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Welcome to Bainbridge Island
Welcome to Bainbridge Island
Our forests
Our forests
Our beach playgrounds
Our beach playgrounds
Nearby Port Madison
Nearby Port Madison
Our biggest trees
Our biggest trees
Sept 2016, meeting our land
Sept 2016, meeting our land
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Feb 2017: The driveway goes in
Feb 2017: The driveway goes in
Our namesake, a large silver rock unearthed
Our namesake, a large silver rock unearthed
Looking north from the south end of the property
Looking north from the south end of the property
Silver rock
Silver rock
A path to the cedar circle
A path to the cedar circle
building site pre-clearing
building site pre-clearing
Sun in the forest
Sun in the forest
Salal blossoms
Salal blossoms
The teeny tiniest mushroom
The teeny tiniest mushroom
Chanterelle?
Chanterelle?
April 2017: Salmon Berry blossoms
April 2017: Salmon Berry blossoms
Vanilla Leaf
Vanilla Leaf
Fungi!
Fungi!
Oregon Grape Blossoms
Oregon Grape Blossoms
Snags, home for lots of critters
Snags, home for lots of critters
old and new
old and new
Trails around the property
Trails around the property
Invasive English ivy
Invasive English ivy
Septic siting
Septic siting
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Looking north into the adjacent meadow
Looking north into the adjacent meadow
Looking down the driveway
Looking down the driveway
"Construction men"
"Construction men"
June 2017: The clearing begins
June 2017: The clearing begins
Big machine small child
Big machine small child
Play structure
Play structure
Looking north from the meadow
Looking north from the meadow
Our future floors and walls
Our future floors and walls
June 2017: off to the mill
June 2017: off to the mill
Done for now!
Done for now!
July 2017: The design evolves
July 2017: The design evolves
View south from the kitchen into the meadow
View south from the kitchen into the meadow
July 2017: logs being milled
July 2017: logs being milled
Boys taking great interest
Boys taking great interest
Here comes another
Here comes another
Here are our floors, 8 logs worth
Here are our floors, 8 logs worth
More logs to go!
More logs to go!
August 2017: picking salmon berries
August 2017: picking salmon berries
Lunch
Lunch
Running on the trails
Running on the trails
Surveying the scene
Surveying the scene
September 2017: Wood delivery before the rain comes
September 2017: Wood delivery before the rain comes
The truck couldn't get it into the garage
The truck couldn't get it into the garage
Friends come to help...
Friends come to help...
We got the wood inside! Thank you friends!
We got the wood inside! Thank you friends!
Dec 2017: Winter light through the forest
Dec 2017: Winter light through the forest
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More impressive machines appear
More impressive machines appear
Future kitchen cabinets, tree comes down to make room for the well digging rigs
Future kitchen cabinets, tree comes down to make room for the well digging rigs
Ready for gravel
Ready for gravel
Here is the gravel, we are ready for well drilling
Here is the gravel, we are ready for well drilling
Jan 2018: Well drilling equipment is here
Jan 2018: Well drilling equipment is here
Let's drill this well
Let's drill this well
success...220 feet down
success...220 feet down
Spring is here
Spring is here
Fire Proofing, removing dead limbs and windfall from the woods
Fire Proofing, removing dead limbs and windfall from the woods
Meanwhile, our garage has turned into a Kiln
Meanwhile, our garage has turned into a Kiln
Fan runs 24/7, gradually removing moisture from the wood
Fan runs 24/7, gradually removing moisture from the wood
Moisture meter: slow drying avoids extra costs
Moisture meter: slow drying avoids extra costs
Salvage Find! 12 solid wood knotty alder doors from a salvage yard
Salvage Find! 12 solid wood knotty alder doors from a salvage yard
Beautiful Salvaged Marble Slab
Beautiful Salvaged Marble Slab
Enough marble for our bathrooms
Enough marble for our bathrooms
Salvage Quartz, for the mudrom
Salvage Quartz, for the mudrom
April 2018
April 2018
May 2018: Remember me? The Alder and Cedar cut down a couple months back
May 2018: Remember me? The Alder and Cedar cut down a couple months back
future siding and cabinetry, drying out in the sun
future siding and cabinetry, drying out in the sun
Hazard Trees Come Down, Done With Clearing
Hazard Trees Come Down, Done With Clearing
June 2018: Boy Seeks Best View
June 2018: Boy Seeks Best View
Excavating for the Foundation
Excavating for the Foundation
Our on-site office
Our on-site office
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We salvaged solar panels that were heading to the landfill
We salvaged solar panels that were heading to the landfill
more panels
more panels
disassembly
disassembly
moving panels off roof
moving panels off roof
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They work!
They work!
Salvaged exterior doors.
Salvaged exterior doors.
Frames go in for foundation footings
Frames go in for foundation footings
Child inspects the work
Child inspects the work
The 50 foot long wood shed is taking shape
The 50 foot long wood shed is taking shape
A composting toilet on site
A composting toilet on site
wood shavings instead of toxic blue liquid
wood shavings instead of toxic blue liquid
Brant Explains the system
Brant Explains the system
Jason Lear comes to inspect the work
Jason Lear comes to inspect the work
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The Kitchen and Main Living Area Take Shape
The Kitchen and Main Living Area Take Shape
One Thumb Up
One Thumb Up
Rearranging the wood shed
Rearranging the wood shed
view from SE corner
view from SE corner
Dirt!
Dirt!
View from the NW corner
View from the NW corner
Boys in Awe
Boys in Awe
West Side footings
West Side footings
Foundation for the Hall of Life
Foundation for the Hall of Life
East Side of the House
East Side of the House
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August: Stem Wall Forms Go Up
August: Stem Wall Forms Go Up
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West Half of House
West Half of House
East Half of House
East Half of House
Garage Foundation
Garage Foundation
Drainage Pipe
Drainage Pipe
SIREWALL Base
SIREWALL Base
Pouring the Base
Pouring the Base
Sending Love into the House
Sending Love into the House
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The form goes up
The form goes up
South side of the SIREWALL
South side of the SIREWALL
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Ingredients: Cement, Rock, Sand
Ingredients: Cement, Rock, Sand
Brant shows J how to Ram Earth
Brant shows J how to Ram Earth
J helping build the wall
J helping build the wall
Jason Lear and J inspect the work
Jason Lear and J inspect the work
Jason Lear taking it in...
Jason Lear taking it in...
A Great Team!
A Great Team!
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Floors!
Floors!
SIREWALL waits out the rain
SIREWALL waits out the rain
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October 15th 2018 SIREWALL unveiled
October 15th 2018 SIREWALL unveiled
Taking off forms
Taking off forms
Having some fun
Having some fun
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North facade
North facade
Entrance to Hall
Entrance to Hall
Framing continues on south side
Framing continues on south side
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Reclaimed beams go up over porch
Reclaimed beams go up over porch
View from the East
View from the East
Main Living area
Main Living area
Master Suite
Master Suite
View down the Hall of Life
View down the Hall of Life
South Facade
South Facade
rafters go up
rafters go up
framing in the main living area
framing in the main living area
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The Main living room letting in sun
The Main living room letting in sun
The Hall of Life
The Hall of Life
master bedroom wing
master bedroom wing
January 2019: Done with framing...next up: roof
January 2019: Done with framing...next up: roof
Gutex insulation arrives
Gutex insulation arrives
Layering exterior insulation to prevent air gaps
Layering exterior insulation to prevent air gaps
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J and Brant
J and Brant
east end of house
east end of house
west end of house
west end of house
February 2019: first layer of house wrap goes on
February 2019: first layer of house wrap goes on
SNOW
SNOW
snow is heavy...there goes the wood shed/tent
snow is heavy...there goes the wood shed/tent
not much construction going on
not much construction going on
At the end of the Hall of Life
At the end of the Hall of Life
natures beauty on display
natures beauty on display
South face of Living room
South face of Living room
living room windows
living room windows
east side of house
east side of house
master bedroom wing
master bedroom wing
looking across the courtyard
looking across the courtyard
view from the future window seat
view from the future window seat
From inside the master
From inside the master
Shou Sugi Ban siding against windows
Shou Sugi Ban siding against windows
March 2019: Cedar siding goes up
March 2019: Cedar siding goes up
March 2019: South face
March 2019: South face
First day of spring
First day of spring
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Wood heading to the mill
Wood heading to the mill
Thanks wood...we love you too
Thanks wood...we love you too
site milled alder cabinet door prototype
site milled alder cabinet door prototype
garage preparing for roofing installation
garage preparing for roofing installation
Shou Sugi Ban Goes up on bedroom wing
Shou Sugi Ban Goes up on bedroom wing
Metal Roofing is up
Metal Roofing is up
East side Shou Sugi Ban
East side Shou Sugi Ban
site work
site work
south siding
south siding
view from meadow
view from meadow
kitchen and main living area
kitchen and main living area
April 2019
April 2019
Siding on the Garage
Siding on the Garage
Roof nearing completion
Roof nearing completion
bedroom wing siding
bedroom wing siding
interior plumbing rough-in
interior plumbing rough-in
Master Bath Tub nook
Master Bath Tub nook
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insulating the great room
insulating the great room
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Insulation goes in
Insulation goes in
leach field
leach field
continued...
continued...
continued...
continued...
Operation restoration: Sala and Mahonia
Operation restoration: Sala and Mahonia
Mahonia Nervosa
Mahonia Nervosa
planting around path
planting around path
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continued...
continued...
Floor protection goes down
Floor protection goes down
Drywall goes up in entry hall
Drywall goes up in entry hall
Office
Office
Main living area
Main living area
Salvaged Old Growth Fir Front Door
Salvaged Old Growth Fir Front Door
painting the hall
painting the hall
countertops
countertops
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cleaning concrete
cleaning concrete
final painting
final painting
almost done
almost done
built-ins
built-ins
the tub!
the tub!
closets
closets
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