With the new camp this fall. Didn't get the roof truss until 3 weeks ago.

Just about finished up for the winter.

Finished up the gable on the far side and under the porch yesterday. About 6 more boards on the roof peek and I am going to clean the snow off and tarp it until spring and then finish up the roof with water shield and metal. I am looking forward to getting back at it in the spring. I will be putting in the interior walls and some things this winter but I am going to take a little break and do some trapping between now and the rest of the year.

Looks Great

330 it's a big job for a single person to take on. I had help putting the trusses up. They are 44 ft wide 6 12 pitch with the off set peek made it a challenge to get up.

My wife has 18 months until she can retire so I think I can get it ready to move in by then.

looks good, need more pic, is this going to be a retirement house?

Yes I am going to retire here in a few years.

Exciting for you I bet .

Looking good. That is a big job to handle alone.

Trying to get help from my stepchildren is like pulling teeth. One called me up tonight asking if I needed help. Wasn't there last week.

Someone was asking for more pictures but I am not able to get to many when I am doing the work.

Looking good

… how’s the plumbing and well going to work?

… I live in a house similar and have to drain pipes when gets under 32 down here

… I imagine yall have different set ups in your country?

Savel it is under 32 6months a year. Dig them into the ground and insulation

… and the well is inside the house from what I understand?

… reason I’m asking is it’s getting stupid around here in the winters lately… got pipe from the well to the house buried … but pipes will freeze in the attic even with a little insulation… it’s amazing to me how yall keep running water

… shoot about every pipe in the county that wasn’t drained busted a few years ago

… our little town looked like a quaint Alaskan village for several days lol

Leave your water running a little bit when it's cold and it won't freeze

No savel the well will probably be 400ft from the house with a 10% up hill draw

I know about leaving the water dripping… but it still froze on me doing that once when it stayed below freezing for a couple days

… and where do yall put your pressure tanks ? … I would think they would freeze in your climate

.. sorry to bother you with the questions… I just find it interesting to see a house up off the ground where you live as that’s how we build them down here

Savell, look into “in line heating cable”.

Good timing for your stepkid waiting until the hard stuff is finished.

My granddaughter was complaining about the small size of our old fur shed(seen in the background of the first pic). So I recruited her to help with the framing of the new one. LOL

Here in Pa waterlines from the well are buried a minimum of 36" deep, usually deeper to avoid freezing. Hot water tanks and pressure tanks are kept inside the house or basement. Houses are heated and basements never drop below freezing because of the surrounding ground.

Buildings with no basements that are on piers/posts generally use heat tape on the waterline from the well where it comes out of the ground in the crawlspace and into the pressure tank. When the heat tape I use at my camp is plugged in the built in thermostat will turn it off above and on below about 35 degrees.

Smaller waterlines are usually run in floor joists above the insulation then through the floor to their destinations. Heat from the building usually keeps them from freezing.

When I leave my camp in cold weather I drain everything; pressure tank, hot water tank, toilet, all the waterlines, I even have a drain-back valve installed in the well casing to drain the main waterline to keep it from freezing where it comes out of the ground in the crawlspace. Then I blow all the lines out with compressed air and dump some RV anti-freeze down the toilet and the sink and tub traps.