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Kitchen Completed

March 28, 2023 by vmorris

The Alley House is beautiful and we can’t wait to show it off!

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Wood Screen for the Stairs Completed

March 23, 2023 by vmorris

The build team was able to arrive at a consensus on how to detail the dark accents in the pine wood screen for the stairs. A pattern was chosen that alternated the brown panels between the white as a fibonacci sequence progression up the stairs.

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Painting and electrical work continues on the Alley House

March 13, 2023 by vmorris

The painting crew continues to work on the exterior and interior of the Alley House. The reselected color of a sage green and lighter for the trim complements the brown thermally modified wood cladding. Note… the landscape gravel around the house, ready for the recycled IPS limestone pavers this week! The electrical sub-contractors were […]

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Exterior Cladding Finished!

February 24, 2023 by vmorris

Exterior cladding finished and almost completely painted.

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Kitchen Install and Stair Detail

February 15, 2023 by vmorris

Kitchen instillation. The walnut desk tops were glued up and most of the final work in the kitchen cabinetry completed. Details on the stairway and treads.

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Preparing for the Stairway Screen

February 14, 2023 by vmorris

Material laid out for stairway screen.

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Furring and Cladding

February 6, 2023 by vmorris

Furring and instillation of the siding has begun. The furring for the tower and thermally modified wood that runs vertically was changed to allow a drainage plain behind the wood. Furring strips were needed to run vertically to allow water to escape the cavity, and then furring runs horizontally to allow vertical cladding attachment.

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Decreasing the Air Infiltration to the Alley House

January 11, 2023 by vmorris

It was a great day to see positive results decreasing the air infiltration to the Alley House by using AeroBarrier. Nick Budd ran the show setting up the air test as faculty and students observed. To understand how this works, you need to imagine a balloon, where the air inside the balloon is at a […]

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“Topping Out” Celebration of the Alley House

December 19, 2022 by vmorris

The framing of the Alley House is completed! A “Topping Out” celebration was held on Monday, December 19th. Originally a Scandinavian tradition, the practice of “topping out” a new building can be traced to the ancient rite of placing a tree atop a new building to appease the tree-dwelling spirits displaced in its construction. An […]

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Framing Continues on the Alley House

December 15, 2022 by vmorris

Framing continues. The rafters are installed, the roof is on, and the windows are in.

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