Chris

Chris Welch, cMac LLC

During the past year on this blog you have met many of the people who helped bring our dream home into reality. The Guy behind it all is Chris Welch of cMac. He acted as Project Manager for our house and we couldn't have been in better hands.

Chris is a good listener and problem solver. The photo above shows Chris standing in front of the mantle and hearth he designed for us. We think it is perfect. We consider ourselves fortunate to have worked with such a dedicated, detail oriented, kind and honest young man. His staff, and the suppliers he selects to work with, are reflections of Chris' good business principles. If you need a new home or a remodel, we highly recommend cMac LLC. Thank you Chris and all!

Moving Day

Moving Day! Eight guys, three trucks, ten hours. Whew! Miguel and his crew from Neighbors Relocation Services were excellent. They were fast, professional and very careful with our tons of stuff. A big thank you to them!

We were totally exhausted each day but a week later we are beginning to recover as items big and small find their perfect place in our new home.

our first visitor

Our house and patio were sparkly when the cleaners left today. Our first visitor arrived shortly thereafter and left a gift for us.

What a difference a year makes

May 10, 2015

Looking West, our new house. We move in 4 days. Wheee!

May 10, 2015 Lake

Looking East at the The Boot of Lake Sawyer, Black Diamond, Washington.  It was one year ago today that I posted the photo below. To see more photos from that day, click here. Dreams really do come true!

May 10, 2014

Final Touches

Jay installs the mailbox with carbon fiber post, 5-8-15

We have a mailbox! Jay had a carbon fiber post custom made by Sunbacker Fiberglass.

 

I've been waiting months for my kitchen walls to be red. Tanya carefully painted them  today.

Now the new kitchen looks like our current kitchen which we love. Now the new house feels like home. Later note: 8/1/18 For future reference I'm posting info about our kitchen faucet (same as the one in the Renton house) Kohler K-596-VS brushed stainless Single hole pull down.

Gene The Master Painter carefully masked my pantry door and then painted it Sherwin Williams Drizzle Blue (same blue as the stair risers).

 

Love it!

Sherwin Williams Rainstorm Blue looks great against Ralph Lauren Mexico City Yellow in the entry.
A big thank you to all the painters who put the final touches on our house!

Oh Happy Day

This morning we loaded up nine fruit trees, wheel barrow, etc. and headed for the lake.

Jay worked tirelessly to get them all in for the final inspection today. We removed seven trees from the property when we cleared away the old cabin and we were obligated to replace the seven trees.

Oh Happy Day - WE PASSED!
Our heartfelt thanks to Chris Welch and cMac for making our dream a reality.

Amazing Transformation

I received a text this morning from our nice neighbor Marci (lives in the gray house at left in this photo) letting me know the sod had arrived. I drove to the lake (28 minutes from here) to watch it being installed.

This is the view from the master bedroom - landscaping crew is installing sod from the lake edge up to the patio and partway around the south side of the house. What an amazing transformation!

Speaking of amazing...our refrigerator has cherry doors and look at those herky handles! Chris The Finish Carpenter has made our home so beautiful with his careful work. The millwork, the mantle, the attention to detail on everything...all of it perfect.

 I caught him just as he was leaving for the day. A huge thank you to Chris, our Master Finish Carpenter!

Busy Days

The garbage bin in the garage is fully packed in these final days of cleanup. Tomorrow it will be gone.

Kris the Detail Guy is doing the final check for areas that need touch-up. Thank you Kris for making our house perfect.

The plans have really taken a beating since last Fall when our project finally got underway.

We already love our new kitchen!

The fireplace is finished!

The sod will be in by the end of the week thanks to Arnie of Luxor Landscaping.

This is the guy who keeps everything happening on schedule: Mike Howry of cMac, the Superintendent on this job. A huge thank you to Mike for his hard work that has allowed us to sleep at night.

Sunday check-in

The house cleaners were there! Now we can see our floors - cherry hardwood in the Great Room, tile everywhere else on the main floor except the Studio which is Bamboo. I have never seen such clean windows!

Standing in the Studio looking into the Entry.

My bathtub is in but if I were taking an afternoon bath today, look what I would see (photo shot as a reflection in the vanity mirror - click to enlarge)...a boat full of guys fishing for Bass near our dock!

The washer and dryer are together at last! I like doing laundry so I look forward to trying them out.