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Category Archives: Construction progress
Big house update
It has been a few weeks since I last posted. I have been travelling a fair bit and lots has gotten done First off and exciting – the Geothermal system is installed and running. With that up and going, Paul … Continue reading
Cold, cold, cold Washington’s Birthday holiday in Carlisle
This morning (Sunday), at sunrise, it was a chilly -21 degrees Fahrenheit on our front porch (indicated at -16 but we normally find a 5 degree difference due to heat from the house impacting the thermometer). The temperature at the … Continue reading
Flooring and tile – some decisions have been made
Saturday was beautiful and cold after the snow on Friday (more on the way potentially – a series of Alberta Clippers are on their way – which is normally moisture starved storms from Alberta but they appear to potentially be … Continue reading
Winter Storm Lexi, working on measurements for the kitchen island and tile stuff
I took today off to meet with Paul and get the final plan for the aluminum I-Beam cantilever and to go and choose tiles for the entryway floor & bathroom floors, the kitchen back-splash and tile in the bathrooms. My … Continue reading
Getting ready for lighting decisions
Quick post – to be elaborated on later – but lighting decisions are in-flight. This post is work in progress – kind of a in-flight storage of stuff Lighting items to review and complete (a) Hallway Sconces 1x entry hall … Continue reading
Design Philosophy Series: Building a mid-century modern Atomic Ranch – A visualization
Deck Acorn has given me permission to post up a photo of the 3D rendering their Design department did for my house – this was still in the pre-visualization stage of things as we were working on finalizing. I was … Continue reading
To mangle a quote – “The new NSTAR is here, the new NSTAR is here, the new NSTAR is here!”
For those of you who are not cross wired like me – Steve Martin classic bit here on Youtube NSTAR (aka – national grid or something) came on Friday and installed the electrical power hook. Woo-Hoo! Paul’s team has been … Continue reading
Design Philosophy Series: Building a mid-century modern Atomic Ranch – turning feelings and thoughts into ideas on paper
Please see the prior post here for the answer to the question – Why build a mid century modern house in the early 21st century At this point in my process, I had the land, the permits (thanks to the … Continue reading
Design Philosophy Series: Building a mid-century modern Atomic Ranch – Why?
This is a post that I have been mulling over for quite some time – why did I decide to build a mid-century modern Atomic Ranch house as opposed to some other design style? What is the thought process behind … Continue reading
Insulation is in and the concrete team produce a work of pure artistry
Good morning all NSTAR might be coming in the near future – but I am starting to wonder if Paul will be able to get the Generac placed and running before they get organized and arrive – lol There have … Continue reading