Entryway
A view from above
The Loft
Dining for 36. Kitchen boasts two refrigerators, two dishwashers, two large sinks and two ranges
Master bathroom
One of six bedrooms
One of 7 bathrooms
Eastern view
Another bedroom
Laundry room for guests
Kitchen
Thank you NW Homeworks for installing our kitchen cabinets! Tmrw they will complete the countertops, sinks and appliances
Fire
One see-through fireplace in the Great Room. Another in the master suite
Carpet
Daniel and his team will need 4+ days to complete everything. Big house!
Pre-carpet
Today they will install carpet
Finishing touches
First snow
Rock Fireplace
View from North Road
Drywall mud and tape
Our plumbing, electric, and HVAC is completed. M&M Drywall is taping and starting the hand-trowel texture. Paint on Monday on the interior and the trim will come soon after. The fireplace will be rocked first week of November. Our first guests arrive on December 5. This is so exciting!!
Looking down on the Great Room
An upstairs bedroom
2nd Floor
Work is getting underway on the second floor and we are on schedule to open by Thanksgiving 2014
Chiwaukum Fires
The Chiwaukum Creek Fire was started by a lightning strike on the west side of Hwy 2 in Tumwater canyon. The fire jumped Hwy 2, but fire crews were there to put out the spot fires.
Tumwater Canyon Hwy 2 looking SW
Air quality ranged from good to unhealthy during the fires.
Ash dropped from the sky and collected in the corners
Gravity-fed septic
Chelan Site Development installs 300 ft of drainfield and a 1500 gal tank
I hope I'm never in that tank again
Independence Day
We celebrated July 4th with some cleanup, a fire, S'mores and enjoying a fireworks display at neighboring Smallwood's Harvest.
Sunset
The sun sets west of The Leavenworth Lodge
Billboard
The kids helped us paint and install the sign
Framing
The floor system is installed by Rob Todd Construction. This is the third home we've built with Rob.
In 2002, Todd Construction completed Cornerstone Lodge in Plain. It can currently be rented through Mountain Springs Lodge
In 2011, Todd Construction framed Summithouse near Cashmere, WA.
Recycle
The land came with 2 large piles of aluminum irrigation hand pipe with Sonntag fittings. We worked as a family to sort, bend, break and load the pipe onto our utility trailer.
Break time. A much deserved rest after 45 minutes of sorting in the hot sun (we get over 300 days of sunshine every year!)
Our day was not without incident. The dad of the family, while speedily working (some described it as carelessly), sliced his thumb on the sharp end of a broken pipe. He continued to work, in spite of the pain, and with the help of his wife, finished the job.
Concrete
Forms were built for the footings (and a couple of tough guys).
Another couple of tough guys did the actual work.
