Building Progress

April 11th, 2008

Six weeks ahead of schedule!! Bamboo floors installed in seven units, bathrooms completed in six units, kitchens installed in five units, carpeting installed in one unit. Doors hung in six units. Two units completely trimmed out. Washer dryers in two units. All eleven units walls and ceilings painted. New main entrance starting in ten days!

Kitchen from living room apartment 209 (typical of all kitchens)	Fireplace installed in apartment 207 (will also be in 204 and 206)	Bedroom - carpet, doors and trim 209 (typical of all units)
Washer and dryer (typical)	On-demand hot water heater (typical)	Closer view kitchen - apartment 209

February 25th, 2008

Subway tile going in the bathrooms with Marmoluem flooring .

Bamboo flooring going in over natural cork (the darker material on the left). The cork provides an extra level of quiet and is normally used only in very high end homes.

February 13th, 2008

Unit 207 - drywall finishers applying the final coat on the ceiling in the living room.

Unit 203 - project manager inspecting drywall work in preparation for approving painting.

Unit 209 - painters applying second coat of Pittsburgh Paint Pure Performance Accolade in the living room.

January 28th, 2008

Both walls between units and those in common with hallways from the floor to the underside of the roof have Homasote 440 with Nu-Wool Wall Seal System for sound deadening. Also the floor has 2" of solid wood, then a layer of Homasote 440, 5/8" underlayment, cork to lessen the sounds of walking and then the finish flooring.

Nu-Wool Wall Seal being installed for sound deadening.

Finished walls ready for drywall.

A cross section close-up: each apartment has its own 2 x 4 framed wall with Homasote 440 between the two separate walls.

January 22nd, 2008

The bedroom skylights being installed on the roof. Mechanicals run in the ceiling of the main hallway routing to the mechanical room: black pipe are gas, orange are sprinkler lines, blue are water supply lines.

December 13th, 2007

Country Arbors Nursery owner Joe Cultra and a helper move a yew already installed in the all weather planter to a platform. The platforms were constructed using 4 x 4s made from recycled automobiles and planking made from recovered wood scrapes surrounded by a stable polymer. The 4 x 4s are 4 feet long to distribute the weight across several roof rafters. The plantings were also placed to be over walls and or trusses.