Confluence Architecture ~ Architectural & energy consultation services

Mark A. McLain, Architect, HERS energy rater & certified professional energy auditor

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Peterson Home

August was very productive; we passed our rough plumbing & electrical inspections, framed the garage and 99% of the house. Building this house is a wonderful & rewarding experience, but we miss our homes. Thanks to everyone that helps make our adventure possible. We will be home as soon as we can!

Right-handed, Mark cutting the column down to height. Left-handed, Tom taking a turn.
Time to set an 800 pound Douglas fir beam The tele-handler sets the beam down nice & easy.
Stan & Bette Fleischacker bring their carpentry talents all the way from California's Wine Country.
Attaching the beam to the corbel with "Log hogs".
Setting the last few pieces of the semi-circular living room.
Bette & Tom standing it the entry.
The clerestory volume is beginning to take shape!
In New Mexico they say,"dump out your shoes before you put they on!"
The garage would not benefit from extra insulation and therefore is conventionally framed.
Another jaw-dropping sunset in New Mexico.
This would be a four foot rattlesnake lurking outside the job trailer.

June - July - August - October - December