Tag: Site Work
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Driveway Tuneup
For several years, I have been planning to make improvements on Rosslyn’s driveway. Not dramatic changes, nor a huge project. With 2023 swiftly vanishing, we have initiated our long overdue driveway tuneup, completing the brunt of the work with spring 2024 “fine tuning” slotted in once the new work has weathered in during an Adirondack…
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Renderings for Icehouse Rehabilitation 2022-2023
If you’ve been following along over the last couple of months, observing from afar as we rehabilitate and repurpose Rosslyn’s icehouse, then perhaps a vision is beginning to take shape in your imagination? Or maybe you’re struggling to envision the future of this handsome but understated utility building? I’ll be sharing design and structural plans…
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Tempest & Terroir
It’s time for a tumble into tempest and terroir. And so I return to storms and dirt. To dirt and storms. More specifically I revisit that sudden, destructive blast that crashed through the Adirondack Coast between Westport and Essex back on August 30, 2022. (See “Storm Damage” for the gory details.) And then I fast…
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The Art of Dirt Work
Excavation, grading, and other related site work can sometimes be like sculpting. It’s the art of dirt work!
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Icehouse Rehab 2.5: Site Work Begins
Site work has begun on the icehouse rehab! Bob Kaleita, Phil Valachovic, and Scott Blanchard made great progress.