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.