Yesterday, we installed the Copper Crown suite’s bedroom tower roof and the Under Hill suite’s skylight tree. Along with the North Star suite’s ship stern, these two features really define the building’s eastern elevation. The trusses for the rest of the roofs should arrive today and once they are in place the Hazelnut’s final silhouette will be evident.

Installing large pieces like these is always a bit of an adrenaline rush, but the trick to a good lift is to go as slow and methodically as possible. We took our time and everything went smoothly - just the way we like it!

It won’t be long until we can begin to shingle the roofs. Once the exterior is weather tight we will start theming the interiors.

It is really starting to feel like we are building some momentum on the site these days. Our carpenters are merrily hammering away while we are busy prefabricating in the shop. This coming week promises even more visual progress - I can hardly wait!

I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve been asked what we are building at 42402 Yarrow Central. Now, I don’t mind answering the question (and I certainly don’t mind chatting with passers by!) but I have been meaning to put up a sign since the beginning of summer. Something else has always seemed to require my attention though and so installing some kind of sign has languished somewhere at the back of my brain. Yesterday however, all that procrastination came to an end and we finally installed the inn’s main sign. I am really pleased with how it looks and am looking forward to finishing off the base and starting the landscaping around it.

It is a beautiful fall day here in Yarrow, British Columbia! …and it might be raining a little bit, but our carpenters have started sheathing the roof and it won’t be long before the North Star is nice and dry!

As predicted, our carpenters have been busy in our absence! The North Star’s walls are going up and the stick roof is coming along nicely. The trusses are on order and should arrive any day. It’s exciting times at the Hazelnut Inn!