OWENOKE

A Project on the Sound

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Trimmed

The exterior casings have been installed on the second and third floor wood windows while the mechanical rough-in work continues inside.

Peter Armstrong

Jul 19, 2020

Guardrail Mockup

This is the winning wooden mock-up of the rooftop deck guardrail, made to test alternative railing designs and proportions. The...

Peter Armstrong

Jul 3, 2020

Wrapped

The house has been wrapped with Henry Blueskin VP100, a self-adhesive peel-n-stick vapor permeable air and water barrier. The wrap is a...

Peter Armstrong

Jul 3, 2020

Rough-In Race

The rough-in mechanical inspection is scheduled for July 17 so the race is on to get HVAC, electric, plumbing, alarm, and audio/visual...

Peter Armstrong

Jun 29, 2020

Snow Guards

Snow guards, to prevent avalanching, have been installed on all the leading edges of the copper roofs just behind the integrated gutters....

Peter Armstrong

Jun 28, 2020

Repairing the Seawall

Nor'easters and superstorms over the years have wreaked havoc on the seawall (built in 1936) and now, with increasing frequency, stones...

Peter Armstrong

Jun 27, 2020

Windows In, Roof On

Click for some progress views.

Peter Armstrong

Jun 7, 2020

Tapping the Water Main

The utility sent a large crew, probably eight men, to tap the water main on the street and run a line to connect the house. It was an...

Peter Armstrong

Jun 4, 2020

Windows

The Dynamic double-hung wood windows (shown here in the upstairs TV room), with retractable insect screens (shown below), were delivered...

Peter Armstrong

Jun 3, 2020

Lightning Protection

Look carefully and you will see three of the nine lighting rods installed on the ridge, part of the lightning protection system that also...

Peter Armstrong

May 16, 2020

Garage Slab

The 4" concrete slab is ready to be poured in the garage. Here you see the rebar grid and the radiant heat tubing set on top of rigid...

Peter Armstrong

May 15, 2020

Flat Roof

For durability and to minimize the risk of leaks over the long-term, a Kemper resin-based liquid roofing system is being used in all the...

Peter Armstrong

May 14, 2020

Chimney Rising

The masons continue to make progress on the two chimney masses, with the living room / terrace mass reaching past the second floor this...

Peter Armstrong

May 13, 2020

Freedom Gray

The installation of the standing seam metal roof is in progress. The tin-zinc alloy coated copper, called Freedom Gray, is by the Revere...

Peter Armstrong

May 13, 2020

Rough-In Begins

While the roofers work to get the building watertight, some of the mechanical contractors have been able to get a head start on their...

Peter Armstrong

May 3, 2020

Exterior Trim

Exterior trim work began this past week. Here you can see a rake board running up the gable and the rafter tails with cut-outs for the...

Peter Armstrong

Apr 18, 2020

Fire Boxes

Four fireplace masses are just about ready for damper and smoke chamber inspections, scheduled for Tuesday. Starting at the top left and...

Peter Armstrong

Apr 17, 2020

Framed

The rafters that make up the west (and final) gable roof have all been installed. The framing team will now complete the roof sheathing,...

Peter Armstrong

Apr 13, 2020

Progress

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Peter Armstrong

Apr 3, 2020

Chimney Mock-Ups

Two granites, two coursing patterns, and two joint widths. Decisions, decisions.

Peter Armstrong

Apr 1, 2020

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OWENOKE

Trimmed

Guardrail Mockup

Wrapped

Rough-In Race

Snow Guards

Repairing the Seawall

Windows In, Roof On

Tapping the Water Main

Windows

Lightning Protection

Garage Slab

Flat Roof

Chimney Rising

Freedom Gray

Rough-In Begins

Exterior Trim

Fire Boxes

Framed

Progress

Chimney Mock-Ups

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