After a lot of back breaking work, the rear patios have turned out to be delightful spaces. With 150+  square feet of private space, comfortable recycled rubber pavers, a 100-gallon rain barrel and a crape myrtle tree to boot, the rear patios add yet another...

[caption id="attachment_1195" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Caesarstone Eggshell countertop"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1196" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="712 Kitchen with Caesarstone Countertop (Cinder color)"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1198" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Lower Level of 710 getting flooded with light"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1199" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="It is amazing what paint does to a space. Looks great!"][/caption]...

Stoops started today. There are a couple dicey weather days this week, but hopefully they will all be in by the end of the week. [caption id="attachment_1191" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="stoops on 3/14/11"][/caption]...

In going through some photos yesterday, this image came up: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Bancroft circa May 2008"][/caption] Here is where we are now: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Bancroft as of 2/21/11"][/caption]...

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Spray foam: above grade areas of the lower level now have an R-27 value and all penetrations to the exterior are air-sealed"][/caption] [divider] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Typical framing around the lateral, sprinkler and water mains"][/caption] [divider] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="HardiePanel going up in...

It's a beehive here again today with 20+ sub-contractors onsite doing everything from laying brick, setting HardiePanel or hose bibs. With last month's weather a distant memory (here's hoping), we are plowing ahead at warp speed. If all goes to plan, 706-714 will be completely...

The weather is finally allowing us to finish the exterior work on the homes. In addition to backfilling the dirt around the homes, bricking started on February 9th and should take a couple weeks. As with the first phase of homes, we will be using...