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Portland, Oregon home factory production complete

We've just finished a 2 module, 2,300square foot model sd133 (with custom finishes and clerestory upgrade) in our factory, and are ready to install in two weeks. Factory production took about 3 weeks, with another week for quality assurance. The home will be set over a new daylight basement/garage. 

The clerestory upgrade means that the great room will vault even higher than our typical plan: almost 13' at the big window wall! The sliding glass doors are 9' tall, with another 3' of glass above the light shelf/exterior visor. We're quite exited to see it!

Stay tuned for more photos...

Stillwater Dwellings Announces 3 new clients

 Stillwater Dwellings is pleased to announce 3 new client engagements. In early 2010, we will be constructing single story, 3 and 2 module homes for one client in Oregon, and two clients in California (Northern California & Central California coast). We're looking forward to the construction of what we think is our most unique design, our sd132. 

Stillwater Dwellings completes sd231 home in Bend, Oregon

The sd231 home in Bend, Oregon is complete. See our GALLERY page for more photos and a great 3 minute video overview. 

Install photos & video

It's official: our sd231 in Bend, Oregon is installed! We started Tuesday morning at 8am with nothing but a foundation, and by 1:30pm that same day, we had a 2,900 square foot home. Our install crew set all 6 modules in less than 6 hours, and by 2pm that day our clients were walking through their new home.

The install went fantastic: the foundation was perfect, and all 6 modules went together flawlessly. Seismic connections to the foundation and between modules were made as they were set. We spend the rest of the afternoon removing temporary/shipping walls and floors, and even started some of the exterior painting and staining of the big exterior beams.

The next day, our electricians spent about 5 hours making all of the electrical connections between the modules, and the plumbers had all of the waste and water supply connections complete in a matter of hours. Amazing how simple it was, and how smoothly it went.

The next 2 weeks we'll be installing hardwood floors, some custom countertops, carpet, and of course the appliances. Outside, we'll be buttoning up the metal roof, installing the cedar siding, and building the decks. We expect to be complete in early September, which makes it about 4 months total from the time the clients submitted a deposit to the time their home is complete. Wow...I think we might need a glass of wine or two after all this!

Pilot home foundation & site work are complete.

We've finished all of our site work, the foundation, and all of the utilities, and we're officially ready for the modules to be delivered and installed.

This really showcased one of the huge benefits of prefab... we were able to build the home in the factory at the same time the site work and foundation was being completed. Unlike the homes we've site-built in the past, this 'parallel schedule' really cut the overall time to a fraction.

You can see that we have a typical footing and stem wall. Since this photo, we've installed our double mudsill, so that the anchor bolts do not stick up and impede the new modules as they are set. Also built now are a few interior framed pony walls that will support the marriage lines (where the mods come together). We'll pour the garage slab next week, before the modules arrive.