Friday, July 6, 2007

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Clearing the Land




Today we began clearing the land. Adam Drake did the work. Just like his father, Kenny, Adam is a master with a backhoe. We told him to save the trees and he was able to spot every little sapling and maneuver the machine around it. We are almost ready to stake out the house.

Sunday, May 13, 2007

The Architects


From left to right Ken, Pam and Suzie (holding Rusty) Ken and Pam are the owners of Edge Architects here in Taos, NM Edge Architects are talented designers. I have worked with them on other projects and I am impressed with their talent and attention to detail.
Visit their website at
www.edgearchitects.com

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

The Site

This is our building site in the Weimer subdivision in the town of Taos. The view is looking North toward Taos Mountain.

The Crew

These are the carpenters who will be building our house. On the left is Ivan, Ivy is in the center and that's me on the right.
Ivy is the co owner of the Salamander Co.
Ivan and I have been working for the company since it was started in 2001.
Visit the Salamander Co. at
www.thesalamandercompany.com

Our Plans

Here is the first draft of our plans. Our South side will have a sunroom to capture heat and a clear story to bring in lots of light.

Tuesday, April 3, 2007


This is the house we live in now. We started building it in 1996 and finished it in 2005. Hopefully the next one won't take so long.