Mudding and sanding the drywall this week. A real professional job which will be done just in time for painting next week

Jay and Lee should be finished the stone work in the next few days.

Who knew it was this fun.

Benkin Metals started the gutter installation.

Painting and landscaping coming up next.

We worked through the weekend to finish the drywall on the 2nd floor. Mudding and sanding started this week. I should get some pictures in the next few days.

Gerry and Ali finished installation of the metal siding on the second floor.

Jay and Lee plowing ahead with the stone work.

 Beautiful prefinished douglas fir soffits and venting was completed

 

 It's drywall week. 

First the boarders came in to cut and fit the drywall. Then we spent a few days to custom install special corner and trim beadswhich will snug up and highlight our timber posts and beams.

Our talented designer and owner , Chris Lynn, came up with the idea with our engineer to use a "permeable" membrane which, after gravel infill will be our parking lot area. This was an environmental solution to storm water run-off.

Gerry finished up the Sidewall shingles while Jay and Lee carried on stoning the front face. Metal siding installation next.

 

 

December Push

The build is moving into high gear now.

 Gerry started sidewall shingles installation.

With the "warmer" days Jay and Lee continued with the stone work.

We're now using an enviromentally safe and highly efficient spray foam insulation in our ceilings and walls, and a different type for a sound barrier between the warehouse and office wall

A break in the cold and snow has allowed us one sunny day to pave our facility!

November Stretch

Cold few days but we are still keeping everything on schedule.

Gerry and Ali braved the cold days and continued with the shadow line prestained siding and framing. Next up will be the upper floor metal siding. 

Mudbucket crew were laying the final layer of mulch on the paved area and they installed conduit under the front driveway and trenched west car park for irrigation lines.

Brett finished off the miscellaneous roof flashings

Corey from finished off the final connections to the geothermal

Sharat came by and did the electrical inspection

Next up will be the Spray Foam. We should have some videos up next update.

Getting there

The stone and shadow line really compliment each other

Almost There

A little late in the game to start a blog but we still have around 3 months to go.

We finally got the "OK" on our permits to proceed at the end of September, and already we have been able to get the excavation on the site going. Concrete forms, slab, timber frame, and structural framing.

Our subtrades have been working one right after the next. It sure is nice to have complete control over the build now, so we can plan and execute each building stage so efficiently.

Here are some of the highlights...

Unusual cold weather, but the cedar shadowline siding is being installed today.

Lee and Jay are starting the exterior brickwork

Our Excavation site prep crew have been working on the sewer, sanitation, connections, catch basins, grading

...and some pictures from the start of the project

 

All precut and prefit douglas fir tier frame pot and beam components were installed in on day!

The concrete footings, slab were poured

Geothermal lines have been dug, installed, and buried

Demolition of old building