OWENOKE

A Project on the Sound

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Bathroom Tile

The tile work in the five kids' bedroom bathrooms is complete. One example is shown here, with a tub and shower. The same field tile of...

Peter Armstrong

Apr 20, 2021

First Floor Wood

The wood flooring on the first floor (living room, kitchen, and dining room) is just about completely installed. It's been tough to get...

Peter Armstrong

Apr 9, 2021

Electric Service

It's been a long negotiation with the power company and the town over the ultimate location of transformers and other equipment -- and...

Peter Armstrong

Apr 4, 2021

Drainage Tie-In

The excavation team is making good use of the spring weather to clean up the site so terrace and patio masonry work can get underway. ...

Peter Armstrong

Apr 4, 2021

Fragile Delivery - UPDATED

UPDATE 3/28/21 -- THE DELIVERY WAS INCOMPLETE (SIX PANELS ARE MISSING) AND ALL OF THE GLASS THAT WAS DELIVERED IS OF THE WRONG TYPE. The...

Peter Armstrong

Mar 25, 2021

Chimney Stone

Not done yet, but the stone veneer work on the terrace chimney has finally reached the roof deck line. Click for more pictures...

Peter Armstrong

Mar 24, 2021

More Site Work

Work continues in the lot across the street. Not sure why it looks like such a big project; it's not. Just rebuilding the wall along...

Peter Armstrong

Mar 24, 2021

Primed and Ready

The surface primer has been applied to the gypcrete so the wood flooring can be installed tomorrow in the living room. This is exciting.

Peter Armstrong

Mar 23, 2021

Covered Porch

The same shou sugi ban cedar material used for the house siding is being installed to create the ceiling on the covered porch just...

Peter Armstrong

Mar 21, 2021

Foyer Floor

Tile prep is starting on the first floor, beginning with the west end of the house. Here you can see the mud job installation in...

Peter Armstrong

Mar 20, 2021

No Leaks

A polyurethane resin-based waterproof membrane has been installed over the cement mortar bed in the shower. Should be able to start...

Peter Armstrong

Mar 20, 2021

Seawall

Capped....

Peter Armstrong

Mar 3, 2021

Mud Job

Preparing for the tile installation in the shower: first a mud job over the radiant tubing (in progress), then next will be the Kemper...

Peter Armstrong

Mar 3, 2021

The Other Side

Beginning to prep the lot across the street, by taking the existing stacked stone wall down and excavating for new footings.

Peter Armstrong

Feb 24, 2021

Gypcrete

In the main areas of the first floor, where the finished floor will be oak boards, the subfloor is being prepped by pouring gypsum...

Peter Armstrong

Feb 18, 2021

Neither Snow nor Rain...

Peter Armstrong

Jan 26, 2021

Shou Sugi Ban

Shou Sugi Ban, also known as Yakisugi, is the ancient Japanese technique of preserving wood (typically Japanese Cedar) by charring it...

Peter Armstrong

Jan 25, 2021

Upstairs / Downstairs

The first floor continues to look years away from completion while the time-consuming installation of the ceiling springs and the...

Peter Armstrong

Jan 24, 2021

Front Entrance

At the front entrance, the door sidelights were installed along with a decorative steel "screen" over the stair tower window. Click for...

Peter Armstrong

Jan 24, 2021

Stair Support

It took some time, but we have a fully engineered design and completed shop drawings for the main staircase. While fabrication is...

Peter Armstrong

Jan 15, 2021

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OWENOKE

Bathroom Tile

First Floor Wood

Electric Service

Drainage Tie-In

Fragile Delivery - UPDATED

Chimney Stone

More Site Work

Primed and Ready

Covered Porch

Foyer Floor

No Leaks

Seawall

Mud Job

The Other Side

Gypcrete

Neither Snow nor Rain...

Shou Sugi Ban

Upstairs / Downstairs

Front Entrance

Stair Support

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