Spring is here, finish line in sight

As the weather warms up, I'm getting outside more to work on the treehouse. We have new neighbors with a nice view of the south wall, so I was inspired to get that finished now, so they have something "finished" to look at, versus scrap wood. The rest of the walls are mostly done too, at this point just the front wall remains to get the siding up and stained. I can't quite finish it though as I'm going to make an arched trim around the door itself and don't know yet where the curve will end up. But the finish line is in sight! I know what needs to be done at this point and just need to execute :) reducing uncertainty is a good place to be.

Work continues through the winter

We had a relatively mild Winter, average snowfall but mild enough to keep some work going though the winter months. Staining the siding was impossible as the stain needed at least 45, 50 deg F for proper flow, penetration. However, I could measure and cut the trim, then paint it indoors, let it dry, and screw it in on a sunny, warmish day. This kept me busy with forward progress through January, February...

Choosing a color was fun. The twins and Diana were in on that and we ended up with indigo - a proud color, not too blue, not too purple. offset the brown cedar stain nicely, gave the structure a nice outline. Nadia loved the paining part and helped on many of the trim pieces.



In between work sessions, the treehouse was great for snowball fights and other snow-related fun times. The snow was also a good test for the roof, and the polycarbonate panels passed the test without a hitch. I'm still not sure how water-tight and snow-tight the structure is, but hoping that most of the snow and precip i get on the floor is due to window and door openings and not something else, but time will tell. In the meantime, winter has been surprisingly productive!