The primary accomplishments this week were….
- Thanks to Insulation NorthWest, the insulation has been installed in the house. The first thing that I noticed when I walked through the house after the insulation was installed, was how quiet it is now…. And sadly, I can no longer see through the walls. I’ve lost my spectacular views from anywhere, as I’m so accustomed to seeing through the walls. 🙂 We’re using Rockwool insulation throughout the house, as well as spray foam and some blown in batts. This is a highly efficient home for sure, and oh so quiet. We passed our KC Insulation inspection on Friday and we’re now ready for sheetrock next Monday. (Check out the guy on stilts on the spiral steps!)
- The “Disney bark”, which is what I affectionately call the rubber Flex bark from Replications Ltd, has been ordered and will be here soon to wrap the tree in the center of the spiral staircase. We used this product for the “trees” supporting our treehouses at Snow Bear Chalets in Whitefish, Montana, and it looks SO real!
- The exterior deck off of the great room has been completed and looks beautiful! Thanks to Chris at CedECHO for introducing us to this quality product.
- I also ordered the fiber optic kits for the starry ceiling at the top of the turret and above the window seat in the master bedroom. The ceiling will be covered with 600 fiber optic stars in the form of constellations, then painted to form a night sky. I’ve done more than a dozen of these starry skies, but it’s been quite awhile since the last one was completed. Hopefully this one will be as easy as the others have been.
- The week ended with a survey of the North, East and South boundaries of the property. Thanks to Ian and Lucas from EastSide Consulting. This was the first time I’ve walked the boundary of the property since we bought it 2 years ago. There are some gorgeous spots on this 8-acre parcel!
- Thanks to Garrett for finishing the trim on the landing at the top of the spiral staircase. It’s beautiful!
- Thanks to Guy and his crew at Chieftain Construction for the extra effort to install the Zip panels on the lower section of the house. We’re ready for siding now.
- On Saturday, two guys from Windows, Doors and More came out to replace one of the Loewen windows that had been damaged during the initial installation and had to be reordered. Thank you, the new window looks great!
- I would be remiss if I didn’t mention our amazing project manager, James Ramsey, with Ramsey Construction. Not only is he capable and professional, he’s no-drama, happy and also kind and funny. He has a way of taking anything that happens and when he presents a potential problem to me, it’s always accompanied by a recommended solution too. I would give James 5 stars and would recommend him to anyone looking to build a home. I’m so grateful we found him!
