Porches and Shed Update

Porches and Shed Update

Heron Hall’s South facing porches were built last week by my good friend Clemente Ramirez and his team at Green Bridge. Eventually the porches will have sustainably harvested juniper boards as the surface, but for now its good to have the structure built.  Even more...
Finish Work Begins!

Finish Work Begins!

The last week of August marks another important milestone in the project.  Last week the Smallwood crew finished all of the interior plywood and began work on interior wood siding – finish work is now beginning!   The first room to get finished is the guest...
Busy days at Heron Hall!

Busy days at Heron Hall!

While summer is in full bloom, so is progress on Heron Hall.  Knauff insulation is being completed and Smallwood erecting plywood right behind them. The west side screen porch has been framed using beautiful, salvaged headers.  The south-side open cistern was built...
Rain Baby Rain!  Cistern Installed!

Rain Baby Rain! Cistern Installed!

We are incredibly excited that our beautiful water cistern is now erected at Heron Hall – by RainBank Rainwater Systems. This 15,000 gallon silver beast, a Contain Steel Water Tank, will hold all of our water – and get us through our dry summers in...