What an incredibly productive two weeks, full of good moments and some challenging situations. The new year started out with the excavator filling in the trenches that we had to dig to run the power from the electrical transformer. We now have permanent electrical power. Yay! The garage door installation began with drywall installation around…

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! The job was a bit slow with progress for these two weeks, as many of the subs took time off to be with their families over the holidays. We dealt with rain and more rain. Everytime I’m ready to complain about the rain, I remember 27 solid…

It was a busy week with most of our crew back at the job site. Yes, it’s still raining, but we think the worst of the damage from the flooding is behind us.  The great room roofing has been completed and the turret roof was started on Friday. It looks GREAT! Thank you Gil and…

This was a week of torrential rain in Seattle, creating significant flooding throughout the region. Many of our framers couldn’t show up for work as they live in the Carnation/Duvall area, which had turned into an island. Framing seems to be the first thing I write about each week, and this week is no different.…

I hope you all enjoyed a very Happy Thanksgiving with your friends and family! It was a short three-day week, then the holiday, followed by a long, quiet weekend enjoyed by all. The following week the crew was back at it, creating a masterpiece. The framing crew worked on the interior pick up framing and…

The framing was completed this week on the interior walls, the drop down ceilings (between the beams to hide the sprinklers, and plumbing and electrical rough in). The deck framing will begin next Monday and will be completed by 12/5. YAY! Patrick and Jon built a beautiful exterior archway to support the exterior great room…

Wow, what a week! The new framing crew stepped up in a big way and got a lot of catch up work completed. James has taken over as the project manager, which will allow Patrick to apply his talents to the woodwork that has been waiting for him. All of the pieces of the puzzle…

This was a stressful week getting back on the job and discovering that not a lot was completed in my absence. When they started in July, the framers gave me a completion date of September 21, and here we are 6 weeks after that date, with a lot of work still incomplete. Sigh. We’ve made…

As you can probably tell from the lack of a weekly update, I’ve been on vacation, but I’m back now. Patrick and Henrick held down the fort and the work continued in our absence. The cooler weather is upon us and the leaves are changing. It’s so very beautiful at the property! The framing continues….…

I’m in Europe for two weeks, so there are less photos than I normally post. Thank you to Patrick for sending these photos in my absence! This week the first layer of the roofing membrane was installed over the kitchen, dining room and curved area to the garage. This should be completed next week! The…