The holidays have arrived and we will be taking a few days off to rest and enjoy our family and friends. Cascade Joinery will be closed from Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) until January 2nd. We will return Monday, January 3rd during our regular business hours. We hope you enjoy your time off, happy holidays from Cascade Joinery!
Are there still a few names on your list that you need to get last minute gifts for? If so there is no need to panic, simply head out to the Holiday Homemade Bazaar. The Holiday Homemade Bazaar is the go-to place for one-stop shopping. There you can find quality, handmade, locally-produced gifts this holidays. Some of the local goodies include letterpress cards and journals, hand-mixed teas and cacao, furniture made from salvaged wood, handmade bread and cookies, Washington State honey, luxurious soaps, salves and lotions, stuffed animals, buttons, magnets and much more! And since all of the items for sale are locally made, and you are shopping locally, you can go green and give the gift of green. Shop sustainable this year and visit the Holiday Homemade Bazaar!
Going green is the thing to do, and if you are about to begin building a new timber frame home you can go green from the start. The key to building a green home is in the construction and in the manner in which you outfit the inside. Green practices help preserve the earth and they also help you save money. As you know the U.S. Green Building Council has created a system of guidelines to rank green buildings known as the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System. The most common practices focused on in LEED certified homes consist of:
Information adapted from Timber Home Living.
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You’ve been sorting through the things you need to have in your timber frame home, and those you would like to have and you finally have it all. Or so you think. Although you may believe you’ve covered every possible design idea for your timber frame home, you may have overlooked a few things. We’ve gathered five timber frame home design tips that will take the good design of your home to great.
How would you like to rid your home of strong odors from cooking, VOCs, and other air-borne pollutants by doing nothing? All you have to do is sit back and let your walls clean the air in your home. We’re sure you’re wondering how can you do nothing and clean the air in your home at the same time? By simply covering your walls in Saratech Permasorb wallpaper. The wallpaper captures and isolates air-borne pollutants, those you can and can’t smell.
The non-woven glass fiber and polyester wallpaper contains absorbents that capture and store toxins in the air. Because of the small size of the absorbents they can easily be mixed with textiles. And even though are extremely small they are extremely porous, which allows them the ability to catch toxins. The wallpaper is a viable solution for cleaning buildings with the sick syndrome, and helping deodorize new ones. What do you think, would you consider using wallpaper in your home that cleans the air?
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We are experts in custom timber frame homes and we love when clients bring us their ideas to customize their plan. Your home is probably the one place you will spend majority of your time outside of work, so you want it to be as personal as possible. You can personalize your timber frame home with a customized floor plan. To really make your timber frame home yours consider personal touches to fit your lifestyle. The possibilities are endless—you can incorporate nooks, craft rooms, lofts and outdoor rooms to name a few. Some other ways to personalize and complement your custom home are to include:
Wine Cellar- for wine connoisseurs to display and properly store their favorite bottles. The cellar can also include an area to host wine tastings
Music Room- a space for the musically inclined to practice and display instruments
Sleeping Porch- smaller and more cozier than an outdoor room perfect for reading, naps and guests
Hobby Room- instead of starting projects in rooms of the house deemed for other tasks include a space to work and where all your supplies can be easily found.
What type of customization would you add to your timber frame home to personalize it?
Last month we detailed the design changes that have recently taken place on our blog. One of the newest features allows you to quickly share your favorite posts through the top two social media sites. At the top of each post you will find a Twitter ‘Tweet’ button, along with a Facebook ‘Like’ button. Simply clicking on the buttons will show your friends, family and followers which of our posts you find interesting. If you want to share our posts through email or other sites you still can. To share Cascade Joinery posts…
The temperature is steadily dropping all over, which in turn will make you want to fire up the heat. Instead increasing the amount of energy you use in your home but turning up the heat, warm your home in a sustainable way. By following these home winterizing tips you can warm up your home and save on energy. You may even be able to qualify for a tax credit. Consider these home winterizing projects before you crank up the heat
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We are taking some time off today just as you probably are to spend some time with our family and friends. We will be back tomorrow November 26th during our regular business hours so feel free to give us a call. We hope you thoroughly enjoy your day and eat a few dishes made from local produce! See you when we get back!
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Thanksgiving is almost here which means your home will be filled with your family and closest friends all enjoying each-other’s company. Along with your holiday gathering comes great deal of waste. To help reduce waste over the holidays and throughout the season keep these tips in mind when you decide to entertain:
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