You Oughta Be In Papers

Construction on the Hazelnut Inn is well under way! That means it is time to start thinking about how to tell people about our little boutique hotel. We plan on showing at several wedding fairs next year and we will need a little something for the magazines. Here is our first mock-up.

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The Best In Town

The Avellana  is nearly ready for concrete - so it is time to finish up its roof. The Copper Crown suite will have a copper roof (of course) so we wanted something a little different got the North Star’s center piece. We decided the ship should have a brass roof.

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For ease of construction (and strength) the roof is built from 10 gauge steel and coated in PlateAll’s brass coating. The roof’s surface is real brass suspended in resin. It will polish up real nice and even develop a natural patina over time. It’s going to be the best brass roof in all of Yarrow!

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Antiques

When our old friend Karl Schutz heard we were building a themed hotel, he kindly offered us a few things from his collection of antiques including a hand-painted distaff (a tool for holding pre-spun flax) from Romania - 1871. We just have to decide: Should they be displayed in the Under Hill or the North Star?

 
Distaff
 
The Bailey Wall

While the framers are setting rebar on site and the rest of our crew is busy prepping the Avellana for concrete, I have started building the small side tower for the Copper Crown suite. It is the first bit of theming for the Copper Crown (and it will set the style for everything that follows) so I have been careful to refer to the model so that I get it just right.

Honeymoon Suite
Royal Suite
Princess Suite
The Suspense Is Killing Us!

Our framer, Rob, is having the time of his life building the forms for the Hazelnut Inn!

Today, our structural engineer dropped by and gave us the 'ok' to finish up the forms. Rob and the guys will finish up the rebar and set the levelling strips this week and next Tuesday the surveyors will come to double check all our measurements.

It won't be long now before we start pouring walls. We can hardly wait!

 
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