Ann – The carpenters worked on starting the fascia this week, and installing the Warmboard. They have been repairing the subfloor ahead of their Warmboard installation, and will be moving into the Living area next week. The steel for the north deck was installed, and as soon as the last section of foundation wall gets […]
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Dwan-10-3-19
Ann – The carpenters are finishing up int. framing details, and repairing the subfloor on the main level, ahead of starting the Warmboard-R installation. They have finished framing in the floor and walls at the SW corner of the Kitchen/Office, now that the crawlspace wall below has been poured. The fascia material arrived this week, […]
Dwan 9-6-19
Ron and all, We poured the large retaining wall today along with the footing at the old garage and one pier in the back for the deck. Subs are working in basement still trying to piece the puzzle together. Windows are set to deliver week of Oct 21. Fascia and soffit are coming week after […]
Dwan-7-25-19
Ann – Great progress this week on the framing. We set the 2 main ridge beams over the Kitchen/Dining/Entry areas on Tuesday, and rafters are going up. The exterior wall framing at the front of the house is also underway. The house will really take on it’s shape over the next few weeks. The garage […]
Marino Farrell 6/28/19
Edward finished the oak paneling in the master this week – and the cabinet guys mostly finished up the remaining details. They will be back Monday for the final touch up. The plumber finished up all the faucets, sinks, shower components, and master tub, and turned the water on. The mechanical crew finalized and turned […]
Dwan-6-27-19
Ann – Continued good weather, and good progress. The under slab utilities are in at the Office/Kitchen area (the old garage), and the slab is patched and ready for the floor to be framed over the slab to match the rest of the main floor elevation. The Master wing roof framing is almost completed. The […]
Marozzi-6-27-19
John & Marlene – The carpet installation started today in the upstairs bedrooms, with pieces being rough cut and placed in the bedrooms. Pella came out with their VIP service, and placed all of the screens, installed the finish window cranks and covers, and adjusted their exterior doors. The landscapers have installed the sod, sprinklers, […]
Marino Farrell 6/21/19
The landscapers worked on the entry walkway this week, and finished planting the grasses and moss on the south side of the house. They plan to wrap up the edges of the walkway once the driveway is paved. The plumbers completed quite a bit of fixture install, and prepped all the vanities for when the […]
Dwan-6-20-19
Ann – The larger framing crew is really making progress, with the roof and wall demolition nearly complete, and the Master wing also nearly complete on the framing. The plumbers installed the under slab plumbing in the Office wing today, and the electricians will run their conduits on Monday, as will the HVAC crew with […]
Marozzi-6-20-19
John & Marlene – The painters are finishing up the handrail caps, and we will install them early next week. The electricians will be back next week to finish installing the fixtures we’ve received lately, and to trim out the floor outlets in the Living Room, now that the wood floor has been final coated. […]
Marozzi-6-14-19
John & Marlene – The home stretch! The steel panels are installed on the chimney, and look great. The electricians are trimmed out, except for a few outlets and the breakfast area chandelier, which they will take care of next week. The painter’s finished the timbers at the front entry, and are essentially done. We […]
Marino Farrell 6/13/19
The painters wrapped up their final coat on the living room on Monday, and have transitioned to working on painting/finishing the doors. The electricians have been back this week working on trim out. They wrapped up all the hard wire tasks in the crawlspace on Monday and spent the last three days finishing up most […]
Marino Farrell 6/7/19
Good progress this week on landscaping and cabinets. Woodland cabinetry has all the cabinets installed except for the entry closet and the floating shelves in the bedrooms They’ll be back in a week to finish those up. The painters have been chipping away at more prep, and painting the living room. They will keep working […]
Marozzi-6-7-19
John & Marlene – The steel panels are done on the chimney up to the roof. We should have the section done above the roof by mid-next week. The painters are on final touch-up. The plumbers are done with trim-out, and the HVAC crew will do their trim-out next week. The electricians are back onsite […]
Dwan-6-6-19
Ann – The steel beam that allowed for the north wall of the Master Bedroom to move to the north was installed Monday, along with the steel beam that will carry the roof framing over the expansion into the wedge shaped area between the Master Bedroom and the Garage. This now allows the framers to […]
Marino Farrell 5/31/19
This was a short week with the holiday on Monday. The exterior crew finished up the last of the decking this week, as well as the deck fascia and the front entry steps. They installed the front door, and finished up the siding around it. The mechanical screen fence has been started as well. The […]
Marozzi-5-30-19
John & Marlene – With the improvement in the weather (it stopped snowing!), the painters are finishing up the front porch timbers, and putting a coat of sealer on the deck stairs that were installed too late last fall to seal. They finished the garage, and are cleaning up and doing touch-up where needed. Jesse […]
Marozzi-5-23-19
John & Marlene – The painters are finishing up the garage, and should be down to mostly touch-up next week. The railings are installed, and I will have some railing wood caps mocked up for Chris to look at on Tuesday. The latest info. that Jody gave me for the carpet got a thumbs up […]
Marino Farrell 5/23/19
Monday started out with 2″ of snow on the ground and we’ve been struggling to pull out of the downward wintery spiral every since. This week has been cold, windy, gray, rainy and snowy. Despite this, the crew working on the deck finished up all the deck boards and are installing deck fascia today and […]
Dwan-5-16-19
Ann – The carpenters finished framing the stairs this week, and today set the large Glulam beam into the ceiling above the Master Closet and Bedroom 112. The shoring up of the basement wall between the Game Room and Mechanical/Storage 103 was completed yesterday when the concrete was poured. The concrete slab was cut yesterday […]
Marozzi-5-16-19
John & Marlene – Appliances for the Kitchen and Wine Island were delivered and installed this week. We have to change the plug for the wall oven, which the electricians will do on Monday. Plumbers were back today to continue trim-out – setting toilets, faucets, and hooking up the gas to the range. The cabinet […]
Marino Farrell 5/16/19
The sheetrock crew wrapped up their work (wall texture and final sanding) over the weekend, and were cleaned and ready for the painters. Next time they return they will be working on finishing the exterior porch soffit that is sheetrock. The painting crew has started masking off windows, door jambs, and the floor in preparation […]
Marozzi-5-9-19
John & Marlene – The railings are painted, and will be installed next week. The painter is finishing up the garage, and some touch-up and drywall patches here and there. The weather has been cold with a few showers this week, although it is supposed to clear out tomorrow. The painters are planning on working […]
Marino Farrell 5/9/19
The excavators have been on site this week doing the final grading around the house. They also re-shaped the berm with all the remaining material on site. We are now ready for the landscapers to begin some preliminary work – installing irrigation, drain rock, metal edging – and Steve O’Brien should mobilize tomorrow. The carpenters […]
Marino Farrell 5/3/19
This week was nice weather, but included a couple mornings of fresh snow! Not unheard of in May, but we’re ready for some real spring. The drywall crew is making progress on the taping and mudding. This process is quite detailed, as they have to mask off all the baseboard, jambs, and shadowline to make […]
Marozzi-5-2-19
John & Marlene – Neal finished up the countertops this week, and the plumbers will start their trim-out next week. Unfortunately, our plumber is on vacation this week, so couldn’t get started when Neal finished. The electricians were onsite all week, trimming out fans, ext. sconces, outlets, switches, under cabinet lighting, and wiring mechanical equipment […]
Marozzi-4-25-19
John & Marlene – The painters have painted the registers, and were installing them today. They are also working on the steel railings. Neal showed up today and worked on setting tops, installing backsplashes, and drilling holes for the faucets. The plumbers can now start next week on their trim-out. The electricians will be onsite […]
Marino Farrell 4/25/19
Nice sunny weather this week, punctuated by a hail and thunder storm yesterday afternoon. Almost all the snow is gone from around Moulton Loop, and the site can hopefully now dry out. The excavators were on site Tuesday and Wednesday to prep the garage apron, mechanical screen pad, and porch step pad. The concrete was […]
Dwan-4-25-19
Ann – The framing crew is working on the north wall of the Living Room and Den/Game Room, reframing for the new windows. They are also continuing with leveling the floor, and filling in the areas that were dropped for the previous floor finishes. They have started removing the steel/wood beam above the pool table […]
Crescent H – Fall Exterior
Crescent H
Project size: 13,000 sf
Architect: Berlin Architects
Marozzi-4-19-19
John & Marlene – Sorry that I can’t seem to download photos this morning! Just went by the house and took my weekly update photos, but I can’t transfer them to the computer. Very frustrating. Everything from fonts to background colors changed on my computer this week. Hopefully on Monday, with Lindsey’s help, I can […]
Marino Farrell 4/18/19
This week started off with 5″+ of snowfall on Monday and Tuesday, but we’ve recovered nicely. The sun is shining and melting more and more snow on the site. The siding guys completed the garage door siding, and are working on the fasteners, and the remaining pieces of siding on the north west side of […]
Marino Farrell 4/12/19
Two snow storms this week left a couple inches here and there, but the snow isn’t sticking. The site is getting muddier as snow melts in the fields around and the ground is thawing. Hopefully we get some warmer sunnier days soon to start drying things out again. The sheetrock crew has been hard at […]
Marozzi-4-11-19
John & Marlene – The electricians started trim-out today, and are moving through the upstairs. The painters are moving into the garage, so I’ve been doing a bit of cleaning and moving the last few days. The HVAC crew were here yesterday, and installed the range hood. The cabinet installers were onsite earlier in the […]
Marozzi-4-4-19
John & Marlene – The painters are finishing up the main living area on the 1st floor, and will be moving into the garage next week to finish up that area. The electricians will be onsite next week to do trim-out, and plan on putting 4-5 electricians in the house to do what is available, […]
Marino Farrell 4/5/19
The weather has been alternated between sunny, cold, cloudy and mild, which means spring is hopefully almost here! The siding crew has enjoyed the longer days and have completed the south and master wings, as well as the front entry. They have another week to go and then should start in on the decking. The […]
Marino Farrell 3/22/19
The carpenters wrapped up installing the last of the doors this week. The pivot doors in the mudroom and the garage entry door were the last ones to go in. Now they have moved outside and are working on siding. Hopefully the nice weather continues for them. There is still a lot of snow on […]
Marozzi-3-21-19
John & Marlene – The interior doors have been re-installed after finishing, and the hardware and door stops installed. I ordered baseboard door stops from Carol at RMH today (the inexpensive Deltana brand, not the $60/ea. RMH ones!). Also met with John Bero from Shutters & Shades II today, and he measured for the motorized […]
Marino Farrell 3/15/19
This week was mostly sunny and cold, with only one quick storm on Tuesday. The trim carpenters finished the pocket doors, and have moved on to the pivot doors. Because there is no trim on the doors or base, they have been making a lot of small adjustments and tiny fixes to the framing as […]
Marino Farrell 3/8/19
Another foot of snow came down at the site early this week, but not before we had the loader out there for half the day on Monday. The driver and I worked hard for several hours pushing snow back from the house and decks in preparation for siding in the coming weeks. Some of the […]