24 September 2020

 Put the final four snow guards on the woodshed roof above the entry door.  With that installation the Triangle Square Circle construction marathon is

D∙O∙N∙E!!!!

 Construction began:17 July 2008, so total duration has been 4,453 days (12 years, 2 months, 8 days).  Seems like only yesterday…

Square footage built:     Woodshed                                     663

                                        Walkway                                   1,260

                                        Sauna (incl/ deck)                        320

                                         Sauna woodshed                           19

                                         House                                       3,854

                                        Waterfront deck & dock              288

                                         Barn                                            934

                                                                        Total       7,338 ft²

 Linear feet of stone walls built: 1,103

Cost of chiropractor for back realignment: $0.00

Delivery tickets from Goodro’s Lumber: 519 totaling $151,645.10  (and that’s with a 10% discount for prompt payment).  No wonder they’re always smiling when I show up to shop.

Number of people who worked on construction: 126 of whom 18 were volunteered (former????) friends and family.

Goose Creek Builders labor hours: 4,146 ½ .

My labor hours: countless!

 Total construction cost: you don’t want to know!  Suffice it to say that we only ran 10.4% over my original budget, and that’s with the house coming in $4,453 under budget.  But we have a really, really nice barn!

Value of having a beautiful home and property on Fern Lake: priceless.

Value of having a wife who likes her new house: beyond priceless!

 

THE END