Mill Valley snapshots

 A new shipment of reclaimed wood arrives on site.

 We were very happy to get it.

 Typical dimensional variation in this product. Most of the wall paneling is resawn from 2 x 8 framing lumber from a grain elevator in Eastern Washington.

Everything will be painted.

Below are shots of various ceilings throughout the house with new or reclaimed wood paneling, some with false rafters.

Sonoma Exterior

The house got unwrapped this week...

Got some shirts...

James Wiester  models our new shirt. Many thanks to the great people at Ape Do Good for taking care of our printing needs.  www.apedogood.com

Getting started in Mill Valley.

 Many of the ceilings in this house are to be paneled with tongue-and-groove flooring salvaged from a granary in Washington State. In the photo above, Cassie is starting the dining room ceiling. The first pieces installed on what will be about an eight-week project for us.

A little while later, about half way up one side of the pitched ceiling. (The blue object is a fire sprinkler with a temp plastic cover.) All of the wood paneling will receive paint.

Large crown installed.

This crown is fairly subtle because of the wide smooth expanse with such a gentle quarter-ellipse.

The scale can be better appreciated with the painter in the photo lending some perspective.
This is the material pictured on top of the red truck in our Feb 2nd blog post...

Walnut paneling in the game room. Stair skirts and plaster crown.

Some first-rate stain grade work by Carl Robertson in the Game Room. All in solid walnut.

New projects coming up.

 One in Hillsborough. We are currently setting pocket door frames in advance of drywall. Larger than it looks in these photos, though after Sonoma it's a cozy cottage for us.

Fairly straight-forward trim design with a few paneled ceilings. Hope to get going on the interior finish carpentry around the end of April.
We have another starting up next week in Mill Valley for the same contractor, Jetton Construction. Much of that house is paneled, walls and ceilings. Mostly reclaimed wood with a rustic look.

Sonoma progress.

 George's large mural in the entry now visible with the scaffold down. Not sure if the speaker covers will be painted to match.

 Some other decorative ceiling work in the lower hallway.

 Wallpaper is going up in some of the bedrooms as they are completed.

James applying wall panel moldings in the living room/library.

Walnut stair skirts. Mitering plaster crown molding.

 James has been working on some walnut stair skirts for a small turning staircase from the lower hallway to the den. As mentioned in an earlier post, James's training was in Japanese carpentry/woodworking, and he brings a remarkably precise approach to each task. These skirt boards will have a cascading grain pattern as they elegantly descend what could've been a very awkward series of odd angles created by the uneven drop of the winding stair treads. In a house full of grand architectural gestures there will be an easily overlooked gem in a small back stairwell. More photos soon.

 The high ceiling of the entry has a series of eleven rectangular segments divided by stone archways. These receive a French-made plaster crown.

 The 45º inside corner cuts are being done with a plywood guide and a laser-level.

 The laser line is traced with a pencil.

 Using an old Japanese handsaw to make the cut.

Large.

This is the middle element of the 3-piece family room crown.

Stacked edge-to-edge on the GC's truck are 8 sections, each 16' long. Millwork by Weiland Industries of San Rafael.