Window Wall Framing + Holding on Hope

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The southern facing wall in our home is one of the biggest architectural features we have, so we’ve taken quite a bit of time to ensure we get it right. There is a new neighborhood in our area that has a lot of mountain modern homes, so we looked there for inspiration, the new Christy Sports in Dillon has a cool window wall that we like. We learned about the Golden Ratio of design. Then, after researching, drawing, and noodling, we decided the best thing to do was to just start building, see how it looked and adjust as needed. 

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Raise the Roof! Steel Beam and Roof SIP Installation.

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When we last left off in June, the steel beams for the roof supports had just arrived!

So much has changed since that time and the full shell of the house is in place! One positive thing about waiting a few weeks to do a blog update is that it feels like we’re making a lot of progress! Please, no one take me from this happy space. Ha! 

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“Mayuary”, Loft Floor Installation, Steel Beam Delivery

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As you may remember, this winter was one of the snowiest winter in nearly two decades. Well, Mother Nature just wasn’t quite done yet when the calendar flipped to May. As the locals call it, “Mayuary” was in full effect.

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Preparing for SIP Panel Delivery

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April started slow. During this month we’ve experienced all sorts of negative emotions.

  • Feeling discouraged with the weather

  • Feeling discouraged that the SIP panel review process was taking FOREVER

  • Feeling behind schedule

But, as with most things the lull and the feelings of impatience and discouragement were quickly forgotten and we swung to the opposite end of the spectrum by feeling totally overwhelmed when we found out the SIP panel production and delivery would only take 2.5 weeks, as opposed to the original 6-8 week estimate. Whew. Let’s do this.

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The Snowiest March in Nearly Two Decades

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March brought epic snowfall, historic avalanche conditions and big powder days. So, naturally our shoveling continued well into late-March. But, we also were able to enjoy some amazing skiing and since we can’t do anything about the weather, we decided to just keep shoveling and take the opportunity to play in the snow whenever we could.

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