Concrete going in!

This week has been very exciting, they have dug through 16-18 inches of frozen ground to get the footers set. They started pouring the concrete today. The pump went out on the concrete truck so they had to haul it in wheel barrells. The back walls are half gone in preperation for the additions on the back also. It is crazy to see!

Cabins have begun!!!

Wow, this construction company is great! They started the cabins a few weeks before the holidays and have worked almost every day...in 10 degree weather even! H&M construction won both the contracts for the cabins and the lodge and we are very excited to have the continuity for both projects. They have gutted the cabins and taken off the baton parts of the siding. There is a large hole in the floor where the bathrooms used to be and the porches have been removed. H&M has moved a temp office in between all the projects and he workers have been very polite and friendly. We will be updating the progress of both of these projects on here every few weeks so check back for more info and pictures!

More Furnishings!

This past week we have had more furnishings delivered! We got the big mission style chairs for each room, the sofa and living room stuff and the conference room table sand chairs. It looks great! We sill have a few more things to do and we may move the layout in 2 of the rooms but it is getting so close!

We are almost there!

I know it has been a while since I posted last, but there was not alot going on with the winter weather. But we have some exciting things occurring now, we have bunk beds!!!! They company who won the "bid" went above and beyond to get them made and to us in 2 weeks! They had a flat tire and arrived late but stayed until 5am the next day to get them installed before our first group arrived. They are beautiful!

We are still waiting on the mattresses to get done b/c they have to order the green material for the covers. For the current rental group we had to move the older mattresses from the cabins over till they are done.

The living room furniture is almost finished and should be delivered in a few weeks.

Appliances have arrived!

We got the kitchen appliances here and installed over the holidays and they look great! We opted for stainless steel b/c it is easier to keep clean. We went with a dual domestic convection oven that will make it a breeze for our rentals to cook for their groups.

We are in the process for getting the bunkbeds and sofas here. Hopefully they will be ordered and her in the next month! We will keep you posted!

Furniture, Appliances, Final Touches...oh my!

Sorry for the delay in updates. With holidays, getting camp more winterized and rentals I let myself get behind on updates for the staff house. Not to worry though, it is still making good progress. We are working hard to get the appropriate accounts set up for appliances and I am trying even harder to understand the University system for purchasing furniture.

We are looking at wooden bunkbeds for the rooms to get maximum occupancy. Each room will have wooden cubbies for belongings. These are easier to keep clean and will hopefully match the wood of the beds. There will be a large chair in each room also.

The appliances have been a bit of a challenge. We are looking at Energy Saver equipment that has a stainless finish so it does not show dirt as easily. We have found all the items we want and are waiting on the account so we can get them and have them delivered.

We want to make the solar power a teaching tool for campers and user groups. To do this, we will need to get some additional elements to make teaching happen. Thanks to John Vining and Ken Kindly for their help in making that happen.

Carpet is going in!

This past week, some of the finishing touches are happening to the staff house. They were prepping for the carpet to go in and finishing the "punch list" for the paint. They deck was stained and the railing was painted green.

We should have the appliances installed by the end of next week and will be looking for an occupancy soon!

We marked several scrub pines that we want to take out so we can do some nice landscaping with native trees and plants. Who wouldn't want to sit in a rocking chair on the deck and look out at the view below? Imagine it mixed with lots of dogwoods in bloom...

We are wanting to name the staff house something other than "staff house" if you have any suggestions, let me know!