POPEand Young, it wasn't hard at all. It was a blast. My brother, the retired Marine, now lives in our old house. He screwed up though and put concrete on the basement floor. LOL The house is an old post and beam house built by my Grandfather and his brother. My dad was born in the house in 1902. I now live 200 yards up the hill from my brother in a new house. To clear my lot to build last year I had to cut down pine trees I helped plant when I was in 7th grade in 1957. We lived in the woods or on the creek. I logged a lot of hours swimming and hunting. My time in the woods served me well in Vietnam.