It's looking goooood!

The exterior is coming along beautifully now. With all the styrofoam and strapping in place, the next step is soffit and fascia!

The soffit and fascia are white vinyl.  We were tempted to go with black trim, to keep the theme of our old cottage, but decided a black steel roof would be the only nod to that.

 The doors and windows are installed, and the cottage is now fully protected from the rain and snow.

 

We're looking forward to hearing the rain on the steel roof.  Mind you, there will be lots of insulation, so it may not be very loud (probably a good thing, when you think of it).

The pre-stained board and batten siding is next.  We went with wood, even though it requires more upkeep, because we prefer the look of it as compared to vinyl (more cottage-ey) or stucco (Iain just doesn't like it).  White, because that's just what our cottage buildings look like :)

We ordered a nice little woodstove from McCrea's in Renfrew.  Ross Keatley from the cottage area will do the install.  Myles and Dodie helped Iain take it to its new home.  The crate was just narrow enough to fit through the doorway.

The outside is now essentially complete, with the installation of the windows and doors.  There is still the chimney, outside lighting, ice barriers and eavestrough to be installed, but doesn't it look pretty?

The back and entrance to the cottage.

 The high windows in the living room are still on order; coming soon!

Everyone says this is crying for a deck; we'll see how much energy we have left for that, next year!

Inside the insulation is piled up, waiting to be installed.  Lots of cushy pink stuff to keep us cozy warm.  With the approval of the electrical rough-in, Dan can start putting it in!