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Construction Progress 2005
Other years: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

2005 (latest on top, oldest on bottom)
18 Nov. The column tubes, before (left) and after cement is poured into them.
17 Nov. Materials for the front deck and porch are delivered.  Workmen start digging holes for the cement deck support columns.
2 Sept. Windows, door, siding, and cranberry trim complete!
20 July
Closeup of the cranberry-colored window trim.
19 July
Old window holes filled in and new new windows installed in new places.  Temporary access ramp placed by what will be main entrance door.
11 July
Carpenters have stripped the old siding and windows, and started framing in unneeded holes on the front wall.
2 July Owen fills the hole where electric power goes underground.  Bruce stamps it down.
1 July Strippers at Cranberry House!  Carpenters remove the roofing-shingle siding and windows, to be replaced with new cedar shakes and new windows
30 June
Bangor Hydro installs underground electric power to Cranberry House, for use by the carpenters soon
18 June
Karin & Bruce paint all window and door trim with 2 coats of "cranberry" prior to installation
4 June Lumber for Cranberry House.  Installation of new windows, doors, and cedar shake siding to start soon.  2 photos courtesy of Karin Whitney
2 June Conduits installed in trench for underground electric & telephone service (no unsightly overhead wires)
29 April Walk-in basement wall done (left.)  Pipe buried around the foundation to drain off subterranean water has an outflow after yesterday's rain (right.)
27 April
Walk-in basement wall gets a window and siding.  The siding isn't finished, but had to be stopped due to rain, which continued all next day, too.
22 April All earth moving done.  Driveway, parking lot, and ramp from parking to basement are all filled in and tamped down. Left photo is view from road, right is view from furthest corner of parking lot.
21 April Today the driveway was finished, and the parking lot behind Cranberry House was about 75% filled in. The four orange stakes in the dark area at center mark the corners of the septic leach field (to be built next year.)
20 April Today's driveway work extends it down past the back of Cranberry House.  All wood debris has been removed.  In right photo, sticks on the ground indicate extent of deck, which will serve as outdoor café and stage.
19 April
Work begins on driveway and parking lot.  Fill is brought in, and empty sand trucks drag waste tree stumps off the island.
14 January photo (left) courtesy of Karin Whitney Walk-in basement wall and doors installed at the back of Cranberry House.  A 3' x 4' window will also be installed on the opposite (right) side of this same rear wall.



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