We are temporarily steering clear of the Hazelnut Inn while the Elemental Spray Foam crew insulates the interior of the Copper Crown & Under Hill suites. While we wait the North Star suite sits ready for the theme work with materials, tools and scaffolding jamming all of the working space, save for some narrow walkways. It will be next week before the crew returns to this space to begin readying the space for the final painting.
The interior spaces of the Copper Crown suite are clean and prepared for the arrival of our friends at Element Spray Foam first thing tomorrow. The space is cavernous and lofty, befitting a castle and difficult to photograph without a wide-angle lens. As a point of reference, the scaffold is about seventeen feet tall. The beginnings of the arched ceilings and beams are already blocked in. These ceilings and beams will be filled out fully once as the insulation is in place. It will be great to spend the winter working in a climate-controlled space!
The North Star Suite of the Hazelnut Inn is now almost ready for the final sculpting of the remaining theme work. There’s been a flurry of activity this week as the crew did the last welding, application of the plywood backing, and stapling on the diamond lath. That meant it was time to bring in our friends from Wishlow Cranes to lift the needed concrete materials up to the upper garden. It is a whole lot easier and faster to do it this way rather than packing up the four pallets of heavy materials by hand. Next week we’ll fire up the mixer and get to work.
There was a flurry of activity in front of the Hazelnut Inn this afternoon when Loewen Paving arrived to extend the blacktop from the edge of the road to the sidewalk. It only took a couple of hours for this experienced crew to grind the edges of the existing pavement, shape the gravel base, pack it down and then lay down two coats of fresh asphalt. It looks great, and we can now cross another big project off our to-do list!
The Hazelnut Inn has some unique signs and Copper Crown Suite’s signs are a prime example. They harken back to the days when signs relied on images more than words.
The suite’s main sign features a large copper crown anchored to the wall with a dimensional wrought iron bracket.
Below this sign an amazing gate leads into the suite’s private garden. Crafted from hundreds of individual pieces of steel, it manages to be both imposing and welcoming.
These signs hint at the wonders that are yet to be discovered inside the Copper Crown Suite…
Even before we had our zoning, development, and building permits in hand, we were puttering away in the Imagination Corporation’s shop, making the signs for the Hazelnut Inn. And we began working on the inn’s three garden gates not long after we started construction.
We knew that each of the inn’s suites would be spectacular and deserved much more than typical typical room number. We wanted to tease our guests as they approached their special hideaway and to build their expectations as they entered their suite’s private garden.
These signs and gates have already featured in magazines and even won international awards. But they only give a taste of what is inside - the suites are even better!
