SIPS going UP

My goodness we have a house forming! Steve, Jonathan and crew are putting the pieces of the puzzle together quickly. We all hope to have the roof on before the fall rains begin, usually in early Oct.

We were happy to show our friends Linda and Ed as well as Kim and Tim the site when they visited us this weekend. Each couple picked out "their" room, so Bob and I suspect we may be on our path to a B&B career. The site is lovely and the house will be wonderful. We went to the Portland "Street of Dreams" (a Parade of Homes) and decided our finished house will be superior to those in all regards. We did get some ideas and a lot of photos for decorating and color ideas, but our design and structure was so far above what we looked at!

Here are the latest structure changes. The roof will be vaulted with all three floors of windows facing Mt Hood.

Hammer and nails

Hello all, it has been a while since my last post and I have many photos from which to choose. Steve and team have made HUGE progress since the last post. Bob and I visit at least weekly and we have been startled by how fast the house is coming together. As of yesterday, the septic tank and drain field have been "planted", the basement has been framed courtesy of Steve and son, the floor of the main level is just about complete.

Here are some photos showing the basement and the progress to date.
Our first "visitors" were James and Julian Hyatt, our cousins from Portland. The huge machine was squirting cement into place for the basement floor.
The 2x4s are framing the basement, and the "siting" for the placement of the house couldn't have been more perfect--check out that view!


The SIPs (structural insulated panels) should be delivered this week. That will make up the exterior walls of the house. To be continued.....