• New Windows Are Installed 2021-01-31 12:00 AM

    The builders have started installing the windows in the house. Everything is going well with the exception of the fact that one of the ... read more

  • Winter Progress 2021-01-26 12:00 AM

    We went up to Vermont this weekend to look over progress and meet with the team to make some critical decisions. The trip through our ... read more

  • Catching Up 2021-01-17 12:00 AM

    We had a prolonged break due to a trip for family reasons but we were still receiving sporadic photo drops from people. After the run up to ... read more

  • Winter Break 2021-01-03 12:00 AM

    The holidays have brought a lull to construction and snow continues to fall in Stowe. We are working through approvals as much as we can so ... read more

  • Framing Update 2020-12-21 12:00 AM

    Framing is happening. Here are some shots of the interior. I know that the guys are framing the screened porch today as well. Here is the ... read more

  • Intello 2020-12-13 12:00 AM

    Chuck delivered with some choice photos yesterday. The weather is getting crisp so having the entire structure sealed up is going to be ... read more

  • Roof Story 2020-12-06 12:00 AM

    We have been closing in on seeing a completed roof for what feels like weeks now. Weather delays, wind delays, and worker availability have ... read more

  • Closing In on Closing In 2020-11-25 12:00 AM

    We drove up for a brief trip with a combined goal of meeting with the design/build team and picking up my oldest kid from college in ... read more

  • There Is a Lot Going On Around Here 2020-11-15 12:00 AM

    As our world descends into a virus-riddled scene of election chaos, surprisingly our house build continues on. There has been a huge amount ... read more

  • House Info 2020-11-07 1:00 PM

    Here are the rough plans and elevations of the house as it stands, as of August 2020. There have been a few tweaks here or there, but this ... read more

  • Cooperative Weather 2020-11-07 7:00 AM

    After weeks of spotty weather, cold temperatures, 9” of snowfall and generally mixed conditions, the weather finally stopped its confusing ... read more

  • Wall Pours and Joists 2020-10-29 12:00 AM

    Our excellent neighbor, Chuck, braved the rain to get us a few pictures of today’s progress. One of the big lingering worries from last ... read more

  • Garage Progress 2020-10-26 12:00 AM

    My biggest worry leaving Vermont on Sunday was that the weather or schedules would conspire to delay some key parts of the build, which ... read more

  • Framing Progress 2020-10-24 12:00 AM

    We traveled up to Vermont for the weekend. We met two of the builders on the site and they showed us some of the progress made with ... read more

  • Framing Starts on the Main House Structure 2020-10-17 12:00 AM

    Framing on the main house has started, now that the rain has let up somewhat and the slab has hardened. You can argue either way that ... read more

  • Huge Progress 2020-10-06 12:00 AM

    The last two weeks have been torture waiting for progress on the property and the house. Our builder decided that we needed to move forward ... read more

  • Well is Dug 2020-09-30 12:00 AM

    Our builder today informed us that the well-diggers showed up and dug the well. It went fairly quickly and we ended up with a well at 200ft ... read more

  • Woodcutting Weekend 2020-09-27 12:00 AM

    This weekend we went up to the land to see how things were doing. We didn’t get to see the slab because it didn’t get poured on Friday as ... read more

  • Getting Close to a Floor 2020-09-24 12:00 AM

    We are hoping to get the slab poured this week and we may still be on track for it. The builder told me the plan is hopefully to do ... read more

  • Concrete Slab Soon 2020-09-23 12:00 AM

    The builders have poured the concrete footers and frost walls and then moved on to installing the EPS foam that will serve as additional ... read more

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