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…

This week the framers were busy finalizing all of the details to prepare for the roofers’ arrival next Monday. They were supposed to start on Wednesday or Thursday, but were delayed until Monday due to rain.  The SIPS are finally installed and the framers have moved on to the beams to support the roof in…

This week marked the beginning of fall, and with that, the annual first batch of chocolate chip pumpkin bread- with each of the crew enjoying a mini loaf. It was our little way of saying “Thank you” to each of the team members, and it was yummy too! As far as the house getting completed,…

What happened this week? You guessed it…. More framing and more SIPS panels installed. The best part of the week happened when I was walking down the lane to the house, looked up and saw that the framers had built the kitchen walls. What makes this so remarkable is that you can look in the…

This was a busy framing week, with the reward being flying SIPS panels. It took most of the week to complete the huge glulam beam “sunburst” of 14 large beams, bursting outwards from the turret column. Once all 14 were set, the ceiling level for the kitchen and the great room wall was ready for…

This week was a busy one, catching up from taking off for Labor Day Weekend. The week started with the roof membrane being installed on the primary suite. As soon as the roofers had that complete, they moved to the garage roof, and that’s almost complete too! We’re almost ready for the green roof on…