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Every year there’s a day when we kind of suddenly notice that the days are getting shorter and fall is on its way. That day was this past Thursday when
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Every year there’s a day when we kind of suddenly notice that the days are getting shorter and fall is on its way. That day was this past Thursday when
Continue readingTapers, Mike and Justin, have been here the past few days so things are definitely progressing. Mike pre patching some larger gaps. The spray foam pushed some of the lighting
Continue readingCover photo: Colby and Hunter from Krause Electric wiring the Conservatory. I always prided myself on hiring really great people with solid character and good intelligence. Mike at Krause Electric
Continue readingTwo big milestones this week; Sheetrock and the start of Landscaping. Besides getting a good feel for how the house will be when finished, sheetrock is also the point where
Continue readingThe blower door test didn’t go so well. Initial was a 3.32 @ ACH50 which is quite poor. The insulation folks came in and did a bunch of stuff and
Continue readingPerhaps the biggest event this week was a couple of deliveries for the conservatory from Town & Country Conservatories. First up was two crates of leaded glass. Based on what
Continue readingDan, Sam and Spencer continued with stone work. Here Dan and Chris are discussing how to detail a compound corner where stone and the limestone cap that’s sloped 5° will
Continue readingBig item this week is that we did our first blower door test. More on this below. Spraying closed cell foam. They did 2.25”+ of this on all of the
Continue readingTwo big items this week. Mike and his crew poured the subfloor for the west porch and the insulation folks began insulating. Prior to insulation there was also a critical
Continue readingThis 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
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