Timeline

Overview

• December 2021 Purchase property

• March 2022 Clear dead trees & ground fuel

• April 2022 Survey

• May 2023 Cabin design

• August 2023 Fire Department permit

• September 2023 TCPUD Sewer Permit

• October 2023 Submit EDC building permit application

• March 2024 Electrical Service Application

• July 2024 Building permit approved

• July 2024 Site clearing & excavation

• August 2024 Foundation

• October 2024 Winterization

• March 2025 Fabricate timber frame

• April 2025 Sill plates & ponywalls

• May 2025

  • Wall drainage, seal, backfill

  • Central column footers

  • Basement walls & slab

• June 2025

  • Central beam

  • Floor joists & sheathing

  • Raising the timber frame

• July 2025

  • External wall framing & sheathing

  • Roof  T&G

• August 2025

  • Roof rafters, & sheathing

  • Porch timber frame

Remaining Projects (out of order)

Porch/Decks
-kitchen deck
-stairs, railing & bottom pad
-reposition N deck joists  winter 2025-26
-T&G on N deck roof winter 2025-26 CS
-N deck railings winter 2025-26
-E deck piers
-E deck structure
-E deck railings
-N & E deck decking

Roof
-fire sprinkler pipes & drops
-roof mineral wool insulation
-roof foam insulation & sealing
-roof sheathing & underlayment
-metal roof

Water
-trench to SE corner
-incoming pipe & domestic valve
-under-floor piping
-risers & supply-line stubs
-fire system at control room

Sewer
-trench, pipe, and connections
-pipes to fixtures  (kitchen, bath, W/D)
-vent system

Windows & Doors winter 2025-26
-research & order
-cut & tape openings
-sills & sealing openings
-exterior bucks
-head flashing

Exterior Insulation & Cladding
-corrugated metal under decks
-horizontal 2x
-exterior insulation (CB80)
-vertical battens
-corner trim
-siding material

Floors
-insulation between floor joists R19
-seal subfloor at posts winter 2025-26

Interior Stairs & Walls
-stair posts & stringer winter 2025-26
-stair treads and landing winter 2025-26
-bedroom walls framed winter 2025-26 CS
-stairway walls framed winter 2025-26
-insulation R23 (after electric & plumbing)

Fire sprinkler system
-Patterson estimate
-meet with Steve @ Hydrofire

Grading, Landscaping, & BMPs
-remove foundation excavations
-grade south side and build retaining wall
-dripline drainage & infiltration
-parking pad infiltration box
-perimeter drainage infiltration box

Heating
-pad for heat pump
-lines to head unit(s)
-electrical connections

January-April 2026:

Windows & Doors

1. windows stored

2. windows installed

3. window bucks

4. head flashings

5. bear wire over windows

6. exterior doors installed 

7. door bucks

8. workshop doors
   
   

Siding

1. buy and glue corner trims

2. bucks for other wall penetrations

   1. hose bibs, dryer vent, outlets, HRV

3. Hardie shiplap siding planks

4. cut, paint, and install planks

5. flash at butts, caulk at trim

6. find & buy corrugated metal for under deck

7. install corrugated metal & trim

May-July 2026

Dirt work

1. remove and grade dirt on south wall

2. remove dirt & excavate for piers on east wall

3. sewer trench & base

4. sewer connection (inactive)

5. water trench & base

6. water connection (inactive)

7. retaining wall rocks to south wall

Interior Framing

1. riser room

2. stair posts, treads, landing

3. stair wall framing

4. stair railings and balusters

5. bedroom-kitchen wall and door

6. bedroom-bathroom wall and door

7. loft floor joists

8. loft subfloor or T&G

Aug-Sept 2026

Plumbing

1. connect street meter to riser (T for fire sprinkler)

2. supply lines to kitchen, bathroom, W/D, hose bibs

3. vent lines

4. fire sprinklers & riser plumbing

5. drain and sewer plumbing 

6. connection to sewer lateral at street
   
   

Roof

1. remove OSB

2. add strapping  & brackets

3. fire sprinkler pipes & drops

4. plumbing ventilation boots & flashing

5. insulation & taping

6. underlayment / cold roof offset material CedarBreather

7. porch T&G and lighting

8. standing seam metal roofing  & trim
   
   

Oct-Dec 2026

Decks

1. ledger on east wall

2. east footings (before Oct 15)

3. posts and outer ledger for east deck

4. revise north joists & add doublers & DTTs

5. east wall joists with doublers & DTTs

6. decking

7. railings and balusters

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Electrical

1. from pole to main panel

2. exterior outlets

3. exterior fixture boxes

4. interior outlets

5. interior light and fan boxes

6. 240 to heater and W/D

Insulation

1. get R19 for floor and R23 for walls

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Drywall

1. installation plan

2. install

3. tape

4. texture

Trim

1. material choice & list

Kitchen

Bathroom & Laundry