Siding, Mechanical Room, and Interior

The panel siding has been completes on Spline. Ivan did a beautiful job matching the seams and caulking the gap. He did such a good job that Anne and I are discussing a lighter color such that the seams will be more noticeable.

The mechanical room is also complete along with the floor insulation (on the second try).

The team is also making progress on the interior. The doors are installed and the sheet-rock in the spline is in progress.

They are getting close.

Progress

The progress on the house continues. The standing seam metal roof is all but complete, two rain catchment tanks are installed below the living room module, the siding in the back is complete, and the siding in the front has started on the spline. In addition about a linear mile of sofit was installed - the part below the 6 foot over-hang must have been fun.

The mechanical room is framed-in and Mitchell Mechanical is also working through the week-end.

It'll be a few more weeks before I'll be able to update the blog again. By then the outside should be closer to completion. We'll have some water in the tanks by then and we'll be closer to final grade, if not there. ...

This is Our Beautiful House

Ready, Set, Set

There was some drama on the day of the set (22-Oct). From my perspective, the crane had a difficult time getting into position and wasn't in place to accept the first module until 2:20pm.

None the less, all four pieces of the puzzle were set before dark, barely.

I hadn't anticipated running out of light on the day of set. So, day one will show the first comprehensive pictures of the house.

Four companies (Method, Berrett Module Transport, Ness Crane, and the company that works the set) collaborated for a very successful day. Approximately four hours of crane time was needed to set modules.

We're grateful to everyone for their professional approach.

Module Transport

Anne and I met the module in Anacortes for the 7:40 am ferry on 22-Oct. The transport team arrived around 7:00 for their reserved spot on the ferry. Everything went as planned an I was able to get some good pictures of the transportation team in motion. See the new transport slide show to left for more pictures.

Staging the Spline

The architects referred to the connection hallway as the spine. So, Anne and I started to lovingly call it the spline (as in spline interpolation).

So, the spline made it's way to the island on Thursday and the other two modules will arrive tomorrow. The modules will overnight in Burlington, WA. Anne and I are on our way to meet them now. Wish us luck.

A few more pics were added to the site slides.

I kind of Miss the Orange

This will be the last time that we see the house in the factory. Actually, I do kind of miss the orange, but I'm sure our neighbors will appreciate the Eclipse color that we chose.

The floor and ceiling of the living room module are in as are the cabinets and countertops in the kitchen and bathrooms. Smith and Vallee did a beautiful job on the cabinets and the craftsmanship on the interior and exterior continues to be top notch.

In four short days, the modules will make their journey from Ferndale, WA to Orcas Island. I'll try to keep the slides updated with the site work during the week.