In 2011 I began construction of our dream home on the cliffs of the Osage Gorge in Newton County Arkansas. I designed the house around the incredible site and spent 2 years building the place as my full time job. I now live here with my wife and 9 year old son. The Buffalo National River is only 3 miles away, and we enjoy all seasons, hiking, paddling, and swimming in this beautiful park. Follow along on all the cool adventures and fun.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
A WORKING HOT TUB ON MOUNTAIN!!!!
Two BIG things today, the hot tub is warming up as we speak, and we completed the ceiling in the awesome room. The ceiling is a big deal, by far the hardest part of what's left. Now that the scaffolding is in place I have decided to stain and finish the beams and complete all of the sealing now. I am even going to install the fans, that way once I pull down the scaffolding, I will be done up high. The ceiling in the awesome room is beautiful, spruce has a totally differant look than pine, and I am so glad we got it. Thanks go out to Bro Dave on this for hooking me up, it is certainly one of the best features of the house. The hot tub is much needed right now as I am working from early to late and my bones have always needed good long soaks in hot water. All the better that I will be able to gaze at the stars and listen to the creek to complete the setting. I have come up with a plan for the area around the tub and outdoor shower, and I can't wait to have some time for this fun project. Meanwhile, it's a race against the calender now, after the ceilings, there is nothing left that I can't do myself and I'm good at everything left to do. (or so I think I am) The biggest question mark is the rockwork, and if I can do a significant amount and save some money. The most important thing right now is to constantly mark things off the master list. It really does'nt matter what, becouse everything has to be finished to close the loan. But you know, things are looking real good right now. Let's have a party in the Hot Tub uhh hu. RJ
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Taking my daily break from working to look at the blog. Yay hot tub!
ReplyDeleteAlmost there! Very exciting. :)
--Whitney