The Retreat

Vóila, the Power Building concept.

This building is initially to be used as a garage/storage structure. Later, however, this structure will house the renewable power deep-cycle batteries and associated electronics. On the building will be solar panels, and outside the building will be proximal wind turbines.

That is the idea for next summer's build scheme: says I on December 21, 2008.

 

The Power Building foundation gets laid: 2011/08/01.

And so our Summer of hard labour begins.

2011/08/06

My son, Jason, and his fiancee, Maxine,
come out to help for a few days.

2011/08/10

It was a real challenge for the two of us to put up the trusses.
2011/08/15

Roofing! Tedious and HOT.
2011/08/25

That's it. We had to leave for Calgary the next day.
Just trying to plug all the holes.
2011/09/01

Our friend John comes from New Brunswick to help us do some siding.
2011/12/19

2011/12/21

Finished the sides and front (not the back).
That's all we can do for the year.
2011/12/23