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ASPHALT, PAVING AND ROADS

Columbia Asphalt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Ellensburg, 509-925-6795www.ColumbiaAsphaltAndReadyMix.comResidential, Commercial & Industrial

BUILDING MATERIALSAND HARDWARE

All City Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7, 38See also Doors, Windows & Millwork

Bator Lumber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] E. First St., Cle Elum

Cle Elum Hardware & Rental . . . . . . .13811 W. Davis, Cle Elum509-674-2700

Harper Lumber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37509-649-2947“If we don’t have it, you don’t need it.”

Knudson Lumber . . . . . . . . . . . . .19, 39We’re more than just a lumberyard!1791 Vantage Highway, Ellensburg509-962-9811www.KnudsonLumber.com

Marson & Marson Lumber, Inc. . . .2, 39Celebrating 60 Years!Cle Elum Phone 509-674-0777Leavenworth Phone 509-548-5829Truss 509-548-5829, Drywall 509-663-5154

BUILDERS ANDCONTRACTORS

Always Excavating, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .36See also Excavating

American Hot Tub & Pool, LLC. . . . . .13

Basement Systems, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .42

Central Heating & Cooling, LLC . .23, 38See also Heating & Cooling

G&T Guyco Construction LLC . . . . . .14www.facebook.com/guy.co.constructQuality Work, On Time, On BudgetOffice: 509-674-8140, Cell [email protected]

Hansell Mitzel Homes . . . . . . . . . . . .32“On time, On Budget & Without Surprises”509-674-6569www.HansellMitzelHomes.com

Merle Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Experienced custom home builder509-304-6154www.merleinc.com

Paradise Mountain Log Homes . .39, 47Building Log & Timber Frame Homes1-800-840-5647www.ParadiseLogHomes.com

Scott Equipment & Hauling, LLC . . . .32See also Excavating

TRS Construction & Consulting, LLC. . .9509-674-1144205 E. First St., Cle Elum, WA 98922

Wapiti Office-Mailboxes Unlimited 40, 48Wide Format Scanning and Printing forPhotos, Art, Maps, Business Graphics,Architectural, Engineering, & Posters.Documents, Resume’s, Mailbox Rentals

CABINETRYBator Lumber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

See also Building Materials/Hardware

Country Classic Design Center . . . . . .29509-649-28663740 SR903, Roslyn, WA 98941Email: [email protected]

Mike Eger Custom Cabinetry . . . . . . .41509-201-0047www.MikeEgerCabinetry.com

Marson & Marson Lumber, Inc. . . .2, 39See also Building Materials/Hardware

TRS Construction & Consulting, LLC. . .9See also Builders & Contractors

CLEANING SERVICESMM Wood Restoration & Protection .31

See also Wood Restoration

CONCRETE, ROCK,SAND AND GRAVEL

Ascent Foundations & More . . . . . . .17See also Foundations

C.F. Arends & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27See also Excavating

Harper Lumber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37See also Building Materials/Hardware

DECKS AND PORCHESMarson & Marson Lumber, Inc. . . .2, 39


DESIGN ANDCONSULTING

Country Classic Design Center . . . . . .29See also “Cabinetry”

Hansell Mitzel Homes . . . . . . . . . . . .32See also Builders & Contractors

Montgomery Building Design LLC . . .17509-674-5194al.montgomery@yahoo.comwww.montgomerybuildingdesign.com

Paradise Mountain Log Homes . .39, 47See also Builders & Contractors

SC Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5, [email protected]

Stone River Engineering Co. . . . . . . .14509-674-5080Local Building Design & Engineering


DOORS, WINDOWSAND MILLWORK

All City Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7, [email protected] E. First St., Suite BCle Elum, WA 98922


Knudson Lumber . . . . . . . . . . . . .19, 39See also Building Materials/Hardware

Marson & Marson Lumber, Inc. . . .2, 39See also Building Materials/Hardware

ELECTRICALACK Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Cabin Creek Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] E. First St., Cle Elum

Cle Elum Hardware & Rental . . . . . . .13See also Building Materials/Hardware


EQUIPMENT SALESAND RENTALS


EXCAVATINGAll Around Underground, Inc. . . . . . .18

See also Septic Services

Always Excavating, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .36Mobile: 509-260-0908Office: 509-674-3839

C.F. Arends & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27888-652-9024509-962-8021

Ford Excavating & Trucking . . . . . . . . .6509-674-1700 • [email protected] service excavation since 1980Site development, land clearing, utilities, road building, septic systems, demolition.

Scott Equipment & Hauling, LLC . . . .32Call Today, 509-656-2559206-499-3934 [email protected] Railroad St., Easton 98925


Vezzoni Logging & Excavating . . . . . .26See also Timber and Land Clearing

FLOORING AND TILEG&T Guyco Construction LLC . . . . . .14

See also Builders & Contractors

Valley Floor Company . . . . . . . . .15, 40509-674-1586Commercial & Residential106 N. Peoh Ave., Cle Elum

FOUNDATIONSAscent Foundations & More . . . . . . .17

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G&T Guyco Construction LLC . . . . . .14See also Builders & Contractors

FURNITUREMountain Elegance Home Furnishing 20

603 E. First St., Cle Elum509-674-0111www.MountainEleganceFurniture.com

HARDSCAPING, STONE AND PAVERS

All Seasons Contracting, Inc. . . . .11, 38509-968-9310www.aschardscape.comCentral Washington’s Hardscape Specialist

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2015 SERVICES DIRECTORYHEATING & COOLING

Armstrong’s Stove & Spa . . . . . . .24, 38See also Stoves

BID Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Bid Right, Done Right509-607-0637www.BidMechanicalinc.com

Central Heating & Cooling, LLC . .23, 38509-674-1863 or 509-933-124824/7 Emergency On-Call Servicewww.central-hc.com

HOME MORTGAGECashmere Valley Mortgage . . . . . . . .20

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HOT TUBS & POOLSAmerican Hot Tub & Pool, LLC. . . . . .13

Armstrong’s Stove & Spa . . . . . . .25, 38Serving Kittitas County since 1994509-962-2900www.ArmstrongsStoveSpa.com1631 Vantage Hwy, Ellensburg

Central WA Hot Tub & Spa, LLC. . .9, 39

INTERIOR DESIGN,BLINDS & DRAPERIES

Mountain Elegance Home Furnishing 20See also Furniture

KITCHEN AND BATHG&T Guyco Construction LLC . . . . . .14


Inland Pipe & Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Bath & Kitchen Showplace1-509-453-0701102 S. Front St., YakimaA Kohler Registered Showroom


Valley Floor Company . . . . . . . . .15, 40See also Flooring & Tile

LANDSCAPE & NURSERYValley Turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

PAINTING ANDPAINT SUPPLY


Dick Miller and Son Painting . . . . . . .16Toll Free: 866-674-6899Office: 509-674-9633www.DickMillerandSonPainting.com


PLUMBINGCle Elum Hardware & Rental . . . . . . .13



PRINTING, ADVERTISING,NEWS & OFFICE SUPPLIESN.K.C. Tribune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

509-674-2511807 W. Davis, Ste 101 A, Cle Elumwww.NKCTribune.comEmail: [email protected]

Ruby’s Printing, Scrapbooking & Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Tribune Office Supply & Printing .33, 40509-674-2511807 W. Davis, Ste 101 A, Cle Elumwww.TribuneOfficeSupply.comEmail: [email protected]


REAL ESTATECashmere Valley Mortgage . . . . . . . .20

See also Home Mortgage


REMODELINGAcorn Stairlifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Basement Systems, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .42

G&T Guyco Construction LLC . . . . . .14See also Builders & Contractors

Inland Pipe & Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . .37See also Kitchen & Bath

Merle Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18See also Builders & Contractors

Safe Step Walk-In Tub Co. . . . . . . . . .16


Valley Floor Company . . . . . . . . .15, 40See also Flooring & Tile

SECURITY SYSTEMSAlarm Ace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

SENIOR AMENITIESAcorn Stairlifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Safe Step Walk-In Tub Co. . . . . . . . . .16

SEPTIC SERVICESAll Around Underground, Inc. . . . . . .18

509-899-4593www.all-around-underground.com

C.F. Arends & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27See also Excavating

Ford Excavating & Trucking . . . . . . . . .6See also Excavating

SIDING, ROOFING,AND GUTTERS


SNOW REMOVALG&T Guyco Construction LLC . . . . . .14


Timberland Forestry Service, LLC. . . .16

STEEL & POLE BUILDINGSC.F. Arends & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

See also Excavating

STOVESArmstrong’s Stove & Spa . . . . . . .24, 38

Heating homes in style since 1994509-962-2900www.ArmstrongsStoveSpa.com1631 Vantage Hwy, Ellensburg

SURVEYING & ENGINEERING

Encompass Engineering & Surveying .13

Stone River Engineering Co. . . . . . . .14See also Design & Consulting


TIMBER ANDLAND CLEARING

Timberland Forestry Service, LLC. . . .16

Vezzoni Logging & Excavating . . . . . .26509-674-7641We haul your debris away!Free Estimates

TRUSS AND BEAMMarson & Marson Lumber, Inc. . . .2, 39


UTILITIESPuget Sound Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Renewable Energy Center25905 Vantage HighwayEllensburg, WA 98926www.PSE.com

Scott Equipment & Hauling, LLC . . . .32See also Excavating

VEHICLESKelleher Motor Company . . . . . . . . . .36

509-925-1911www.KelleherMotors.com602 N. Pearl St., Ellensburg

WELL SERVICESTumwater Drilling & Pump, Inc. . . . . .22

Serving ALL of Kittitas CountyCall: 509-548-5361Toll Free: 888-548-5361www.TumwaterDrilling.com

WOOD RESTORATIONDick Miller and Son Painting . . . . . . .16

See also Painting & Paint Supply

MM Wood Restoration & Protection .31877-966-3476www.WoodSpecialist.comSaving Log Homes Since 1997

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UPPER KITTITAS COUNTY – With the 2015fire season just around the corner and an almostnonexistent snowpack from a mild winter, peoplelike Kittitas County Conservation District’s(KCCD) Firewise and Fuels Reduction specialistSuzanne Wade say it’s extremely important homeand property owners in the region take a seriouslook at working to reduce the chances of wildfirethreats this year. Fortunately, for the past few years,KCCD, the state Dept. of Natural Resources(DNR) and local fire districts have been using toolssuch as the Firewise program to help people pro-tect homes that could be in the path of wildfires.

Homeowners and those planning to build ahome in wildfire susceptible areas can even con-tact Wade at 509-925-8585 ext. 113 to schedulefree Firewise consultations and risk assessments inorder to plan and create what are called defensiblespaces – areas directly surrounding a building thathave had fuels removed.

It wasn’t always like this though, according toWade. She said increasingly destructive wildfires inrecent years have gotten the attention of propertyowners who are now looking for assistance in pro-tecting their homes from fires. She said she wouldconduct up to four consultations prior to 2012, butsince then and especially after the Taylor BridgeFire, she’s visited homeowners up to six times a day.

“That was a large area that was evacuated – itwas 23,000 acres that burned and they evacuatedaround it,” Wade said about the fire that destroyedmore than 60 homes. “It got close to some reallypopulated areas so people were interested andscared and they wanted help.”

Wade said the push to spread awareness ofFirewise did get started prior to Taylor Bridge in2009 when county commissioners like AlanCrankovich asked KCCD to get involved in fuelsreductions efforts as part of a countywide Fire Pro-tection Plan. She feels their efforts made a signifi-cant difference in protecting homes in the path ofthe Taylor Bridge fire but that it still caused enoughdamage and hardship to really open peoples’ eyes.

“People needed to be educated on how to bestprotect their homes so it could survive a wildfire,”she said. “I was just about ready to give up my jobbecause I figured the six projects we worked onthat were in the fire perimeter – I just didn’t seehow they would survive such intense fire. But, wefound out afterward that all six projects did sur-vive. All six homes were fine and it was becausethey had employed these defensible spaces.”

She said creating defensible space isn’t going

to guarantee that a home won’t be lost or damagedin a fire but that the old adage of better safe thansorry applies just the same. The story above madeher much more confident on how effective Fire-wise can be in a wildfire.

“It depends on where the wildfire starts andsometimes there might not be anything you can doif the fire’s that bad but you don’t know where thefire’s going to start so you should do everythingyou can to make sure your home has as much de-fensible space it can,” she said.

The basics to creating a defensible space underFirewise principles includes removing fuels likebranches, brushes, pine needles and wood pileswithin 10 feet of the building. Then, homeownersare advised to remove ladder fuels, the materialsthat can catch on fire and then spread to treebranches above. Then, make sure these areas arewell irrigated with plant species that are carefullyspaced and flame resistant.

Wade recommends homebuilders considerusing fire resistant materials such as HardiBoard,

brick and stone pavers as much as possible. One ofthe houses at risk in 2012 was saved in part becauseof using these materials and of course some quickthinking on part of the firefighters on the scene.

“I’m always happy when I see the HardiPlank,HardiBoards and other fire resistant types becauseI saw it work,” she said.

The house in question had a wooden deck thathad caught fire with flames reaching the fire re-sistant siding. “It burned so slowly that eventhough it had actually started the house on fire, thefire district was able to get there and used a chain-saw to cut out a two-by-two foot square out of thathouse and it saved the house,” Wade said. “Andbecause that material is fire resistant, it reallyhelped save that.”

Creating safe communitiesThanks to the push from Crankovich and other

leaders, organizations like KCCD and DNR haveentered into the National Firewise CommunitiesProgram. According to Wade, the program empha-sizes community responsibility for fire safety andincorporates safer home construction, design, land-scaping and maintenance. There are over 100 com-munities like this in the state already.

Currently, Wade and other collaborators in theWashington Fire Adapted Communities Networkare striving to create a pilot community within thecounty similar to the Firewise projects to serve asan example of what a fire adapted residential areashould look like. The network is launching theircampaign this spring with the ultimate goal ofmaking communities in the state aware of their rolein preventing losses from wildfire.

For more information on this program, visitfireadapted.org or facnetwork.org.

Creating defensible spaces around your home this fire season


KITTITAS COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT em-ployee Suzanne Wade gives Firewise, fuels reduction andforest health advice to Tanea Stephens who is preparing tobuild on her lot on the South Cle Elum ridge.

Photo courtesy of Kittitas County Conservation District

A Community Wildfire Preparedness Day isscheduled to run from 9:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m.Saturday, May 2, at Unionville Ranch in Hid-den Valley east of Cle Elum. There will be aFirewise workshop co-hosted by KittitasCounty Conservation District (KCCD) and Kit-titas County Fire District No. 7 to help home-owners learn how to create fire resistant,defensible spaces. There will also be speak-ers discussing the Ready Set Go wildfire pre-paredness program, discussions of theupcoming wildfire season, demonstrations ofthe chipper crew equipment KCCD uses anda barbecue lunch. The ranch was one of thelocations affected by the 2012 Taylor BridgeFire and is located at 1750 Emerick Road.




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by Jim Fossett | [email protected]

KITTITAS COUNTY – Within the unincorpo-rated areas of Kittitas County all properties havebeen designated as areas regulated by the county’sWildland Urban Interface Code (WUIC). Whyshould that matter to you?

If you live or own property in an unincorpo-rated area, the new code applies to you.

The WUIC outlines specific building con-struction and property maintenance requirementsthat apply to structures built on your property.

Kittitas County has published a color-coded mapthat categorizes unincorporated lands as Ignition Re-sistant (IR) 1-A or IR1-B or IR-2. There is a thirdcategory … IR-3 … but that category is simply theone used to identify those lands without risk factorsand therefore exempt from WUIC restrictions.

Permit RequirementsConstruction in IR1A, IR1B and IR2 areas

must meet certain requirements, such as non-com-

bustible or one-hour exterior siding materials, en-closed non-combustible soffits, a fire suppressionsprinkler system and modifications to the propertythat meet defensible space requirements.

To get a permit builders must submit two setsof plans to the county: A site plan showing defen-sible space and a plan for management of the prop-erty. The application fee is $130.

After a permit is issued and during the con-struction process, a county-approved inspection ofthe property must be conducted to verify the de-fensible space plan and to see that building con-struction requirements have been met.

Question and AnswersWhere are the wildland urban interface areas?

View the map with a visit to co.kittitas.wa.us. What is the WUIC’s objective? It aims to mit-

igate damage and risk to life and property and toreduce the risk of forest fires due to structure firesin hazard areas (and vice versa).

Experts believe fuel reduction at the interface

between natural lands and developments can re-duce the intensity of fires before they enter popu-lated areas.

How does WUIC affect construction? Anybuilding constructed on, or moved to property inan urban wild-land area must meet WUIC require-ments.

Any new structure built in an IR1-A or IR1-Bfire area must have a sprinkler system installed.Exception: If the property is in an IR1-A designa-tion, the property owner may provide 2.5 times thedefensible space in lieu of the sprinkler system.

Defensible space plans must be submitted tothe Kittitas County Fire Marshal along with thebuilding plans.

All chimneys must be provided with spark ar-resters.

LPG tanks shall be located within the defensi-ble space listed for that property.

Storage of firewood and combustible materi-als shall be stored within defensible space, but nocloser than 20 feet to any structure.

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Don’t live in a town or city? WildlandUrban Interface Code affects you

by Jim Fossett | [email protected] permits for projects sited on unincorporated lands are available at Kittitas County Community De-

velopment Services in Ellensburg. Municipal governments in Cle Elum, Roslyn, South Cle Elum, Ellensburg andKittitas routinely process building permits. Following is a list of contact information:

• Kittitas County Community Development Services (CDS): 411 North Ruby Street, Suite 2, Ellensburg, 98926Phone: 509-962-7506 FAX: 509-962-7682 Email: [email protected] the county’s permit process or to download an application visit www.co.kittitas.wa.us/cdsView the county’s inspection schedule at co.kittitas.wa.us/cds/building/inspection-schedule.aspx

• City of Cle Elum, Building Department: 119 West First Street, 98922Phone: 509-674-2262 FAX: 509-674-4097 Email: [email protected] the city’s building codes and to download permit applications visit cityofcleelum.com/building

• City of Roslyn: 100 East Pennsylvania Avenue, POB 451, 98941Phone 509-649-3105 FAX: 509-649-3174 E-mail: [email protected] planning and building info and to download permit applications visit ci.roslyn.wa.us/departments/planning-building.php

• Town of South Cle Elum: 523 Lincoln Avenue, POB 160, 98943Phone: 509-674-4322 FAX: 509-674-5942 E-mail: [email protected] Note: At this writing the city does not maintain a website.

• City of Ellensburg: 501 North Anderson Street, 98926Phone: 509-962-7239 WEBSITE: ci.ellensburg.wa.us City building officials: ci.ellensburg.wa.us/directory.aspx.For a rundown on the city’s permit process visit ci.ellensburg.wa.us/index.aspx?nid=111To download a building permit application visit ci.ellensburg.wa.us/DocumentCenter/Home

• City of Kittitas: 207 North Main Street, 98934Phone: 509-968-0220 FAX: 509-968-0223 WEB: cityofkittitas.com E-mail: [email protected]: At this writing web designers are working on the city’s website to make downloadable building permit applications available.

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Kittitas County Residential Building Permits Issued

2009 thru 3Q of 20142014 . . . .207 2011 . . . .1742013 . . . .204 2010 . . . .1832012 . . . .195 2009 . . . .175

Source: University of Washington’s Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies

Kittitas County Total Permits Issued in 2014

Permits Issued ValuationJanuary 46 $2.6MFebruary 39 $2.2M March 44 $2.5M April 68 $10.6MMay 92 $9.4MJune 76 $6.5MJuly 91 $7.3MAugust 68 $7.4MSeptember 97 $11MOctober 83 $5.6MNovember 64 $11.5MDecember 40 $3M

Source: Kittitas County Community Development Services

Note: Numbers include permits for residential and commercial structures, alterations, additions, revisions, mechanical, plumbing, demolition, reroofing, repairs and swimming pools.




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Central Washington University ofWashington geology professor NickZentner would tell you there’s plentyof it around and that it started formingmillions of years ago when some 300lava flows seeped upward throughcracks in the Earth’s crust in CentralWashington and, over time, cooled100 years at a time into basalt, some-times in near perfect hexagonalcolumns. Why hexagonal columns?

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A further understanding of thenear-perfect hexagonal columns canbe explained with a look at some of theminerals in the lava-to-basalt equation,or by looking at some of Mother Na-ture’s other miracles, such as the mys-terious formation of quartz crystalsrock hounds are fascinated with, ordried mud flats that crack into sym-metrical shapes under a scorching sun.

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said last summer county computer gurus in thecounty’s Information Technology Departmentwrote and released a software program called Cap-puccino, created for building inspectors on the go.

Today, each of the three inspectors on thecounty’s staff can complete their inspection re-ports on tablets they carry into the field and, withthe tap of a key, file reports remotely – just beforeputting the key into the ignition and driving to thenext inspection.

Said Flory, “With the tap of that key a copy ofthe report goes to our website, which we call theBuilding Inspection Portal, where the builder canaccess it immediately. At the same time a link tothe report is sent to the builder.

“The system is great for builders who can’t al-ways be on site when we do an inspection. Now,wherever they may be, they can go online, look atthe report and immediately schedule drywallers,for instance, or the required work that needs to bedone to correct or mitigate what was discovered

during the inspection. Online access, of course, isa value-added service and it also eliminates the

need for a lot of paper.”Flory said today anyone can logon to co.kitti-

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Flory said though blueprints haven’t yet beendigitized, that’s a likely improvement to the sys-tem we’ll see the county adopt in the near future.

He said for now the master blueprint is storedin his office and builders, at the time of the in-spection, are required to have a set of blueprints onsite when an inspector shows up.

How busy is Flory’s department these days?“We processed nearly 800 residential permits

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~ A ~Air Duct: Pipes that carry warm air and cold air to

rooms and back to the furnace or air condition-ing system.

Ampere: The rate of flow of electricity throughelectric wires.

Apron: A paved area, such as the juncture of a drive-way with the street or with a garage entrance.

~ B ~Backfill: The gravel or earth replaced in the space

around a building wall after foundations are inplace.

Baseboard: A board along the floor against wallsand partitions to hide gaps.

Batt: Insulation in the form of a blanket rather thanloose filling.

Beam: One of the principal horizontal wood orsteel members of a building.

Bearing Wall: A wall that supports a floor or roofof a building.

Bib: A water faucet to which a hose may be attached.Brick veneer: Brick used as the outer surface of a

framed wall.Butt joint: Joining point of two pieces of wood or

molding.

~ C ~Cantilever: A projecting beam or joint that isn’t

supported at one end. Used to support an ex-tension of a structure.

Casement: A window sash that opens on hinges atthe vertical edge.

Circuit breaker: A safety device that opens (orbreaks) an electric circuit automatically whenit becomes overloaded.

Coping: Tile or brick used to cap or cover the topof a masonry wall.

Cornice: Horizontal projection at the top of a wallor under the overhanging part of the roof.

Course: A horizontal row of bricks, cinder blocksor other masonry materials.

~ D ~Dormer: The projecting frame of a recess in a

sloping roof.Downspout: A pipe to carry rainwater down from

a roof or gutters.Dry wall: A wall surface of plasterboard or mate-

rial other than plaster. Also referred to assheetrock.

~ E ~Eaves: The extension of the roof beyond house

walls.

~ F ~Fascia: A flat, horizontal member of a cornice

placed in a vertical position.Fill-type insulation: Loose insulating material ap-

plied by hand or blown into spaces mechani-cally.

Flashing: Noncorrosive metal used around angles

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or junctions in roofs and exterior walls to preventleaks.

Floor Joists: Framing pieces that rest on outerfoundation walls or interior beams that flooringmaterial is laid on.

Footing: Concrete base the foundation sits on.Foundation: Lower part of walls on which the

structure is built.Framing: The rough lumber of a house. Mainly

joists, studs, rafters and beams.

~ G ~Gable: The triangular part of a wall under the in-

verted “v” of the roof line.Grade line: The point at which the ground rests

against the foundation wall.

~ H ~Headers: Wood members placed over windows

and doors to transfer the roof and floor weightto studs.

Heel: The end of a rafter that rests on the wall plate.

~ J ~Jamb: An upright surface that lines an opening for

a door or window.Joist: A rectangular member arranged parallel

from wall to wall in a building or resting onbeams or girders. They support a floor mostoften. See Floor joists.

~ L ~Lag screws: Large, heavy screws used where great

strength is required, as in heavy framing orwhen attaching ironwork to wood.

Lally column: A steel tube sometimes filled withconcrete used to support girders or floor beams.

Load-wearing wall: A strong wall capable of sup-porting weight.

Louver: An opening with horizontal slats to per-mit passage of air but excluding rain and light.

~ M ~Masonry: Walls built by a mason using brick,

stone, tile or similar materials.Molding: A strip of decorative material prepared

for ornamental application. Often used to hidegaps at wall junctures.

Moisture barrier: Treated paper or metal used tokeep moisture from passing into walls or floors.

~ P ~Pitch: The angle of slope of a roof.Plasterboard: Gypsum board. Used instead of

plaster. See dry wall.Prefabrication: Construction of components such

as walls, trusses or doors before delivery to thebuilding site.

~ R ~Radiant heat: Coils of electricity, hot water or

steam pipes embedded in floors, ceilings orwalls to heat rooms.

Rafter: One of a series of structural roof membersspanning from an exterior wall to a center ridgebeam or ridge board.

Reinforced concrete: Concrete strengthened withwire or metal bars.

Riser: The upright piece of a stair step from treadto tread.

Roof Sheathing: Sheets, usually plywood, whichare nailed to the top edges of trusses or rafters totie the roof together and support roofing material.

~ S ~Sash: The movable part of a window.Seepage pit: A sewage disposal system composed

of a septic tank and a connected cesspool.Septic bank: A sewage settling tank in which part

of the sewage converts to gas before the re-maining waste is discharged into a leaching bedunderground.

Shakes: Hand cut wood shingles.Sheathing: The first covering of boards or material

on the outside of wall or roof.Shim: Thin, tapered piece of wood used for level-

ing or tightening a stair, doorway or other partof a building.

Slab: Concrete floor placed directly on earth orgravel.

Studs: In wall framing, the vertical members towhich horizontal pieces are nailed. They’re usu-ally spaced 16 or 24 inches apart.

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Paul said he’s a bit of a handyman and that heenjoyed every minute of designing and construct-ing his 14-foot by 16-foot outdoor kitchen thatoverlooks a small pool to the side of his patio. Hebegan the project in 2008 and said he spent muchof his free time learning about carpentry since hedidn’t have TV. Now that the space is pretty muchfinished, with only a few minor details he’d like toadd, Paul noted, “All I can say is I don’t know if Icould be without one. If I was to build anotherhouse, I’d definitely plan on putting an outdoorkitchen in it. I would highly recommend it. Man,we love this thing.”

Paul said the idea came to him when he and hiswife were thinking of taking vacations but realizedit would be difficult arranging caretakers for theanimals they keep around their home. So, insteadof saving for a trip, the Ramquists began to searchCraigslist and other websites to build their own little getaway that’s right in their front yard.

After some scrounging, Paul located a double-stacked oven for about $75, a gas stove top foraround $25 and a hand-me-down sink that only tooka bit of TLC to get operating once again. He framedthe cabinets on his own after reading some manualson how to do so and installed the tile flooring that healso said were acquired for free. In all, the projectcost the Ramquists less than $1,000 and has paid offin many ways by hosting at least two family wed-dings, four rehearsal dinners and numerous poolparties in the summers since it was ready to go.

“You know, if you’re a bargain hunter or youwant to put this stuff in used, the fact of the matteris … I built the thing for $750,” Paul said.

Paul even said he uses the outdoor kitchen inthe harsher winter weather just because he likes itso much. But the real advantage for the Ramquistsis that since their main house, which is also builtfrom scratch, doesn’t have air conditioning, they’lldo the cooking in the summer time outside to pre-vent overheating their house.

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We already know Paul recommends an outdoor

kitchen but what does he say helped him make theproject as successful as it was? He said the mainthing is to not let it become such a burden that itstresses you out.

“Just have fun with it,” he said.Other tips include sheltering the space from

those rough upper county winds, providing ade-quate lighting for cooking in the late evening, mak-ing sure there’s a way to drain water from the pipesbefore the winter sets and finding ways to make itaffordable and flexible around your desires.

“You can build these things pretty inexpen-sively,” Paul said. “Because we don’t go on vaca-tion we put our vacation funds into this thing andit’s something we use all the time.”

That may not work for everybody but for Paul,the pleasure he got from building the kitchen alongwith the fun he has with family and friends nowthat it’s mostly finished was worth the price.

“It was a very, very fun project but it’s not doneand I don’t know if it ever will be. It’s more of ahobby for me,” Paul said. “We really get a lot ofuse out of this thing.”

He said it’s always a sad time at the end of thesummer when they begin to transition away from theoutdoor kitchen and move their utensils back inside.

“People like to hang out in the kitchen,” Paulsaid. “It was a fun project.”

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Here are some begin-ners’ tips on surveyingprovided by Cle Elum’sMarc Kirkpatrick, co-owner of a licensed andbonded company char-tered to survey in the stateof Washington.

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• First the surveyor contacts a titlefirm to get the legal description of yourland. The surveyor then stakes theboundary markers, completes the sur-vey and compares the actual survey tothe legal description, noting any dis-crepancies or encroachments.

For instance, perhaps your neigh-bor’s driveway or garage is a fewinches over the line. Those situationsare then resolved by mutual agreementor a legal action.

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These markers are usually rebar oriron pipes with a surveyor's cap, butit’s not out of the question to find onethat’s just a rock with a lead tack.

In the old days, he said, surveyorsused ‘witness trees’ carved with infor-mation needed to help locate sectioncorners. “What everyone shouldknow, Kirkpatrick cautioned, “is thatit’s against the law to remove (withoutreplacing) a boundary marker or to re-move a witness monument (similar toa witness tree) set to perpetuate thesurvey point.”

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The mysterious whiteX’s painted on streets citi-zens of Cle Elum recentlyreported, are markers usedin aerial surveys.

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• If you live in a flood plain andyou need a survey done to reduce yourinsurance premium, keep in mind sur-veyors use 1980s FEMA maps thatoften change the scope of the sur-veyor's work, so as mentioned beforebe clear about the initial quote.

“It is common practice to contractfor the survey with a ‘not to exceed Xnumber of dollars’ clause,” Kirkpatricksaid. “Surveyors commonly just billfor time and materials, too.”

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The Yakima River Drainage Basin, whichcomprises the majority of Kittitas County, is fullyappropriated, meaning there is no water availablefor new users. For those who are interested inbuilding on or developing property in a mannerthat requires a new water use, mitigation for thatnew use is required.

How do you mitigate? Answer: By purchasinga pre-existing senior water right sufficient to offsetyour needs. If you already own a water right or arebuying a senior water right for use on your land,you’re a step ahead.

Senior water rights are defined by appropria-tion dates prior to May 10, 1905. Later dates aredesignated junior rights, for surface water orgroundwater, and may be at risk of curtailment dur-ing drought years.

If you’re unsure what senior and junior waterrights are, or whether the property you’re buying orown has access to sufficient water rights, insiderssuggest you consult with an attorney competent inthis area of the law.

If you’re planning to build in rural KittitasCounty and you need access to a water supply,what follows is what you need to know, but readerbe advised.

At this writing, regulations vary depending onwhere you want to build, be that in the upper countyor in the lower county. For that reason we’ve dividedthe rest of this story into two sections.

Getting water inUpper Kittitas County

• There are Red, Yellow and Green Zones inthe upper county.

In Red Zones water is simply not available atthis time unless you’re going to truck in your waterand store it in a cistern. At this writing, that’s theonly way to get water in a Red Zone.

In Yellow Zones water may be available butmore information and processing will be needed inorder to make that determination. This may in-clude significant time and cost, so consulting anexpert is recommended.

In Green Zones water is likely available. Ob-taining mitigation for a new use in Green Zones is

generally the easiest.On a map available from Kittitas County Com-

munity Development Services, Red, Yellow andGreen Zones are clearly defined.

• The process for acquiring water begins whenyou apply for a building permit at Kittitas CountyCommunity Development Services, 411 NorthRuby Street in Ellensburg. Phone: 509-962-7694.

Depending on circumstances, you may have tomitigate for water.

The general rule of thumb is that you will haveto mitigate if your land is NOT serviced by an es-tablished water district, by a municipal water sys-tem, or by another type of community watersystem with a senior water right.

If your land is not within reach of those sup-pliers, your options for getting water include buy-ing it from established private water banks in theregion or buying it from the Kittitas County WaterBank.

• The Kittitas County Water Bank, slated tolaunch no later than December 2015, will offermitigation for new domestic uses via county-se-cured, senior water rights.

The county’s water bank will likely include re-strictions and regulations about how you can usewater as well as how much you are allowed towithdraw. It will also require you to record yourwater use as a deed restriction prior to the issuanceof your building permit.

As for how much water you can get for varioususes? The answer is that county and state officialsalong with community stakeholders are, at thiswriting, still working on defining those regulations.Private water banks are governed by their ownpolicies and should be consulted directly.

One more thing: Once you buy from thecounty water bank you will be required to meter,monitor and report on the water you consume.

Getting water inLower Kittitas County

• Beginning in December 2015 lower countywater regulations will mirror those in the uppercounty.

Until then, mitigation for any new water usesis still required in the lower county, though it’s eas-ier to obtain.

• If your lower county land is not serviceableby an established water district, a municipal watersystem, or a community group system with a sen-ior water right your options include buying fromprivate sellers or the county’s interim water bank.

• While there are no Red, Yellow or GreenZones at this time in the lower county, be advisedthat when the new rules become effective in De-cember 2015, the lower county will also have thosezones, but trucked-in water stored in cisterns willbe allowed just as it is in the upper county.

Overall AdviceKittitas County Commissioner Paul Jewell,

the lead on county water challenges over the lastfew years, cautions landowners and builders in themarket for water to stay plugged in. Why?

Said Jewell, “As we speak, water regulationsare evolving and changing. Depending on the loca-tion of your land and your building permit, you maybe affected by changes one way or the other. To stayplugged in, keep in touch with the county and theDepartment of Ecology or seek legal advice.”

Stay plugged inVisit either of these two websites, both of

which offer updates, FAQs and historical data onthe evolution of today’s water laws and regula-tions: co.kittitas.wa.us or co.kittitas.wa.us/health. Both sites offer links to the WashingtonState Department of Ecology.

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SHAFER SAID THE HOME’S FRAME was built with 10-by-10inch beams, a challenge to protect during the winter that came afterthe Sep. 2013 start. Said Morrison, “We had to wrap everything andwe had to build from the top down because of all the challengingroom angles this home design presents.”

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THE HOMEOWNERS WANTED lots of light – but no window frames, so via drywall cuts and othertechniques, this home is absent of window frames. The only reason these larger windows aren’t solid glassis because of wind loads and covenants. “You could do it with Macy’s-class display windows, but thoseare thick and unnecessarily expensive for this purpose,” Morrison said.


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Service Provider Profiles

We are All City Glass, a small company with big vision. We offerquite a wide variety of glass related products. We have windows, doors,storm doors, shower doors, mirrors, hardware, blinds and window treat-ments. In addition we do window glass repair, cut glass for pictureframes, shelves, tabletops, cabinets and just about any other glass proj-ect you can think of. We even offer auto glass repair and replacement!

Our small staff is made up of a highly divergent group of people. Weeach bring something different to the table with our range of experiences

and backgrounds. Because of this, there aren’t many jobs we can’t han-dle. Our aim is a happy customer from start to finish. Our goal is to workclosely with you, help you to maintain the budgets you set out to keepand educate you on the products we offer. We want you to be confidentin the investment you are making foryour home. We are happy to showyou the many options available inour newly designed showroom oreven meet with you on site. And, asalways, we install what we sell!

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All Seasons Contracting, Inc. is your hardscape specialist –paving the way for over20 years in the Kittitas Valley. We provide professional installation of interlocking paversfor driveways, walks, patios, fire pits, retaining walls, and outdoor living spaces. Wealso do natural stone walks and patios. We are members of the Interlocking ConcretePavement Institute and have certified installers on staff.

Call us today at 509-968-9310 for an estimate on your next outdoor home im-provement project. Visit us online at www.aschardscape.com. We look forward to serv-ing you from the initial design all the way through to the completion of the project.

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Armstrong’s Stove and Spa is family owned and operated by Gregand Sue Armstrong, managed by Jake Armstrong. We have been servingKittitas County since 1994 and are your hearth specialty store providinga wide variety of stoves, fireplaces, hot tubs and outdoor fire pits. We sellonly heater grade, non-decorative wood, gas, electric and pellet stovesand fireplaces. Our inventory of products include Fireplaces, Stoves, GasLog Sets, Ductless Heat/AC, Water Heaters, Shop Heaters, Stove Clean-ing & Maintenance Supplies and Replacement Parts. Also, check out ourHot Tubs, Big Green Eggs, and Hot Tub Filters & Water Care products.

We have a strong commitment to customer service and satisfaction sowe install, service and repair what we sell including gas plumbing in-stallation –we never outsource. We serve families from Snoqualmie Passto the Basin; from Wenatchee to Yakima.

We are family-owned and operated with a strong commitment tocommunity, supporting a number of local charities including Hospice,Court Advocates for Children CASA, Community Christmas Basket, El-lensburg Youth Baseball, Bright Beginnings, Kittitas County Youth Men-tor Program. We’re located on the Vantage Hwy. in Ellensburg. Come onin and say hello. OpenMonday-Saturday.

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Owners: Burt Okitsu and Travis Crisman418 E. 1st Street, #6 • P.O. Box 776 • Cle Elum, WA 98922Established business in Cle Elum since January 2014

Heating & Cooling ContractorsCentral Heating & Cooling came to the Cle Elum area to provide

timely and professional experience to the local residents and to all ofKittitas County. We stand behind our work with a 100% satisfactionguarantee. We believe in investing in the community which is why we goout of our way to sponsor local sports teams and charities such as ARRFAnimal Rescue. Owner’s Burt Okitsu and Travis Crisman have a total of

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Knudson Lumber is a full service lumberyard that offers not onlylumber, engineered wood and building materials, but windows, doors,garden supplies, masonry products, pavers stepping stones and more.

We have been in business for over 70 years having started out as alumber mill and over the years growing into a retail building supplystore. We take pride in making sure our customers find the right productsfor their projects and have created lasting relationships with customerswho have shopped with us for decades.

Through our buying group, Do It Best Corp., we offer access toover 67,000 items online, which can be delivered FREE to our storetwice a week. We have relationships with several other vendors, so wecan usually find what is needed to get the job done. We invite you to takea peek at our website (www.knudsonlumber.com) and check out our on-line catalog. You can always find us on the Vantage Highway in El-lensburg – so stop in and say hi. We look forward to working with you.

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President: Ken Marson, Jr. • Cle Elum Yard Manager: Ted ZegstrooMarson & Marson Lumber, Inc. was founded by Gordon & Marydell

Marson and Kenneth & Marie Marson in 1955. The Marson’s first saw aneed for a lumberyard in Leavenworth, WA and with positive business prac-tices were able to grow their business – expanding into multiple lumberyards, a truss plant, drywall supply, and a design center featuring cabinets,tile and flooring. With 4 locations to serve you – Leavenworth (headquar-ters), Cle Elum, Chelan & Wenatchee – and over 60 employees – Marson& Marson Lumber, Inc. is your lumber and building material headquarters.

Marson & Marson Lumber, Inc. has outside sales reps to visit job-sites and in-house estimators to develop material needs lists. They

have their own roof truss plant with qualified designers and boom truckdelivery. From their Wenatchee location, they also have a full line of dry-wall supplies and two drywall boom trucks manned by qualified stock-ers for placement of drywall at residential and commercial jobsites.

With the motto, “Helping to Build your Future,” Marson’s and theirstaff find a great deal of satisfaction and rewardin assisting families and contractors in provid-ing lumber and related building materials fornew homes, building projects, and more.

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Paradise Mountain Log & Timber Frame Homes, Inc., owned by TomBouslaugh, specializes in handcrafted log and timber frame custom homes.Paradise has delivered and installed over 150 Handcrafted Log Structuresthroughout the Western U.S. Ranging in size from 1000 sq. ft. cabins to10,000 sq. ft. luxury log homes from Design to Completion. We build withfull-length large diameter logs and timbers. Our handcrafted homes are pri-marily built with high-mountain, winter harvested Englemann Spruce, Dou-glas Fir and Western Red Cedar logs. When we began building log homesover 30 years ago, we knew we could provide a more complete package – in-

cluding the delivery and services of our experienced building crewwith the crane to complete the re-stacking of your log package. Notall log home companies are created equal – we have the experience,

knowledge, and craftsmanship to create handcrafted masterpieces with cus-tom design and engineering services. We offer custom features such astrusses, interior log walls, archways and curls. We specialize in quality andservice and have the experience of over1,000 Handcrafted Masterpieces behind ussince 1978. We are a family owned and op-erated business based in Cle Elum, WA andare members of the Inland Northwest BBB.

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We are a locally owned and family operated business. We are proudto be a Clearwater Spa dealer. Clearwater spas are the #1 selling spas.Clearwater Spas are durably made in Washington State. Our store frontis located at 205 E 1st Street. We have a large selection of Chemicals atlow prices. We also sell everything you would need to own a pool. If we

don’t have it, we will get it. Our certified service technicians repair hottubs from North Bend to Leavenworth, as well as all of Kittitas County.We offer service programs that include but are not limited to cleaningyour Spa, checking your chemicalsand drain and fills. We have aprogram for everybudget. Central Wash-ington Hot Tub & Spaoffers weekly, bi-weeklyand monthly services.

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From printer ink cartridges to cash register tape rolls, receipt books,self-inking stamps and legal form blanks, the Office Supply divisionbrings the convenience of business essentials to Cle Elum and surround-ing Upper Kittitas County offices, students and home businesses. Run outof something? Call us - we may save you a costly trip to the big city.

Our design team of 3 professionally trained graphic artists put our

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A great way to get to know the area is through our selection of local his-tory books and detailed up-to-date road map books.

The office supply and printing business growshand in hand with its namesake, the family ownedand operated local newspaper which has served thecommunity since 1953. We welcome you!

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Owners: Bobbie Fritcher and April Sta. RosaCle Elum Branch Manager: Michelle CroneKittitas County: 106 N. Peoh Avenue, Cle Elum, WA 98922Puget Sound: 25423 74th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032Years in Business: 30 in Puget Sound, 18 in Kittitas CountyEmployees: 25 company wide

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BUILDING INSPECTORScontinued from page 22

Said Inspector Jessica Contratto, “In the olddays to get ready for an inspection we had to loadcrates of files into the truck. Once in the field, wewould rummage through those crates, in all kindsof weather, to find what we needed.

“Now all those files are accessible from thetablet. We even carry a portable printer with us.

“Those were the days when we had to writeeverything down, with a pen, in the middle of win-ter – and the pen would freeze up. Everybody’s

penmanship varied, too, and sometimes that pre-sented challenges back in the office.”

Said Inspector-trainee Justin Bennett, “Thissystem is real time and that alone speaks for thebenefits.”

Funding changeFlory said the county has long since changed

his department’s funding model. “Before we oper-ated with dollars from the county’s general fund.Today we operate as an enterprise fund, whichmeans we retain the dollars we earn to reinvest inthings we need, such as staff or technology or new

trucks. I think that’s going to make a big differencein the coming years as we respond to the growingregion around us.

“On another note, our county commissionerswant to make sure our fee schedules are up to dateand only serve to help us operate and maintain thebuilding permit system.

“In February we had a private auditing firmin the office analyzing our fees and processes tohelp us determine a more accurate rate schedulefor permits.”


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ish flooring.Sump: A pit in the basement in which water collects to be pumped out.

~ T ~Toenail: Driving nails at an angle into corners or other joints.Trap: A bend in a water pipe to hold water so gases will not escape from the

plumbing system into the house.Tread: The part of the stair you step on.Truss: A set of structural members usually arranged in triangular units to form

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~ V ~Valley:The depression at the meeting point of two roof slopes.Venetian window: A window with one large fixed central pane and smaller

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Taking on the remodel of a 1921 kitchen offersthe thorn of not knowing what you’re going to runinto, like it was for Tom Hanks in the The MoneyPit, the comedy motion picture about a young cou-ple desperately toiling to repair and remodel acrumbling home. The rose, or roses in this case, arewhat craftsmen Guy McFadden and Larry Rogersdiscovered the deeper they got into the remodel.

Starting with an explanation of how the twoapproached the job, Rogers said, “The first thingwe figured we’d have to do is raise the entirehouse. The kitchen floor was crowned and weneeded a leveling.

“Actually, the further we got into the job, wediscovered nothing was level. That would haunt usthrough the entire remodel.

“It took ten days to raise the house. Over theyears there was a lot of settling and we know, fromworking in this region for years – ground moves.”

Once that was done it was apparent to McFad-den the kitchen would have to be rewired.

“In 1921,” he said, “nothing was done to code.We found wires coming out of the wall and thefloor in various places.”

Back in the day, it’s also well known that a va-riety of unsafe materials were used for insulation,including sawdust.

“In this case,” Larry said, “it was crumplednewspapers. They also used newspapers for wall-paper. There were loads of them on the kitchenwalls. They were a son of a [expletive] to get off,”he laughed. “There just wasn’t a sheet of drywall tobe found. They must have superglued the newspa-pers right to the red fir, shiplap, tongue and groove,

which was what they nailed to the studs.“Some of the newspapers we found, both on

the wall and crumpled between studs for insula-tion, dated back to the early part of the 1900s. Thatwas quite a find, so was the red fir tongue andgroove, especially because we could nail the newdrywall right to the fir without having to search forstuds. The fir served as a great anchor.”

The kitchen featured original appliances that hadto be replaced, including the stove and refrigerator.“We added a wall-hung microwave, too, so for thatand the new stove we installed a ventilation duct,”Rogers said. “We also put in a new dishwasher.”

Obviously, before all that could be done, theold cabinets and counters had to be removed.

“That was a tough job,” McFadden said. “Theynailed the crap out of everything back then andthey used true plywood, not pressboard. We triedcrowbars and Burke bars (crowbar used for con-crete) but they were useless.

“Eventually we brought in a reciprocating sawand cut out all the cabinets and counters.”

One of the final touches was a 30-by-48-inchslab of granite aimed to serve as a counter top Mc-Fadden picked up in Seattle.

He said, “The top was polished but what wehad to do is round the edges and corners and thenpolish them. We used a variable speed grinder todo that with diamond sandpaper disks.

“It took us over four-plus hours. We startedwith 50 grit and worked our way down to 3,000grit. It really came out nice and – it only cost us afew hundred dollars. It would have cost between$1,500 to $2,000 to buy it custom made.”

The other rose that the two found in the kitchenwere olden day studs. “Beautiful wood,” saidRogers, “measuring the full 2-by-4 inches,

arranged on a two-foot center.“By the way, in another part of the home,

where we also did some work, we were pulling upfloorboards fastened with a unique kind of nailthey used 94 years ago. It’s octagonal and insteadof a flat head it has a slight curl so as it’s poundedinto the wood it also, sort of, staples itself into thewood. They were a bear to get out.”

The challenge: Remodel a kitchen built in 1921 … in three weeks


THE 1921 KITCHEN at the start of the project.Photo courtesy of Larry Rogers

OLD NEWSPAPERS like this one atop the kitchenwall corner were glued as wallpaper over the red firtongue and groove you see in the photo. Newspaperswere also crumpled and stuffed between studs toserve as insulation. Photo courtesy of Larry Rogers

THE FULLY REMODELED 1921 kitchen which in-cludes a 30x48 inch granite countertop they cut withrounded edges and corners and then spent over fourhours polishing. Photo courtesy of Larry Rogers

LARRY ROGERS (left) and Guy McFadden reviewplans for their next job. “The kitchen model was a realchallenge,” Rogers said, “for several reasons.”





ELLENSBURG – Ask some of the mem-bers of Central Washington University's smallbut effective construction management pro-gram how they feel about the education they’rereceiving and they'll agree it's one of the hid-den gems of the school. Many of the upper-classmen in the program have already securedpost-graduation jobs and to get even more ex-perience, the program takes students down toSparks, NV each year to compete in the annualAssociated Schools of Construction (ASC)where they face off against other schools fromthe western United States.

CWU students compete in categories likeheavy civil engineering, commercial designand more. Over a 24-hour period, they'll ham-mer out budgets and construction schedulestrying to follow as closely as possible the reallife construction projects the competition sce-narios are based on.

CWU construction management professorDave Carns said the school has gone to ASCfor around 25 years and sent three teams downthis year in the first week of February. He saidthere was some tough competition from somebig schools. CWU teams didn’t place in thetop three but it wasn’t due to a lack of effort. Infact, Carns said it only made the juniors on theteam even more eager to work even hardernext year to claim one of those top spots.

“The juniors want to go back,” he said.“The seniors are so excited. They’re going togo into the junior classes and talk to themabout what a great experience it is. All the stu-dents I’ve talked to said it was one of the bestthings they’ve ever done.”

Carns said the heavy civil group, whichwas tasked with putting together a proposalto renovate the airport near Sparks and Reno,did finish in the top five for their category.The commercial team had to plan the con-struction of a southern border crossing inNew Mexico and the mixed-use team wasasked to plan a 500 unit residential and retailbuilding in Hollywood, CA.

Carns said they were all complicated proj-ects that saw the students begin their work ataround 6 in the morning without stopping untilmidnight. Then they spent the early morninghours putting together a presentation for apanel including judges who actually workedon these real-life projects. It’s a quick turn-around and one that Carns said really showsthe students a good example of the hectic na-ture of the business.

“I think the number one thing is the team-work aspect where you have six students in aroom where they have to learn to work to-gether and be as productive as possible,” Carnssaid. “That’s pretty realistic. If a contractor’sputting together a bid that’s a real high pres-sure, short duration type of situation. Thephone’s ringing, people are interacting andyou’re trying to get along with people. That’sthe big takeaway from all this.”

After the presentations are finished, thecontractors who worked on the actual projectsthen debrief the students on the ways they ap-proached the job.

“They learn so much,” Carns said. “It’sawesome. I mean, it’s brutal but the studentsreally get a lot out of it and they’re pretty

tired when they’re done. It’s basically nosleep for two days.”

Preparation is keyIt does take a lot of training and time spent

in the classroom to be able to compete at ahigh level at ASC but Carns said the practicalnature of CWU’s construction managementprogram really benefits students. Contractorsfrom across the state come to help studentspractice and he said students always take ad-vantage of these networking opportunities thatoften lead to employment.Prior to ASC, some of the students said theystarted off as carpenters swinging hammersand now that they’re almost finished with theireducations, they find it hard to believe they’vemade it this far and have locked up their ca-reers before even graduating.

“We have really good job placement,” stu-dent Brian Merris said. “I think that’s a bigreason why a lot of us came here.

The students also agreed that they’d be sadwhen they all end up parting ways after schoolsince they are part of a small and tight knitgroup. It was hard work but because theystayed close, it was always enjoyable.

Next generation of construction industry leaders represent CWU in competition


MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Construction Management Program (L-R) JuanHernandez, Ashley Aarts, Sean Holt, Colton Anderson, Connor McVein and Tommy Rollins smile for a photo infront of a group of judges during the Associated Schools of Construction annual competition in Sparks, Nevada inFebruary, 2015. Photo courtesy of Colton Anderson



by Erik [email protected]

ELLENSBURG – After morethan a decade of planning, the nextphase of Central Washington Uni-versity’s (CWU) newest sciencebuilding construction is well under-way. As of March, the majority of$61 million, 119,000 square footbuilding’s basic construction is doneand workers have begun laying thefoundation for one of the facility’scoolest features – an 85-foot tall ob-servatory.

Bill Yarwood, CWU’s directorof capital projects, said a lot of carehas been put into making sure thetechnical details of the future homeof the university’s physics, geologyand the new Center for Excellence inScience and Mathematics Educationare up to snuff for the high-tech sci-ence that will take place there. Forexample, that observatory sporting a24-inch diameter mirror for observ-ing the heavens is placed on a sepa-rate foundation from the mainstructure in order to reduce vibra-tions. Those tiny bumps from peoplewalking by were a problem to as-tronomers using the old observatoryat the top of the aging Lind Hallacross campus.

“I keep telling everybody thatEllensburg’s never seen a buildingwith these kinds of spaces beforeand with this type of constructionand materials we’re using,” Yarwoodsaid. “You’re going to be able to tellit’s a physics building and a geologybuilding just by looking at it.”

On the northern side of thebuilding there will be an 80-seatplanetarium that will also serve as alecture hall. Yarwood said there willbe six projectors placed to displayimages of the stars and constellationsalong with a finely-tuned sound sys-tem that won’t waste energy pump-

ing sound into the empty space ofthe 37-foot diameter dome.

“That’s going to be a really in-teresting space,” he said. “Thespeakers for the sound system arestrategically placed so that they washthe occupants with the sound so itdoesn’t get lost.”

The building is framed with highstrength concrete and steel that willfeature plenty of natural lightsources. In the heart of the buildingwill be a huge freezer for storing andstudying ice core samples brought infrom geological excursions. Therewill also be laser labs, optic labs andan anechoic chamber that Yarwood

said would be very special environ-ments for future scientists to experi-ment in after the building is occupiedafter August 2016.

Outside, there will be teachingspaces for geology classes to utilizedecorated with large rock columns.Roof access will be available for stu-dents to bring their telescopes up toconduct research, as well.

Yarwood said the goal all alonghas been to create a building thatwill show potential students thatCWU is an attractive choice to pur-sue higher education. At the sametime, it has to be functional enoughfor the students, researchers and

professors to reach high levels ofacademic achievement.

“The programs have changed somuch from when they first occupiedLind (Hall) back in 1948 I think itwas,” Yarwood said. “This is reallygoing to be able to meet those pro-gram needs that have changed.”

This is the science program’s“Phase II” building and is smack dabin the center of the science neigh-borhood. It began construction inMay 2014 and will complete theprocess began in 1998 with con-struction of the original sciencebuilding and, more recently, the re-model of Dean Hall further north.


A VIEW OF THE NEW SCIENCE BUILDING’s 80-seat planetarium framework where construction workers pour concrete on thethird floor of Central Washington University’s new science building on Thursday, Feb. 12. N.K.C. TRIBUNE/Erik Pague photo - 2015

New CWU Science Building construction on pace despite technical features



by Jim Fossett | [email protected] ELUM – Local craftsman and cabinet-

maker Mike Eger built three bars in the uppercounty over the last few years, the most recent ofwhich with assistant Roy Williams – and for thatcustom bar Eger broke down the process into a bul-leted-list that provides insight into the job.

• It took five months to build the 26-foot longbar that now sits in First Street’s Caboose Bar &Grill. The bar was in place by December 2014.

• The bar is made from alder for its rustic-look-ing knots and grains, though handpicked knot-lessboards were used for the bar top.

• Measuring for the job took about eight hours,a chore when you consider all the nooks and cran-nies you need for coolers, blenders, a cash regis-ter, appliances and equipment specific tobartending, including bottles and glasses and sinks.

• Gluing was the name of the game. Eger andWilliams used a polyurethane resin glue (sets upin about 24 hours) and a simple yellow-coloredwood glue (sets up in about an hour) to weld to-gether about 759 pieces of alder.

The bar top alone, Eger said, is comprised of40 to 50 pieces, each drawer of five pieces andeach shelf four.

• The bar was crafted inside Eger’s shop ineleven sections to make it easier for moving andassembly. They started with the back bar, what pa-trons see on the wall from their stools.

• Tools they used included everything in Eger’sshop, including a table saw, planer, biscuit joiner, beltsander, random orbit sander, routers and spray guns.

• They spent a total of 20 to 30 hours just glu-ing. After that they spent another 80 hours sand-ing, moving in stages, from 80 to 100 grit.

They spent another 30 to 40 hours in the stain-ing and finishing process using environmentallyfriendly, water-based polyurethane.

Some of those hours were spent the old-fash-ioned way: with sandpaper in hand, to ease edgesand to get into recessed door panels.

Pre-sanding was done before assemblingdoors, for instance, to move the project along.

• When you look at the bar from the front it ap-pears to be supported by wooden columns, butthose are actually adaptations of the heavy card-board molds builders use to make cement columns.Eger said it was easy.

“We halved them and then covered them witha wood veneer. To make them sturdy, inside eachhalf column we braced with four vertically posi-tioned 1-by-1’s and three horizontally-positioned1-by-6’s fit to the curve.

• Logistically, planning-wise and staging-wise,Eger said this bar was one of the most challenginghe’s ever attempted due to time constraints for theinstallation.

Williams said this bar being his first – and thathe found it more involved than anything he’s everdone before.

About Eger and WilliamsWilliams has been in the cabinetmaking trade

for the last five years. Eger said he’s been at histrade as craftsman, carpenter and builder since1974, when he was 23 years old.

In a feature story on him the NKC Tribune pub-lished years ago, it was learned that Eger, whileworking as a sprayer for Fender in 1972, refinishedBeatle John Lennon’s guitar.

Nuts and bolts of a first class custom bar


BUILDERS MIKE EGER (left) and Roy Williams with the custom front and back bars they built in five months.N.K.C. TRIBUNE/Jim Fossett photo - 2015

WOODEN COLUMNS appear to support the bar – butthey’re not wooden, simply a clever modification.





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