Time seems to be flying by faster…. Is that because we’re almost at the end of the build? Another month, and we should be almost finished with 95% of this project!  I love the guys on our job, but this week I got a breath of fresh air as Les, my right hand from the…

It was the first beautiful, sunny week of the spring! The weather was great and the ground had a chance to dry out.  Finally we were able to do the final grade of the exterior buffer area. Thank you Mike!  The week started out with Granite Marble Specialties installing the quartz countertops in the kitchen,…

Another busy week!  Alex and his crew completed the floor installation. The floors are beautiful! Our finish carpenters worked on several things this week. Allan completed the window seat in the primary suite. Jaden, Alan and James installed the huge glulam beam on the east side of the primary suite soffit and finished the prep…

What a busy week, with so many things going on simultaneously. The front door was installed by James and Jaden. It’s 6’ x 9’, super thick and is a gorgeous fir. It will be stained in the next few weeks. Monday the countertops were measured for all of the cabinets throughout the house. The quartz…

This week started off at 90 miles an hour! Our kitchen cabinets were delivered on Monday and WOW, they are so very pretty! The kitchen and primary suite cabinets are stained blue (naval), and the guest bathrooms are Alabaster, by Bellmont Cabinets. Thanks to Don at Style and Rails for all of the design assistance.…

My apologies for the delay- my “weekly update” is a three week update today! Can you tell it’s been a crazy busy time on the property? So much progress has been made since I last posted. I feel like we’re at the point that I can now focus on the fun stuff. My first photos…

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…