Thanks to the help of a crew of a bunch of really hard working friends and family members, this weekend was wildly productive. Read more »
Plants and Railings
Today we got a delivery of all our ecoroof plants that we’re going to plant this weekend. Most of what we unloaded from the delivery van were flats of plants in pots… Our licorice ferns, coastal strawberries, camas, Oregon iris… But in terms of area covered, we got 35 pounds of assorted sedum cuttings (image above) that came in a couple of wet boxes. Read more »
Harpoon [OPEN] House
Harpoon House is nearly complete. Before we pack up and move in, we’d like to invite you to come see the (mostly) finished product. Everyone is invited - please tell anyone who loves modern architecture, small homes, sustainable building and ecoroofs.
Sunday, March 14
10 am to 4 pm
SE 17th and Ash
Garden and Infrastructure
It was a busy weekend, and there is some chaos happening at the house… Most of it isn’t caused by us. Somehow we managed to decide to build a house at the same time and in the same neighborhood as most of the city’s big infrastructure projects. Read more »
Fifteen Tons
Today the last bit of siding was hung, and this weekend Katherine, Katherine’s parents and I hauled a large pile of rocks into gabion baskets to make a garden retaining wall. Read more »
Patio and Deck
It was a beautiful day today which facilitated a lot of progress on the outside of the house. Work was being done on the inside as well, but it involved sanding and finishing floors so I didn’t actually get much of a chance to go in to check it out. Read more »
Countertop!
Just a quick update, our kitchen countertop was delivered and installed this morning bringing us really just days from a working kitchen. Read more »
Worms & Sprouts
Spring seems to be arriving early in Portland, which means that we will be arriving to Harpoon House just in time to plant our vegetable garden. Read more »
Entry Landscaping
This week our entry steps and patio are being built. Concrete was poured two days ago, and tomorrow they will start putting in pervious pavers in the patio and basement entry. Read more »
