Dried In !!!

This was a monumental week. After 15 months of construction we are finally ‘dried in’. For months I have been concerned about the amount of water coming in, wood remaining wet for long periods and the increased presence of black mold. Dan finished the last bits of stonework on the chimney’s week before last and so the roofers were able to finish the roof. Hopefully the days of wet wood are behind us.

We saw this bit of blue stone in Café Lurcat recently. Not the best execution but interesting idea.

They’ve covered all of the windows with plastic sheeting in anticipation of spray foam insulation.

The interior of the shop/studio on the second level of our detached garage.

Dan from Hendel Homes is chipping away at some of the concrete. He told me that this is so the stone will rest on a more solid foundation and not be subjected to the heaving that can occur with flat slabs of concrete during our freeze-thaw cycles.

 

A lot more wire from Krause Media Solutions.

 

Aaron planning.

 

Dan laying stone by the entrance to the sauna.

 

Colin and Skip forming the conservatory steps.

 

Progress on the sauna/conservatory walls. After much discussion, including with Sam, we’re unsure what Sam is thinking.

Some newly finished roof

 

Mudroom door stoop formed and ready for concrete.

 

Mike, Skip and Colin forming the porch slab.

 

To celebrate the summer solstice we decided to host our first annual Solstice Sundae party. Here my wife is making her popular triple chocolate ice cream.

Our landscape architect Scott had some stone samples delivered for us to look at with him.

 

The past couple of weeks we’ve had the annual Artisan Home Tour. We visit the homes to get ideas for things we want to do and things we don’t. We liked this fire pit though we’d do something more traditional looking. We always feel good about selecting Hendel Homes for our project after this tour. We notice a lot of quality issues in these homes that are not present in homes built by Rick.

Steps!

Forms are done and ready for concrete.

Bob creates story sticks like this to make sure all of the elevations are done correctly.