Siding

There's very little to say about siding. It's mostly just an excuse to post some photos.
We have managed to put up most of the siding. It took a long time to decide on the siding. The main decision was whether to go with hardiplank or wood siding. The discussion lasted months and was probably the reason we didn't get the siding installed last fall. We finally had to make a decision and here's the basics

Hardi-plank:
Pros: Fire resistant, cheaper than wood (if you buy it on sale at home depot), and comes pre painted
Cons: Heavy, difficult to install and requires re-painting (I believe re-staining is far easier than re-painting)

Wood Siding:
Pros: Light, easy to install and only requires staining
Cons: Flammable

For wood we were determined to use cedar. After a few calls we determined that you can't find cedar siding in the Kootenays, only larch and pine. Luckily we managed to obtain a truck for transporting our fridge, stoves, bath and other wood so we purchased cedar siding in the city and drove it up. Also the cedar siding in the city was slightly cheaper than the larch siding in the interior.

The siding was stained with Cetol SD (colour: Natural Oak 005)  and a big thank you goes out to everyone who helped stain and mount the boards.

We're currently working on the ventilation system and I'm building a system similar to the one described in the book "Energy Conservation in Housing". I'll add a post about this once there is more to share.