This morning we enjoyed a ground breaking ceremony hosted by our clients. The beautiful fall morning accentuated this gathering which included the real estate agent, mortgage broker, banker, architect, interior designer, builder, and even the excavator. The Maunders shared their intent for the home and...
Ghost Wood siding is being installed as an alternative wood product to reclaimed wood and barn wood. Ghost Wood is a product that resembles reclaimed wood, while preserving our historic monuments - utilizing dead standing timber and preserving our Ghost Towns. ...
Moore Climate Control is installing the ground loop tubing for the Geothermal Heat Pump System with the help of our excavator McKernan Enterprises. Ground source heat is a central heating and/or cooling system that pumps heat to or from the ground. It uses the earth as...
by Kate Ramsayer / The Bend Bulletin The roof of the super-efficient greenhouse Tom Elliott and Barbara Scott are designing is slated to be covered in solar panels to produce electricity. But the Bend couple is hoping to take onsite energy production on the northwest Bend property one step further. They're...
The closeness of this family and the fun they want to share in their home is exemplified in some of the accents they have chosen. One of the exterior, stone walls, will have an incorporated climbing wall. The kids have been involved in various aspects of the construction...
This home's Stonework is extensive and is really coming together. The warm tones of the stone are echoed in the colors of the surrounding desert and will be complemented by the siding and stucco selections. Kevin Spencer Masonry has been hard at work with this...
We just finished installing Jeld Wen Windows. The Custom Collection windows are made in Bend....
Before a Bend couple can start building their ultra-green home, they need theright materials - and finding them is a challenge Editors note: Tom Elliott and Barbara Scott invited The Bulletin to follow their building project — to build the greenest home possible — from start to...
The ICF is being 'stacked' and the form of the house is becoming apparent. These large, hollow blocks are stacked and filled with reinforcing bar and concrete. Homes built with ICF exterior walls require an estimated 44% less energy to heat and 32% less energy to...
Timberline Construction of Bend is a member of the US Green Building Council, a participant in Energy Star and Earth Advantage programs, we have an Earth Advantage® certified Sustainable Home Professional on our staff, and we are actively working to implement LEED principals in our building...