A long overdue update...

These pictures are from the last few trips and meetings. Sometimes the changes are not always the most visible, but there is definitely progress.

Some day that will be the front door.

Getting ready to pour... eventually...

Bathroom & Sauna in the ADU. More and more framing.

The back of the house. New walls on the second floor.

The third floor is busy with activity.

The view isn't bad.

He is standing in my shower. Also, check out the radiant heat board.

From the back looking through the house to the street. The main floor is ready to be poured, except for the piping for the radiant heat.

Eventually my bikes will hang here.

Don't worry. Eventually there will be stairs and you won't have to take the ladder. An interesting perspective.

Always signs of progress. March 12, 2008

Well, last week we got some BAD NEWS! Don't worry, it has nothing to do with construction. It was just that it was a clear day, so Tim had me go over and check out our amazing Mt. Hood View. See our 'amazing Mt. Hood view':
Not so amazing. Oh well. We will hope for a better one from the roof top deck!

Today I swung by at the end of my ride and here is where everything is at:

Walls starting to take shape.

Main floor is prepped to pour. It is going to be cement.

The retaining wall has been re-poured.

Framing everywhere.

Can I move in yet?

Progress is so fast now, that I want to stop by all the time. Including 'breaking in' on Monday night with Tim at the end of our bike ride. I went Friday, the 29th of February (great weather), and then today, Tuesday, March 4th (gray weather). It may not look like a lot has changed, but it is constant progress. Got a chance to check out the views today. Too bad it was cloudy.

The front of the house from the north corner.

The rear.

The digger that helped take out the chipped retaining wall.

The retaining wall half destroyed.
It was injured (chipped) during steel construction, so is being re-poured.

The stomper, getting the ground compacted and settled.

I asked how high my ceilings were on the second floor. 8 feet is the answer.
View west from the third floor.
Mt. Hood should be visible from our bedroom.
Scott & Corey, the masterminds behind this, making sure it is getting built right.
I am down below freezing while Corey is taking pics, balancing on a beam.

Cement poured. Friday, 2/22/2008

Well, on my 'easy spin', I couldn't help but swing by the property to check out the poured cement in the back garage/workout area. Looks good. Things are moving now...

Looking from the front to the rear of the bike garage.There will eventually be a bathroom and sauna where those pipes stick out.

The basalt rocks are not moving now. Ditches for drainage.

Same view, just another day...

Progress is faster... Tuesday, 2/19/2008

Well, I accidentally deleted last weeks pics, but they were not too much different that this week, but I think it will go fast now, so once a week may not be enough. I would hate to miss anything. I have been meeting every tuesday (since back from Europe) with Corey (our architect) and David (our builder). Lots of decisions being made and progress once the steel was put in place is much more rapid. It is getting exciting...

Floor in workout room is ready to pour. Big basalt rocks will serve as step into sauna.

View into bike garage area.

Check out those strong floors. Basement is capped and first floor is in.

It is a flurry of activity.

Hole got dug on Monday and dry well is in.

Apparently the hole was pretty impressive for the well.

Great weather for building a house.

Is this really our house???

I met with Corey (our architect) today on site. It is truly a spectacle right now to see these steel beams so high up in the air. It is crazy to think that we will be living here in less than a year. Yikes. Corey talked me through where things were going to be and we discussed some interior and exterior details. It still amazes me what a view we will have. This thing is tall!

Corey admiring his creation.

The super strong first floor.

The steel beams are no longer the hold up.

The work out room is now a storage area.

Looking out from the vestibule between the garage and work out area.

From the back yard.

6 weeks later & lot's of progress visible. 1/30/2008

My first day back and of course I had to go by the house and see the progress. And things have definitely changed. I am sure the neighbors are now freaking out a bit, as there is a picture posted and there are some massive metal beams going up. I hope we are not hated yet in the neighborhood. Here is what has happened since I left in December...

It's no longer a secret what the house will look like.

Apparently the 60 ft. crane starts work at 7 a.m. I am sure the neighbors love that.

View from the street.

Lot's of metal.

Basement walls are poured.

It starts to take some sort of shape.