Cascades Camp Blog

Well folks, as of today at lunch, the new staff house at Cascades has passed all of its inspections and is just days away from becoming a home!  Hiline (the company contracted to build the house) still has to come and do their last “walk-through” to make sure the home-owners is satisfied with their new house, but other than that their will be a bit of touch up painting to do and then by this time next week Rob, Becky, Maiya and Lucy should be all settled in!

Other than moving the Mohrweis’s stuff in, their are two main projects left:  landscaping and exterior paint.  Currently Dan Clifford is working on creating a front yard, driveway and backyard.  And the outside of the house will be painted when the weather warms up a bit more this Spring.

Check back soon for more updates!

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Updates from last week:  appliances (microwave, dishwasher, sink, etc…) are being installed, trim pieces are added, fixtures (towel bars and racks) have been put in place, and front, back and side decks have also been built (thank you Dan Clifford, handyman extraordinaire!)

We are literally just one week away from the projected move in date of March 5th.  Pray that the last details fall into place smoothly!

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As you can see by the photographs above, the past few weeks has brought about a significant amount of progress to the new staff home.  Rob finished up the interior painting and then it was time for cabinets and more.  It was just earlier this week that linoleum was installed.  Carpeting, trim, and other final touches are still in the works, however, the previously set move in date of early March is an attainable goal!

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 So here you have it folks.  The new staff home at Cascades has been taken over by some unknown animal-like species…

…well that isn’t entirely true.  In fact, it isn’t even partly true (unless you consider Rob to be more animal than human?).  What you see in the picture above is Rob Mohrweis spraying on primer in the master bedroom before he goes back through to add the actual paint.  If everything goes according to plan, the expected move-in date is right around the first of March.

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Similar to last week, the greatest changes going on at the new staff home are happening inside.  So if you’ve been watching the webcam it might appear as if nothing has changed.  To the contrary, quite a bit of progress has been made on the house, including the addition of dry wall throughout the entire project.

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Not much has changed on the exterior of the new staff home at Cascades. The greatest visible changes right now are being made to the interior of the house. Insulation was added and more electrical work has been finished, including the wiring for heating.

The picture above was taken from the kitchen and shows the great room. The larger of the two windows is on the front of the house. Luckily the view won’t always include the Port-O-Potty, but instead will look out on the horse pastures.

This photograph is taken from the corner of the great room, looking at the island which will be the center of the kitchen. On the right side you can see the sliding glass door which leads to the backyard.

All in all, things are moving along quite well!

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Construction has slowed a bit due to the holidays, but before Christmas all the siding was put up on the new staff house and it is beginning to look more and more like a true home.

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Progress continues to be steady on the building of the new staff home.  As you can see, there is now a real front door, and siding is in the process of going up.  Rough-in plumbing and electrical as well as the installation of the septic system is all happening in addition to the more visible work.  All in all, things are really coming together for the new house.

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As we promised, here is another up to date photograph of the new staff home.  This picture was taken just hours ago and shows the most recent progress, including the installation of windows.  Also, the roofing is all finished with shingles mounted in place and ready for our Washington winters.

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The photograph above was taken on December 5th, just after all the trusses went up and some of the roof was laid. Fairly soon the shingles will be added and windows and doors will be installed, then on to some interior work including electric and plumbing. Check back soon for another update.

To check out more pictures of the construction, click here.

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