Muskoka Cottage

[cranbrook2]

Hi again everyone. here are a few pictures of a cottage i did a while ago.
i had some help from my kids and nephews. this cottage is 5,000 sq ft and is positioned on a 5 acre Island. great fishing too.:D

[echnidna]

Good looking weekender John,

Wot sorta fish?

[cranbrook2]

this is part two

[cranbrook2]

Thanks Bob
theres lots of salmon,lake trout, brown trout and pike

[Jill]

How cool is that, John - you show us all these extreme birdhouses, that just keep getting more and more oversized until they are big enough for a kid's McMansion playhouses, then you show us some bigger things - outdoor enclosed gazebo, etc. - now 'just a cottage on a five acre island' - so casual like! Lol - what on earth are you going to present next?!! Just a li'l Lear jet I built last year....

Great work - I'd love to see more shots of it finished, too - even though the frame stage to me is the most interesting and beautiful!! I'd just love to see what sort of finishes you went for.

Cheers,

Jill

[fred.n]

"feel the serenity"
another one of your great works John.
I hope you have many hours of great fishing

[oges]

Very impressive - like to see the end result


Lol - what on earth are you going to present next?!! Just a li'l Lear jet I built last year....
Probably a life sized replica of the Titanic

[DPB]

Come on, John. This is just another one of your giant bird houses. :D

I spent a few days in the Muskokas two years ago. Beautiful country, almost as nice as the Gulf Islands in my part of Canada.;) :D

[Peter36]

What a magical spot and what a fantastic building . Only one problem . At 5000 square feet its a bit small isnt it :D :D

[cranbrook2]

Thank you again everyone for all the nice replies. i have finished pictures ,i just have to transfer them to a disc so i can load them on here.
thanks again
john:)

[reef12]

Good God man.

5000 sq feet here is a mansion not a cottage.;)

But I guess everything in Canada is bigger then here.

Beautiful place would you like to trade for a 2180 sq foot place in the Burbs in OK.:eek:

With hardly no land

No scene no creek just people and armadillos coyote's ,Snakes ,turtles and fishing for catfish.

No I thought so.

Enjoy Paradise my friend.;)

[cranbrook2]

Thanks reef12. i cringe at the thought of living in the city where everyone knows your business. i like country living for now.:D
thanks again
john

[Auld Bassoon]

Great weekender John! I'm green :rolleyes:

BTW, I note in the last pic that, whilst calm when the pic was taken, the trees show a distinct accommodation to the prevailing winds, which look rather lively :)

Is there, or will you install, a small jetty for a wee sailboat too?

[cranbrook2]

Thanks Steve. your right about the winds there. the west wind gets pretty brutal there.
the cottage had to be built a certain way to accommodate the high winds. lots of hurricane ties, 40 yr shingles and all solid micro lam beams in the front wall.
we have a lot of sail boats in the area. no shortage of wind.:D
thanks again
john