PEOPLE

Our nephew Ben, Master of the Lego

Our nephew Miles: Ladders are my specialty

Chief framer Andre Gauthier, Les Menuiseries Castor de la Vallée de la Gatineau Inc.

Pierre, framer

Michel, framer

Sylvain, framer

Remy, framer

Gail "No Fear" Hossack, mom, design consultant, able to scale tall buildings in a single bound.

Karina Roman, CBC Radio, interviews Eric about building his own home

Patrick and Harvey

Jeff Mullen, D.A. Mullen & Son, excavator

Mystery Mosaic Man… the best in the business

Claire McLaughlin, writer, The Low Down To Hull and Back News

Our nephew Griffin, construction supervisor

Miles

Miles and his dad doin' the Safety Dance with Eric

Ti-Ray Leblanc, proprietor, Jean Burger Breakfast

Doug "Chelsea Burger" Atkinson

Mary and Eric, two eggs over moyen, pain brun, avec fevres au lard

My mom painted half of our house!

Clare Hossack, master builder: taught me everything I know about houses

Crop circles! Oh no!

Caroline Schmah, Eric's mom

…and Kara and Jonathon prayed for us.

This guy? Well, he's a welder. But he also punched our neighbour.

Angie. Our website designer.
Actually, she snuck this photo in without our knowing it, at first.

And we think that’s ok :)

Roger Larocque from Construction Claude Dubeau. We highly recommend their 3-inch styrofoam-lined foundation walls. V. warm.

Jo Hodgson, Dry Stone Waller

Russ & Kumarie Innanen looking relaxed and happy before being whipped to a pulp by Wakefield's dogsledding teacher/slavedriver.

Luc Houde, Carpenter

From my notes September 5, 2002:

"Claude Dubeau (and his team, including Roger Larocque) has laid the footings for the foundation walls. Had a few options. Decided to put ½ wall around half of downstairs bathroom, to avoid blasting rock that's there. Can maybe put in a bathtub there, instead of full shower? Decided to insulate under kitchen - $320 extra. Decided to install 3 basement windows, 36" x 24" for more light. Also decided that we'd frame the north basement wall, instead of foundation wall - looks better, same price, greater flexibility with door and window openings (can decide on windows and door later) - $620. Altogether, same price. (And Claude takes sugar, 1 cream in coffee.)"

Later entry says: "Claude will call with estimate for putting Styrofoam and vapour barrier on top of gravel under concrete basement floor. (Will add an extra 2" to floor height - tell Andre and Pierre to keep door header as high as possible to accommodate this.)"

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