Kate and Ric have begun construction on their backyard cottage… They have been working hard the last few weeks and have enlisted the help of a few friends and colleagues along the way. A few key players have been helping guide us through the process:
- Rusty Borromeo of Borromeo Construction LLC is providing his general contractor and construction expertise
- James Jenkins of O’Brien & Company is contributing his green building knowledge and will be our Built Green Verifier – we are aiming for 5 star Built Green certification
- Cory Fraser of LFD Structural Engineering LLC provided the calculations and engineering for our plan set
Ric has been doing a wonderful job of photographing the process and has put together a few galleries of the construction process thus far (all images in this post are © 2010 Ric Cochrane). He has also agreed to write up a blog post on the experience thus far – so stay tuned for that!
DECONSTRUCTION GALLERY
An existing shed (that was a bit worse for wear) was painstakingly deconstructed and all reusable and recyclable materials were sorted and stacked
LABOR OF LOVE – THE FOUNDATION
Digging in the dirt and other fun activities – the true definition of ‘sweat equity!’
LUMBER FROM THE BONE-YARD
Salvaged beams, columns and decking are being purchased from Bruce Borjesson of Pacific Resources
