Commissioning the Ventilation System
We’re in the final few weeks of construction, and our HVAC contractor is busy commissioning the various systems. This is a two-part process: first, the contractor gets each piece of equipment working within its design specifications, and second, for [...]
Drone video
After a recent snowfall, we decided to take a look at the roof and examine it for snow distribution, look at coverage over the solar PV panels, and check for possible problem areas. The GC hired a local aerial videography firm to scope out the house with a drone. We didn’t find any problems, and it makes for a cool video!
Continuing Interior Finish Work
In the few weeks since the last post, we’ve been pressing on with interior finish work: plaster, floors, stairs, doors, and accessories. The metal stair rails for the rear stairs arrived last week and were installed quickly, and now [...]
Building a Healthy Home
One of our primary objectives with the Highland project has been to build a healthy home that minimizes risks to the occupant’s health. This whole topic, called “Indoor Air Quality” (IAQ), is of growing interest amongst both builders and [...]
Floors & Stairs
With the walls plastered and painting nearly complete in the upper floors, our flooring and carpentry subs have been busy finishing out the spaces. Our pre-finished floors arrived a few weeks ago and sat scattered throughout the house for several [...]
Interior Finish Work Continues…
A number of contractors have been busy inside continuing the interior detail work. Our stone fabricator, New View Marble and Granite, returned to install the kitchen island counters, other countertops around the house, and our fireplace hearth and surround. Prestige [...]
Wrapping Up The Roof
Our roofing contractor installed the last parts of the roof recently. The copper standing seam roof looks great over the connector and porch, and has the additional advantages of durability, minimal maintenance, and recyclability at the end of its life. [...]
Fall Construction Videos
https://youtu.be/nwQvF2ocQjw https://youtu.be/kHNlLBUyJAA The most recent videos! Lots to see... siding, painting, installation of the solar PV array, trees and shrubs arriving and getting planted, front infiltration system, and so much more. It was [...]
Interior Detail Work
Most of the work has moved inside now, with many of the trades in every day finishing trim, tile, painting, doors, and mechanical and electrical systems. Our custom-made kitchen range hood arrived last week from the metal fabricator, All Metal [...]
Exterior Detail Work
A great spell of dry weather mid-month has really helped the crews make progress with the exterior detail work. Our garage doors from Door Systems Metro Boston arrived two weeks ago and were installed. The shutters - exact replicas of [...]
