John & Marlene – The interior trim is continuing, with 5 doors and 5 windows remaining to be trimmed. Paul has started the baseboard in the Laundry, as that requires it to be scribed to the uneven slate floor. I think he was just looking for something a little more challenging to do! The tile […]
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Marino Farrell 11/30/18
Lots of snow on the site now, with 12” falling over the long weekend. The HVAC crew has been on site, continuing to work on ducting in the crawlspace. The plumber finished up the shower drains and shower valves, and the valves for the master tub. Weber Drilling came back on Wednesday to set the […]
Marozzi-11-21-18
John & Marlene – Short week for most of the crews, although there may be a few working on Friday. The masons are continuing on the front walkway, and should finish up in a few more days. The tile is continuing in the Jr. Master Bath, and I picked up the floor tile for the […]
Marozzi-11-15-18
John & Marlene – Clear and cold this week, with the warmest part of the day being just before the sun goes over the mountains. The interior casing is continuing, with the upstairs almost done. The casing is also done in the Kitchen/Dining/Living area, and baseboard will start next week. The baseboard will go quickly. […]
Marino Farrell 11/16/18
The insulators finished up foam in the crawlspace this week, and did a big clean up. The garage entry door was delivered Wednesday and the carpenters returned to install it Thursday; they did a little more miscellaneous framing work to prep us for sheetrock. We hope to have the sheetrock delivered next week, but it […]
Marino Farrell 11/9/18
A lot happening on site this week. 10″ of snow fell on Wednesday, and temperatures have plunged since then. Absolute Foam Insulation started prepping Monday morning by covering all the windows, doors, and floor with plastic. By Tuesday morning they were spraying foam, and will continue through next week. Not much else can happen inside […]
Marozzi-11-8-18
John & Marlene – Starting to look and feel a bit more like winter. Snow to the valley floor this week, but supposed to be dry next week, and close to 40º by the end of the week. Paul is moving along on the interior trim, and will be done upstairs in a few days. […]
Marozzi-11-1-18
John & Marlene – A busy week, as winter is knocking at our door. The excavator finished up around the house, building the berm out back, prepping the front walkway for the stone, and final grading. The HVAC crew fired up the gas boiler, and we are now heating with radiant floor heat on the […]
Marino Farrell 11/1/18
Winter descended on the valley this week. Monday brought wet snow to the valley floor and cold temperatures that persisted through the week. We passed the electrical rough-in inspection first thing Monday morning, which paved the way to passing our final framing, plumbing, and mechanical inspection on Thursday. We are now ready for insulation first […]
Marino Farrell 10/26/18
Busy week at the site, with a team of 5 to 6 electricians working to finish up rough-in this week. All of the wires, including low voltage for the Lutron system, shades, and thermostats, have been pulled. The plumber is wrapping up running all the water lines and installing rough-in valves for the plumbing fixtures, […]
Marozzi-10-26-18
John & Marlene – The painters are continuing with the interior staining on the trim, windows and doors. The tile crew is finishing the two guest baths, and will be moving into the Guest Master Bath as soon as the painters move out of that area. They have most of the Master Bath floor tile […]
Marino Farrell 10/19/18
Another week of beautiful weather – no sign of winter yet! Rough-in is progressing well – the electricians have pulled almost all of the home runs to the panels, and continue to hook up fixtures and outlets. Lower Valley hooked up the service on Thursday, so we have power in the building now. Mtn. West […]
Marino Farrell 10/11/18
More rough-in progress this week, with the electricians finishing boxing out 95% of outlets, cans and switches. Karen and I will do a walk-through next week to approve all locations and go over any conflicts/issues. They also installed the electrical panels in the garage, and we are on the schedule with Lower Valley for them […]
Marino Farrell 10/4/18
This week the electrician, plumber and HVAC mobilized for rough-in. The plumber installed the waste/vent lines, and the electrician began boxing out for outlets, switches, and light fixtures. The HVAC crew cut most of their supply/return ducts in the floor, and delivered the bulk of their duct work to the site. They also set both […]
Marozzi-10-11-18
John & Marlene – Cool and a bit wet this week, but supposed to be nice for your visit next week. We are still waiting on the paving, supposed to happen on Monday. The wood flooring is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday, and will go in the garage until the mason is done with the […]
Marozzi-10-4-18
John & Marlene – October has arrived with a change in the weather. Windy and cooler this week, and now the moisture has arrived. At least this should put out the forest fires. The wet weather pushed the paving schedule back, so now we are just waiting for a break, which may not come for […]
Marozzi-9-27-18
John & Marlene – Our nice weather continues, which is great for construction and playing, not so good for the fire fighters to our south in the Bondurant area. The excavator ran the power conduit for the well this week, and prepped for the driveway paving. We keep getting moved up in the paving schedule, […]
Marino Farrell 9/27/18
The framing crew was busy this week – they finished installing the rest of the large sliding glass door units, and the rest of the windows. They added the dropped soffit over the kitchen cabinets, dropped ceilings, framed in various mechanical chases, finished temp plywood on the decks, and added sheetrock and siding blocking anywhere […]
Marino Farrell 9/21/18
This week the framing crew continued with the window install. The remaining sliding doors from Pella arrived on Wednesday, and had to be assembled. They should have the last of the windows installed early next week. The plywood backing for the metal soffit is also complete, as well as blocking for the siding. The crew […]
Marozzi-9-20-18
John & Marlene – The painters are working on the windows, and prepping the timbers for stain. The tile sub. is finishing the prep. for tile, and will start installing in the upstairs bathrooms tomorrow. Weber Drilling will be onsite Monday to run the water line from the well to the house, and Powers Excavation […]
Marino Farrell 9/13/18
All structural framing was wrapped up this week. The guys finished the north porch roof framing on Monday, and continue to work on deck framing. They are also starting on plywood on the soffits, siding blocking, door framing, and other miscellaneous items. The Pella window delivery arrived today, and we unloaded all window/door units except […]
Marino Farrell 9/7/18
This week the crew continued to work on framing. The roof framing is quite intricate, and it’s coming together great. The front entry roof has been completed – this roof area, as well as the rest of the roof over the house, was sheeted with plywood. They have also finished the deck framing at the […]
Marino Farrell 8/24/18
The framing crew continued this week with cooler temps, some rain, and lots of smoke. They installed the posts at the front entry and several of the major beams that carry the roof load. They finished the wall sheathing and have been taking care of additional blocking, holddowns, and bracing now that the trusses are […]
Marozzi-8-16-18
John & Marlene – The drywall is getting primed, and they should be done with that step by the end of next week, if not sooner. The tile sub. is finishing up the shower pans, and will be ready to start setting tile as soon as it arrives. The door are built, and they are […]
Marino Farrell 8/16/18
Slightly cooler temperatures this week, which has been great for the return of the framing crew. The excavator was there Monday to finish rough grading around the house, backfill the deck piers, and dig up the well for Weber to install the valve attachment for the waterline. Weber finished that up Thursday and should be […]
Marozzi-8-9-18
John & Marlene – The drywall crew is texturing this week, and should be close to being done by tomorrow. The tile sub. has started to prep. the showers and tub areas, and will start building the shower curbs tomorrow. The HVAC crew set the fireplace today, and raising it up a foot really helps […]
Marino Farrell 8/9/18
The final foundation concrete pour finally came together Monday morning – the 35 piers were poured, and Ken and I set hardware in each one for the deck beams and roof columns. The piers will be backfilled tomorrow and Monday. We also received the truss package this week in preparation for roof framing. We had […]
Marino Farrell 8/3/18
The surveyors were able to stake the deck footings this week, and the concrete crew placed all their footing forms and rebar. The footings passed inspection, and the concrete pour went off smoothly. OnSight surveyors returned Friday morning to set exact locations, and the sonotubes and rebar are set and ready for inspection. We will […]
Marozzi-8-2-18
John & Marlene – The drywall crew is just about done with the taping, and has started to texture in some areas. The tile subcontractor and I did a walk through today, and he will be giving me his square footage amounts for each area. We will then determine if we will be ordering the […]
Marino Farrell 7/27/18
The drilling rig finally descended on the site last week. The well is 95′ deep, and ready for hook up. The electricians installed the electrical service and CT can on the side of the garage, and tied the main house power into the conduit. We had a light framing crew through the first half of […]
Marozzi-7-19-18
John & Marlene – The drywall is almost all installed, and the finishing crew is starting to tape. They will have texture samples for you to review early next week. The gas fireplace was scheduled to arrive today, now I’m told it will be here by Tuesday next week. Once that arrives, and is installed, […]
Marino Farrell 7/19/18
Great progress on framing this week, with the exterior walls standing and sheeted. The crew is working today on interior walls, and will wrap them up Monday. The excavator dug the power and propane trenches, and Lower Valley, Charter, and Amerigas all installed their respective conduit/line in the trenches. We are finally off the generator […]
Marino Farrell 7/13/18
Except for a brief shower Tuesday morning, this was another week of hot dry weather – the framers are blowing through exterior wall framing at a great pace. Another load of material arrived Monday morning, and, except for the front entry wall and the garage, Ken’s crew has all exterior walls framed and sheeted. We expect […]
Marozzi-7-12-18
John & Marlene – The insulation is done, and the drywall is being installed. The electrician flipped the electrical panels into the hallway, and the plumber has been finishing up the last of his rough-in. The tub should be here next week, and he will get that set. The fireplace chase is mostly framed, and […]
Crescent H
Crescent H
Project size: 13,000 sf
Architect: Berlin Architects
Marino Farrell 7/6/18
Great weather this week, and the framing crew made quick work of the crawlspace pony walls. They started in on the floor joists after the pony walls, and had those wrapped up and ready for inspection Thursday morning. Once the inspection was passed, the floor plywood went down, and they expect to finish before the […]
Marino Farrell 6/29/18
The framers descended on the site Monday morning to begin layout. They have the sill plates installed, and are starting to frame the pony walls in the crawlspace that will help support the floor joists. The floor joist package was delivered on Wednesday, as well as our forklift, so they will be able to start […]
Marino Farrell 6/22/18
Roberts Concrete continued with the foundation work this week, forming the foundation walls and tying in the vertical rebar. We passed the wall inspection Wednesday afternoon, and the concrete trucks arrived early Friday morning to pour. They will strip the forms Saturday and Monday, and we have foundation waterproofing, crawlspace prep, and framing prep on […]
Marozzi-6-21-18
John & Marlene – Happy Summer Solstice! Perfect day here today, although we did get some rain this week. The carpenters are wrapping up the framing/ext. finish, and will be done next week, until the drywall is finished and they can start hanging doors and starting the interior trim. They are working on the […]
Marino Farrell 6/15/18
The concrete sub mobilized to the site Monday morning and began laying and tying rebar and building forms for the footings. OnSight was able to do partial staking of the building corners on Tuesday, and completed the remaining corners Wednesday morning with the construction drawings in hand. The framer came to install some holddowns for […]