The door

I don't know how it'll stand up to the elements, but here's the door. The core is 15mm plywood and on either side there's 1X6 red cedar that's been ship-lapped. The frame around this cacophony is also red cedar. The door is the standard 44mm thick and just a little shorter than I would have liked coming in at an even 2m.

 The combination of utility knife (suggested by my father), trimmer/router and chisel makes a clean, easy job.

 The Forstner bit for the door handle (54mm wide) would only fit in the mini-drill press as the shaft was far too wide. At least I didn't have to worry about drill straight.

 Practiced installing the handle, so as not to screw up a week of working on the door. Did I mention that I cut the exterior door frame 3cm too short? Never rush a one-off
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Here's the housing/chimney for the stovepipe. Currently, there a rain cover, but when the stove gets installed there will be a collar. I'm a little concerned that the flashing at the bottom is made from a different material and appears to be staining the roof tiles after only two weeks. I'll look into it, but I predict I won't like the contractor's answer.

New stuff in July

 Here's some guy with a very sophisticated tool belt on the world's narrowest runway. The pneumatic stapler used to attach the sheet for the cellulose fiber insulation was super helpful.

 I spent my Sunday and Monday packing cellulose fiber insulation into this dinosaur (made in 1996). I was told that I would get a discount for assisting the insulation installer.

 Though I wore a dust mask, it's not enough. I wrapped a towel around my face later and it made a huge difference. You should have seen the other guy (the installer). He was covered in installation. My son described the whole process as "making dust".

 My view in the beast.

 A hose ran from the machine in the back of the truck to where ever in the house. Humidity was high at the time and the insulation didn't pump as smoothly as it could have.

 Here's the view from the back.

 The interior is mostly insulation and gyproc. It's anyone's guess when we'll plaster the walls.

 The ceiling promises to be a difficult plaster. It's looks nice anyway. The potlights/downlights will be next week.

 Here's the future classroom. The alcove on the right will be my office.

 The exterior concrete pad is slightly angled inward and rain has a tendency and seep in...

The insulation installer took me under his wing and allowed me pump insulation in this section of the wall. I can honestly say it is way harder than it I imagined.