Craig and Jane Choose Millgrove

Last fall I recorded a video of Jane and Craig's house moving from one side of Lake George to the other, you can go to the post entitled, "House Causes Traffic Jam" and watch. This couple is not looking back as they now have a brand new house where the old one sat and a tentative completion date of mid April.
The new house is gorgeous already. The unique floor plan, expansive views of the lake, screen porch and ground level master suite are just a few of the features that will sustain this loving couple for many years to come.

The house is on the final countdown with painters hot on the heals of the finish carpenters. Every fixture, color, cabinets and furniture has be chosen for the inside. The outside siding will be started this week. When gutters are on and the drive has been poured it will be time for landscaping. One small hitch in our get-a-long is the dredging of the channel in front of their home which separates the shore from the small island they own. Trying to stay ahead of the game permit processing for the dredging was done last fall, hoping that the actual work would take place over winter. The permit gods of Michigan have delayed that aspect of the project but our hopes are high as Jane and Craig just got word that permission should be granted about 20 days from now if all goes well. I plan on getting some video of that process and posting on the blog.

One of the things I admire most about this house is the way the architect and designers took full advantage of the lake views. There are windows everywhere, the light is fabulous and the space open and inviting. I am anxious to see the rooms painted, Jane says she has chosen rich dark colors.

This weekend we picked out pavers about 1100 square feet will be installed in multiple locations. We are going to be installing a paver from a new company, Unilock. For a variety of reasons we are gradually going to switch paver and block manufactures this year. Sadly our local hardscape supplier was forced out of business last year and we are shopping suppliers this year. We are pleased so far with our choice, Felger's in Fort Wayne, IN. Felger's is backed by their distributor, Masolite also located in Fort Wayne, Felger's has a great display of hardscape which makes selection easier. And Matt Felger is a knowledgeable and gracious salesman.

It has been nearly three weeks since I left Florida and I have been busy getting Millgrove up and ready for the season. We have signed a couple of new home construction jobs, looked at some smaller projects and are getting our maintainance division geared up. Gary Baker will start work in the morning getting equipment around and we should be running full speed by April 3.

I sure miss my internet connection in FL and even ST. Lucia, my connection in IN is from a satellite in my yard and the Dish network. I loaded Craig and Jane's video last night and twelve hours later it was nearly finished. My winter connections would have accomplished that task in under five minutes. Imagine.