We’ve made great progress this February on the siding and the porches! Our hardy and hard-working home-raising crew was undaunted by the snow and cold weather. Thank you Hart Boyd, George Julius, Richard Epstein, Tom Fisher, Dave Wingen, Joe Schwab, Peter Oakley and (not in photo) Bob Dalton, and Jim Ellison! Also, huge appreciation to…

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We are so grateful to Savage Roofing who generously helped us finally get the ridge cap on! Rain, snow, freezing temps, you name it, had thwarted our efforts to finish off the ridge of the roof, which was protected by underlayment, but still needed its metal ridge cap. Savage Roofing sent one of their team,…

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With all the windows installed, it was time to put up the siding! We decided on 12″ Hardie boards with battens. This week’s wonderful home-raising crew of Bob Dalton, Richard Epstein, Peter Oakley, George Julius, Scott Connor, Dave Wingen, Joe Schwab, and Melissa Farage finished the siding on the south and west sides, and most…

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UP and IN! On Jan 14th, 2025, the home-raising crew installed the windows! Huge appreciation to Bob Dalton, Richard Epstein, Scott Connor, Hart Boyd, George Julius and Ryan Ingram. Thank you to Building Source, Inc. for the generous discount they gave for these specially glazed windows that helped us meet the stringent energy code. And…

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We’ve been amazingly lucky with the weather for our roofing days, and on Dec. 19th we were able to finish installing all the metal panels…. and the side porch roof… but alas, the rain moved in on us and we weren’t able to finish the ridge cap! Everything is protected by roof underlayment covering the…

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It has been a busy month at the home-raising, building the porches, putting up more sheathing, and culminating in the metal roofing being installed! Then, on Nov. 5th, a great crew assembled to install the metal roofing: (L to R) Ben Lyle (our roofing expert from Epstein Custom Homes), Ryan Ingram, Peter Oakley, Jim Fox,…

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