Weekly Update: Q&A

Patrick: Do we have a schedule for remaining work on the modules?
Mark Rylant: We are well into interior finishes with your cabinets installed (looking spectacular), tile half-way done (also looking great) hemlock t & g pre-stained and ready for install this week and final paint complete (minus touch up) also complete. On the exterior the siding is complete up to where we want it and should be getting preliminary paint coat this week. I’m happy with where we are at with the modules in the shop at this point. We’ll work as hard as possible over the next couple of weeks in order to ensure we have done all that we wanted to do prior delivery.

Patrick: Do we have a schedule for remaining work on the site?
- excavation?
Mark Rylant: The excavation is beginning again today. We are planning on back filling the main lower area with rock and gravel in order to install the slab for mechanical room later this week including the final layer of rock for the water tanks, which I want to wait on install so that we have a dry area during site finishing to work and stage material. One good point Ken Blair made was to install the tanks asap so that we may begin collecting October rain. We discussed installing at least one or two of the tanks so that the collection may begin.

So we should be working on excavation for a few days this week. This will get us ready for crane and modular delivery. Then, there will be one final return from Orcas Excavation for site clean up, shaping the drive/parking and final grading. At this time they may or may not be able to install septic...if not soon there after.

Patrick: - foundation?

Mark Rylant; The foundation is complete at this point with only the small mechanical slab needed to be completed. So that will hopefully happen this week. I am taking final measurements for steel fabrication today, which will be done by the end of this week, with steel and wood framing to begin on Monday the 18th...which should take a few days and be ready just before set.

Patrick: Are we still on target for 22-Oct? Mark Rylant: Yes.

Patrick: - what's the schedule for module transport?
Mark Rylant: I believe one module will be leaving as early as the 20th.

Patrick: - at what point will our neighbors be inconvenienced?
Mark Rylant: I’ve met most of the neighbors and from here on out they should only be inconvenienced on the day of set, minus a delivery truck of material here and there. Let me know if you have any ideas on that and the trimming of the trees up and down the drive that will need to be dealt with.