Siding, fascia and soffit

Will and Wishe installed the siding on the gable ends the day before the first snowfall. What timing!



East side of the house.



North-West side of the house.



Then Quality Aluminum swooped in and installed the fascia and soffit.



We were amazed by their efficiency & speed. They set up all their ladders in the morning. They were done, packed-up and drove out the driveway by 2:00pm.





























The house is finally unveiled! No more tarps or scaffolding.



The front entrance of the house.



The exterior is completed... for now! In the summer, once the house is settled, we will repair the cracks and paint the stucco. We still don't know what color to choose. Should we go for dramatic green or subdued mocha?

Attic Insulation

We're finally updating our blog... several months late... after holidays and a birthday-filled January.

As soon as the stucco was completed in mid-November, we rushed to close-in the house.



Once the vapor barrier was sealed and the ceiling was prepped, we began insulating the attic.



Wishe loaded cellulose into the blower while Will was blowing it into the attic.



We installed about 15 inches of cellulose in the attic to create an R-value of approximately R50.



After the radiant heating was turned on downstairs, the house warmed-up quickly. All our hard work was worth the effort!!

The Stucco

Ohehtase makes one final inspection before giving us the go-ahead to start the stucco on his new house.


Deirdre is the the mixer master and Bin provides some muscle.








Buckets are hauled up, stucco is sprayed on and troweled.









The scratch coat on the south wall.


George & Dale take a well-deserved break.


Will admires OUR HOUSE! We still can't believe it!


The exterior is done. WE LOVE IT!


Justin starts spraying the stucco on the inside.





Sean & Dale doing the troweling.
















Survival School students Mike & Tekatsenhoken help with the finish in the kitchen.
















Deirdre & Justin work on some final touches.

















A finished window. Love the curvy organic feel!


Ahhhh perfection!



WE ARE DONE!! Here's our amazing stucco crew - Will, Dale, George, Deirdre (with her well-deserved halo), Lynn, Wishe, Sean & Justin.


Thanks also to all the other people who helped us out during the stucco: Survival School students, Will's brother Mitchell & his better half Heather, Will's cousin Aiden Deom, & Adam Beauvais.

Window Sills from Scratch

Will works at the Kahnawake Survival School workshop to make the window sills from rough pine.





Deirdre and Will cut and sand the sills on-site.
















Lynn works day & night at her parents place to stain and seal the window sills so we can install them before the stucco.



Here's one installed. We think it looks incredible!

Straworks to the rescue!

Deirdre & Justin arrive from Ontario to help us finish prepping the walls for the stucco. We move into Lynn's parents' house while they call the Kanata house home for the next three weeks.



Deirdre & Justin sculpt perfect rounded openings.

More help from family & friends

We got so much help from family and friends to get us through the rush to finish the straw work before the cold weather. We really couldn't have done it without all of you. Thanks people!!!

Dave & Lee biked over to help us out for a day. Will & Dave stuff the south wall.



Lynn & Lee tackle the south-east corner. This is going to be one warm & cozy house!



This is a totally posed shot! Spyro, Lynn, Izzy & Andrea joke around as they stuff the east wall.



Spyro stuffs around the bathroom window. He had all the tough spots but made the walls look so straight & perfect!



Andrea & Izzy finish the south wall.















Will & Wishe install the VERY LAST BALE!!!!



Robert strikes a seductive pose.



Thomas makes bale pins while Sue holds up the wall.



Will was SO grateful for Robert & Thomas' help to secure the tarps during the intense winds that day. Lynn thought for sure someone would fly off the scaffolding, but the guys got through it with humour & cold french fries!