http://connectednc.com/modern a modern house in a traditional neighborhood Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:25:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en No excuses here - I have been extremely slack on posting to the Miller Barter House blog.  As the previous entry mentioned we received our CO on Friday 9.19.2008.  We still have a bit of cleaning to do inside and outside of the house once the trim crew finishes, the ... http://connectednc.com/modern/2008/09/22/modern-barter-house-images/ A year and a half after beginning the Barter House design, the Millers receive their Certificate of Occupany from Chatham County, NC.  Cleanup and some punch list items remain, but we have the go ahead to move in! http://connectednc.com/modern/2008/09/20/barter-house-gets-certificate/ Dennis Bryant Jr. of Wet Dreams Irrigation has been working hard the past couple of weeks on the barter house yard.  Dennis, the owner of Wet Dreams Irrigation, is the latest Barter House partner.  The agreement includes a conversion of their company site to Wordpress in exchange for a 8-zone ... http://connectednc.com/modern/2008/09/15/modern-barter-house-irrigation-and-landscaping-is-almost-complete/ First things first....  I'm sorry for not posting anything for a long time.  I have been running like crazy trying to finish out the modern barter house.  In the past couple of weeks our lease ended (thanks to in-laws for letting us crash), we traveled back home (Cleveland) for my ... http://connectednc.com/modern/2008/09/07/modern-barter-house-still-not-occupied/ A simple post to show what needs to be fixed at the Barter House. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like our contractor's siding sub can get it right. We (Architect and I) were scheduled to meet them at the house the other day, but they were no shows. Actually - ... http://connectednc.com/modern/2008/08/17/the-to-be-fixed-list/ Well... 8/7 has come and gone without bringing with it a Certificate of Occupancy. It's discouraging to say the least as everything attached with a C.O. is still outstanding. Our locked-in rate has expired and our lease is up on Friday. Although we may spending Saturday night in a ... http://connectednc.com/modern/2008/08/09/no-certificate-of-occupancy/ Thanks to Down to Earth for their design of the Miller Barter House landscape.  The plan sat well with the Architectural Review Board as Les walked out of the meeting in less than 5 minutes.  Too bad the other design meetings didn't go that smoothly. The neighborhood requires a minimum amount ... http://connectednc.com/modern/2008/08/07/the-modern-barter-house-landscape-plan/ http://connectednc.com/modern/2008/08/02/finishing-up-the-treads-on-the-modern-barter-house/ Qty.    Botanical                Common                Specification 9    Phyllostachys Nigra    Black Bamboo (own)  5' ht 1    Cryptomeria "Black Dragon"    same                    4' x 1' 1    Acer Palm, "Boscoop Glory"    Jap. Maple (own)            4' x 4' 7    Buxus "Wintergreen"        Boxwood                2' x 1.5' 4    Camellia ... http://connectednc.com/modern/2008/08/01/the-barter-house-planting-list/ Stefan van Staveren of Xylem Inc. was on site last week for a hardworking - get it done - one day cabinet install at the Barter House. I guess Carolina grads are actually good at something! As you can see in the photograph of him - he was still having ... http://connectednc.com/modern/2008/07/29/xylem-one-day-2-guys-and-some-beutiful-modern-cabinets/