The week started off slowly with delivery of sheetrock on Monday, a scheduling snafu on Tuesday, and finally the sheetrock hangers showed up on Wednesday. Thank you to Summit Drywall! By the end of the week the crew had the garage fully hung/taped and sanded, and the majority of the rest of the house had…

The primary accomplishments this week were….

Wow, what a FUN week! I was busy with finalizing the stain colors for the interior windows, trim and beams, as well as lining up all of the remaining subcontractors. We ordered our Thermador appliances from Frederick’s in Redmond and look forward to installing them in a few months.  Garrett and Patrick spent the week…

What a very busy week it has been!  Patrick and Garrett started the spiral steps that have been in planning mode for several weeks. I’ve been (impatiently) waiting for these steps for two months! The good news is they were completed by the end of the week! YAY! Well done Patrick and Garrett!! The HRV…

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…