Tag: Matt Sayward
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Old Year’s Day
Did you know that another name for New Year’s Eve Day is Old Year’s Day? Not used widely, in my experience, but logical. Retrospective. Emphasis on the year expiring rather than the year arriving. Despite a personal proclivity for forward-looking and possibility, a year-end review offers merits too. This day’s, this year’s minutes are too…
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Flashing Flashback
Weather reminds us that autumn will inevitably yield to winter. Frost. Flurries. Cooold nights… Probably soon-ish, at least for short intervals. And yet the threat of colder, wetter, even snowier and icier days ahead is 100% less concerning than it was a year ago. We’d only just begun our foray into Rosslyn’s icehouse rehabilitation. And…
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Cushion Cubby Complete
In quarters as diminutive as Rosslyn’s icehouse, when space is at a premium, it’s necessary to get creative with each book and cranny. Under a staircase, for example, we now have a cushion cubby for storing deck items during inclement weather. This wasn’t originally in the plan. I was trying to squeeze bookshelves into all…
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High Up High Five
Supi and Matt, high up atop scaffold, stop to celebrate their progress. Or the view? High Five!
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West Elevation Doorway Installed
I’m thrilled to showcase the icehouse’s west facade with new double doors flanked with full-height side lites. What a transformation. With the west elevation doorway installed we’re approaching the point where reality resembles Tiho’s renderings. Remember that west elevation drawing Tiho created to help the team visualize where we were headed? The image below captures…
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Garapa Paneled Bathroom, Pt. 2
Just over a week ago I posted a prologue to today’s garapa paneled bathroom update. I apologize if it felt a little half baked. For just a little longer, I’ll keep you in suspense before I share photos of the now completed garapa installation. Remember, anticipation is half the pleasure! (Source: Garapa Paneled Bathroom, Pt.…
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Framing Flashback
At the outset of Rosslyn’s icehouse rehab, I envisioned posting weekly summaries, highlighting the team’s accomplishments in 7-day installments. Noble vision. Ignoble follow through. Among the many overlooked episodes, one especially significant accomplishment stands out: building interior structure for the loft, bathroom, mechanical room, etc. So today, months after construction was completed, I offer you…
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Garapa Paneled Bathroom, Pt. 1
Eureka! After many months of brainstorming, experimentation, painstakingly protracted preparation, troubleshooting, oiling, and meticulous installation, the garapa paneling in Rosslyn’s icehouse bathroom is complete. What a remarkable journey it’s been, and the final results are breathtaking. Garapa Backstory Our garapa backstory has its beginning waaayyy back when we built the original garapa deck on the…
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Bathroom Window Installed
North façade progress. Yes, it’s only a bathroom window, but it’s 1/8 of the fenestration on this elevation AND this aperture allows the bathroom to enjoy natural light for the first time in many months. And since the three non operable windows have already been installed, we’re actually halfway to the finish line. Of course,…
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Nickel Gapping Nooks & Crannies
As Rosslyn’s icehouse rehab heads into the final few laps, were beginning to focus on finishes details. In the case of T&G nickel gap installation that means that the large planes (walls and ceilings) are almost complete, so the team’s focus on nickel gapping the remaining nooks and crannies. In the photograph above, Matt is…
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T&G Nickel Gap Progress
Time for a nickel gap progress report. But first let’s backfill slightly. As you may recall, we decided to finish the icehouse interior in T&G nickel gap instead of shiplap. We estimated and re-estimated material, ordered it from of T&G from Haselton’s, waited a couple of weeks for milling and delivery, and then offsite material…
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Elevation Headway
It was a super Saturday for Rosslyn’s icehouse rehab. Several concurrent projects underway, but the most notable progress was the interior east elevation (in the loft) and the exterior west elevation. I’ll try to get out of the way and let the photos do the talking. The photo above is taken from the northwest of…