So this spring – when opening cabins after this crazy winter; we found the typical spring chores to do. Things like bug vacuuming, general cleaning, door adjustments and so on…….
The Central Flyway aka Deluxe aka the big house is one of the oldest buildings here at Harvest Lodge. Tony LePerre started with one room for he and his young bride Marie around 1959. As their budget and their family grew, they added rooms to finish with a four bedroom house. It was sweet to find the electrical breaker box labeled with his children’s rooms.
Previous owners added a steel roof and log siding and the building has hosted many fishermen and hunters over the years. As with all things that get older, stuff shifts. Some things are lower than they used to be, kinda like a gangster’s pants – they be saggin’.
We decided to open a doorway from the kitchen to the living room and in the process , discovered some rotted floor joists. So the fun began!
Jon and his dad ripped up the old floor and jacked up the walls and ceiling to level again. They added new joists and a moisture barrier underneath the cabin. Then they replaced the floor.
My dad had already helped Jon create the door way when they visited in April. Then we stained the floor, bought “new” furniture, a new fridge, five new beds, and added a few pieces of artwork and taxidermy and as French Canadians would say “Voila”!
Did I mention this project was finished in the span of about 10 days! Just in time for a couple generations of family guests to check in for a weekend of fishing! Great job guys! Thanks for all the help! Too bad you probably can’t help the rest of us with our “sags”. Oh the fun of getting older!
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