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Building a Modern Home in Summit County Colorado
 
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A Modern Mountain Home
Paint, Counters, and Fire
Building

Paint, Counters, and Fire

Getting paint on the walls, choosing counters, and working with our local fire department to cut down on our wildfire risk.

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Assembling Kitchen Cabinets
Building

Assembling Kitchen Cabinets

Helping our build timeline along by contributing some owner work, this time by assembling kitchen cabinets from cabinetsbay

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Drywall Finishes
Building

Drywall Finishes

Getting our drywall finishes sorted out, which included going from a knockdown texture to a skip trowel texture.

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Interior Fixtures
Design

Interior Fixtures

Another entry in choosing interior finishes: this time we’re looking at electrical and plumbing fixtures – the jewelry of the house.

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Interior Finishes: Flooring
Design

Interior Finishes: Flooring

Deciding on our flooring for the house, including engineered hardwood, tile, and carpet for various areas of the house.

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Interior Paint
Design

Interior Paint

Choosing our interior paint colors from the huge range of options. Who knew there were so many whites and grays!?

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Choosing Interior Finishes
Design

Choosing Interior Finishes

Beginning our process of choosing interior finishes, including floors, paint, tile, light fixtures, and the other pretty bits in the house.

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Pre Drywall Walkthrough
Building

Pre Drywall Walkthrough

Going on a walkthrough of our house with our builder before the drywall phase to refine some framing and exterior elements.

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Contingency Contingencies
Money

Contingency Contingencies

Rising building and labor costs started to pinch our budget and our remaining contingency fund, pushing us to look for margin.

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Windows and Siding
Building

Windows and Siding

Some delays on our windows slowed things down but we finally got eyeglasses into our house! Which paved the way for some siding progress.

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