Thanks to all, 2012 is going to be another great year!!

I haven’t posted in tooo long but wanted to update with our newest Prater Project at 14 Vermillion Circle in Chico CA!  Its not our typical style of home but there was great potential so we bought this home to fix up and either sell or rent last Sept.  The only thing I didn’t document was that we’ve already had the landscaping redone, Chris built a 137′ long fence across the back and lots of painting. 
Check out this, great open floor plan, the beginnings of several great ideas and its up to us to figure out how to finish them all! 
I’ll post more often and keep you up to date on progress but its the best idea for this Webb Built tired old floor plan I’ve seen, wish I would’ve thought of it!

Chris and I ran up to Almanor Monday evening, via Feather River Canyon since Hwy 32 is closed for 10 days, to take up scaffolding for the ceiling work to  begin and look what I got to see!  Cabinets are beautiful, thanks OakRidge Cabinets from Chico!! Knotty Alder is the wood with a clear finish.  Counter top fabricator is heading up this weekend to template them for our countertops to be installed within a few weeks! 
Chris and Dennis, master carpenter, decided to case out all the windows in this cool molding that looks like cut logs so I included a picture of the dining room windows too. 

 Wow, now all we need is ELECTRICITY, NO THANKS for PGE for their time table of SLOOOOW!!!  Our application was turned in OCT 2010@)!)!!!
Anyway, I won’t be up there for a few weeks, but the old cabin is being moved around the middle of Oct and the new cabin should be done by then- WOHOO! 
Last Sunday we spent the afternoon getting all the light fixtures, AWESOME is all I can say, a barn/cabin/modern look is going to be GREAT! 
More pics to follow after the ceiling is done, because then its time to stain again, our stain didn’t cover completely and the ceiling is going up NAKED, oh well.  Painting party at the end of the month for all those wanting cabin time credit )

Chris went up yesterday to meet the inspector for the insulation, its approved now and oversee any other “issues”. 
Well after a slight mix up on the paint color the cabin is now the Forest Service model of perfection!  And a dbl coat of paint, even if the 1st layer is torquoise green makes Daddy happy!  Big changes are under foot on the interior as well, sheetrock started today!! The insulation was approved yesterday so they were going to start hanging it today, should be done by tomorrow, then taping and texture!! Then paint the interior- calling all weekend painters??!!

This is NOT Aunt Marge’s or Grandma Gertie’s home- this updated fabulous home offers you the best of neighborhoods and the best of a meticulously maintained home!  Owner’s JUST renovated kitchen with granite counters, professionally painted cabinets, new knobs and pulls and VERY UPGRADED Bosch Dishwasher, GE “Cafe” range with 5 burners and 2 ovens, microwave/hood!  Laminate flooring throughout much of the home, whole house fan, large bedrooms and updated baths.  Large walk-in closet in master suite that opens to expanded covered patio and pool.  The backyard is over sized, with play area, large 4 year old salt water pool with custom cleaning system and “beach” area.  Owner’s also expanded the cool decking around the pool so that there are several sitting areas for everyone to come play!  This home offers it all, so Don’t DELAY!  
$338,500.00

Chris and company finished up the outside, ready for Baird Roofing to get the roof sheeted and dark green metal roof installed!  Crabtree Painting is ready to get it painted Forest Service brown, so soon we’ll have a complete picture of the Prater/Bryant cabin- NOW FOR A NAME!!!?? Chris is voting for FUNKY CHALET??  I tried to come up with a combination of our name- CheckyMiane cabin?? It is within view of Almanor lake, so family and friends help us out!
I’m going up tomorrow with Chris, meeting with the electrician and probably in charge of some of the lot clean up.  I haven’t been up there since the 5th of July, so I’m excited to finally have a few days to go check it out and be of help jobsite.  NOT that we haven’t been helping here, last week Diane and I finalized cabinets, countertops, appliances, bought a great table at “NU2U” here in Chico, a great resale store on Mangrove Ave.  We’ve also narrowed down a great floor covering choice- MANNINGTON SOLID VINYL that you’ll swear is wood, easy is care for, looks like a cabin and cab withstand the cold of winter!  Thanks Craig from Wood Bros for this great suggestion for us. 
I’ll get some interior shots for progress in a few days . . .

• OVER 3100 Sq feet of living are
• Over 1/2 Acre with privacy!
• Bonus ROOMS downstairs and Upstairs that make PERFECT home office, crafts room, play room, den, whatever
• Hardwood flooring downstairs
• Updated Kitchen
• Classic CHICO CHARMER!

Wow- it’s really coming together on the outside!  The guys worked all week to get both the front and back “Gables” siding with the batting, it was over 30′ tall at the peaks and they had to keep moving the 3 levels of scaffolding back and forth.  Chris almost had a mutiny on his hands, but Phil and Dennis hung in there and got the job beautifully done, THANKS! 
Chris came home with jeans hanging off and covered in caulking, his new job, each seam of the siding has to be caulked with FIREPROOF caulking.  I don’t want to seem unappreciative but the requirements for building in the mountains seems alittle over the top.  This week Chris, Cody and Dennis ( if Cody isn’t to tired from bartending at PLUMAS PINES Sun-Tues nights) will finish siding, caulking, framing the stairwell and dropped kitchen ceiling.  Electrician and plumber will be in this week, and the rest of the interior will start coming together so the sheetrock can start by the end of the month! YEAH! Its a beacon on the lake so shiny, tall and new so stop by anytime to say hello. 
Back in Chico, I’m ( with partner Diane)  getting the fun stuff together, with cabinets, appliances, plumbing fixtures, flooring and counter tops and door choices! I did also find a really cute carved bear here in town for the deck, I’ll take a picture of it for all this week   Until then, back to work  selling Chico homes, have a great week!

Check out my newest listing in ChicoCA;  its a fabulous cottage style home on over 1/2 acre with over 3100 square feet.  Unique that its such a big home  and on such a great lot within the City limits don’t let this one slip by without checking it out in person! 
Originally built in 1939, it has a beautiful barrel ceiling in the living room, coved ceiling in the formal dining room, remodeled to period style kitchen, hardwood floors and much more. 

There are 3 bedrooms downstairs, large arts and crafts room or a artist studio with a dark room, and then upstairs you’ll find another bonus room that can be used as a master retreat or playroom or a den and office.  Upstairs there is a deck overlooking the great newer patio and lawn area.  The mature trees offer a wonderful sense of privacy! 
Call me for your private showing!

Hello All- I didn’t get the camera to give you visual updates so waited until Chris came home this weekend for an update on the ALMANOR cabin progress.  Wish I could come up with different words for progress, amazing, etc but I can’t so I’ll just let you know that from foundation on this is what 22 days of solid work gets you!  New this week are windows and siding.  To let you know some of the intimate details of this cabin- we have HURRICANE hold downs on the roof trusses- at $11 each-, we have over 80 earthquake hold downs on the “top plate” or highest horizontal boards which are also over 10 each, and the “ladder framing” took 2 days to notch each board twice  and put in place over the stairwell, besides climbing byPHIL  up and down the ladder and scaffolding for EACH BOARD!
 Check out the new siding which goes to the top of the “GABLE” roof line at 32 FEET above the ground level!! Chris, Cody, MASTER CARPENTERS Dennis and Phil are kicking butt!!
I did throw in a few Bryant/Prater photos of 4th of July CAMP CLAMPETT, it was a sight with trucks, cars and trailers and tents in the house! BUT we did have festive decorations, even though we figured out no view from our deck for the fireworks over Lake Almanor- darn it, its to the lake next year!