August 2012

Welcome back - its been a while since our last update.  The Bauer residence in Hickory Hills is in full motion, spray-foam insulation and drywall have been completed, and today we are starting interior trim and beam work.  We have beams going in the master bedroom, sitting room, great room, music room, stair well and basement rec room.  The reclaimed wood floors have been ordered and should be here within a couple of weeks, and the cabinet makers are currently building the cabinets in the shop.  On the outside, stone work is completed and the carpenters are working on the board and batten siding.  We installed a log-type railing system on the back porch made of fiberglass, it looks just like the real thing but is much more durable.  We will start updating more frequently now as things start happening. 

In other news, we have been awarded the contract for the new Theta Chi fraternity house near the campus of Missouri State University.  Plans are being finalized right now, with demolition on the existing structure to start in September and construction on the new 10,000 square foot residence to begin in October.  We are also currenlty working on design work for a large scale remodel on a great house on the east side of Springfield that was built in the 1970's on 12 acres by the locally famous designer and builder Don Russell.  This will be a very interesting project as we will be gutting and remodeling the majority of the house and installing lots of reclaimed beams and other materials, as well as remodeling the tennis court house and building some neat chicken and goat houses.  Along with all of the remodeling, we will also be installing a swimming pool and totally re-landscaping the grounds.  Watch for updates on these two projects soon!