Looking for names for the Almanor cabin!
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 . . .
Chico Open House TODAY 7/23/2011
I’m holding the beautiful charm and character home at 239 W SHASTA AVE open today from 11-1 Stop by and see this unique home that features:
- 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!
Starting to look like a REAL cabin
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!
New Charmer Listing in Chico CA
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!
4th of July update LATE :))
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!
