We are finally doing it.

Twenty five years ago we bought a property at Pelican Pointe on Last Mountain Lake in Saskatchewan. Our kids grew up, their Dad passed away, yet all this time I dreamed of living at the lake. Finally, with a new spouse, two children, four step-children, six grandchildren and another grand child on the way, the dream of my new home is becoming a reality.

The home was custom designed, in 2007, by Robinson Residential in Regina, Sk. The basement is being built by a local contractor and the main floor and loft are being built and brought in by Conquest Manufacturing in Altona, Manitoba.

The worn out and tired old cottage.

The worn out and tired old cottage.
The old Pink Palace. A view from the road side.

Pink Palace

Pink Palace
This is a view of the old place. We were standing on the frozen lake while taking this picture.

This is one view from the deck.

View from deck

View from deck
We have a very panoramic view from our deck. This is looking in another direction.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Four more sleeps!!!


The house will be shipped from Altona on Monday.  The crane is booked for Tuesday and we are hoping and praying for good weather on craning day.  The house will be set on Tuesday and then the crew from Conquest will have a couple of weeks of finish work on site.
The trees got trimmed, the shed got moved, the piles are poured for the veranda and the lot is level and ready for activity.  Oh my my........
These are some pictures of the almost ready to move house.


The veranda.

The veranda gate.  This will lead to the area on the beach side that will be grass next year.

I think this is the small overhang that goes above the main door on the road side.  This shows the nice shingles that Conquest chose for us.  The ones we chose were not available and I like these shingles better than the original ones we picked.

Part of the great room.  The fireplace is wood burning and the rock face goes up two stories.

The rest of the fireplace rock in the loft.

Part of the great room looking into the entrance on the left, the den/guest room, the stairwell and the double doors opening into the master suite section.

The kitchen.  The cabinets are maple and custom made at the Conquest factory.


In the centre is the kitchen pantry.


The dining room was designed to fit the antique buffet and dining set that my Mother gave me.  This set is being refinished and should look very nice in this spot.

The en suite bathroom with a nice linen closet.  The counter tops will match the quartz counter tops we chose for the kitchen and laundry room.

The very important surround for the very important spa tub.

A sideways look at one of the doors.  All the interior doors are pine and stained the same with matching antique looking door knobs.  And another (sideways) view of the master en suite linen closet.

Two doors on the road side.  The door to the left is the main entrance.  This entrance has a great view of the lake through the house as you walk in.  It is also designed with a little drop back area for an antique chair/captain's bench I inherited.
The nearest door goes straight into a mud room.  The grandkids can come in filthy, drop their clothes into a sink or the washer, then step right into the bathroom with a shower, toilet and sink.  We can also enter through the mud room door when working in the yard and not have to go through the main areas to wash up or use the washroom.  Very Saskatchewan....
The wooden rail is for a future small deck that will be used for both doors.
  Needless to say we are getting excited.  




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Demolition of the old place.

Demolition of the old place.
Taking down the Palace.


The Palace is Gone.

The Palace is Gone.
Nothing but an empty lot for now.

Sad to see the old place go.

Well...it only took an hour and a half to demolish the old cottage. Having the place gone will not erase all the wonderful memories. Watching my two kids play every summer, having eight kids in my daycare out there a week at a time for 7 summers in a row, friends and families enjoying the lake and a good B.B.Q. It is sad but exciting to think that we will have a new home for all the kids, grand kids and friends to visit. One month away from the house rolling in from Altona. YIKES.

The Basement.

The Basement.
Just a big, empty hole in the ground to start.

Ready for the basement walls

Ready for the basement walls
The piles and footings are in!

The future house.

The future house.
This is the house replacing the pink palace.