we can start some drywall work. I try to take as many pictures of the plumbing and electrical in the walls before they are covered. They are often handy to have for future reference. … Read more