Universally Designed

The windows showed up late last week, and the builders finished installing the majority of the rigid insulation and pressure-treated lumber to skirt/protect the foam at the ground level. Nine windows were installed, and although a few days late, the roofers dropped off all their... Read More

There has been a steady stream of UPS and FedEx trucks rolling in and out of our driveway over the past few weeks. What have they been bringing, but my automation equipment! I had the perfect opportunity to get everything organized this weekend. My sister and her husband (yes…... Read More

Very busy day up on the hill! It finally warmed up this afternoon enough that I bundled myself up with a warm fleece, threw on a hat, and put my hood up like a gangster.  As I was rolling up State Street I could hear all sorts of commotion, sounded like heavy equipment moving... Read More

Brrrr! It was only 28 degree when I woke up this morning! Too bad, because the cold weather is starting to keep me from going up the hill as often as I’d like. Not to worry, because the builders are really picking up the pace trying to get everything closed in before it... Read More

Hey there friends, Just wanted to thank everyone for the tremendous response and outreach from the Bangor Daily News article that was on the front page of the paper this morning. Everything about this experience, from the journalist Emily who poured her heart into the story to... Read More

Okay, okay, okay… No posts for the last few days, but I’ve got a good excuse. Have noticed that my computer was acting a little boggy, the voice-recognition software was taking a little longer to recognize, and things just weren’t working the way that they should be,... Read More

What a long, busy day hanging trusses battling the bitter wind. I’m sure the builders are more than happy that today is over and the roof trusses are all set in place. They started early in the morning by hanging the scissor trusses over the main living area. I think after... Read More

Lots of people are trying to figure out what areas are where from the aerial photos. Maybe this will help make sense of everything.  If the writing on the floorplan below is too small just click the picture to zoom in. Read More

There is nothing I could say that would adequately describe how absolutely amazing these photos are. I’ll let the pictures do the speaking for me! Thank you Paul Cyr and Gary Lavaway!   I hope you realize how much this means to me and my family! Read More

Half the Roof Trusses Make It up! Jerry and Mike showed up yesterday morning to make sense of the piles of trusses and get everything ready before the crane showed up .  Nobody really plan on having to do this, but after closer inspection of the piles of trusses it was obvious... Read More

What a beautiful day!  Actually think I sunburned my face and got back to work on my sunglass tan! The carpenters finished up the garage and then worked hard preparing for the crane to show up tomorrow.  They spent a good portion of the day doing something I didn’t even... Read More

7:40 AM right as the carpenters were showing up Read More