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Hi Jamie,
Welcome to Wolfworks newsletter about the people, projects, and ideas that inspire our work and our relationships with folks like you.
Here's what you will find us up to in this issue:
A West Hartford pop top takes shape
How does your home fit?
A long relationship with Miner Lumber
Having fun celebrating Jamie's Retirement
Fall Maintenance Checklist
... & still seeking an Architect
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Raising the Roof
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Attic renovations come with their unique set of challenges, including ensuring proper headroom, maintaining the right roof pitch, minimizing disruptions to the lower levels, and creating a comfortable living space. To add to the complexity, local zoning regulations imposed limitations on the square footage within the attic that could exceed a ceiling height of 7′-0″. Our clients were eager to see their vision come to life, and with their collaboration, we embarked on this attic transformation.
See this project taking shape and read more about how the project is unfolding
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How Does Your Home FIt?
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Why "Homes that Fit?"
With fewer people living in increasingly more space and consuming more energy per person we should be thinking carefully about the amount of space we really need. Because we devote considerable time, attention, and resources to a home’s creation, and from there to its ongoing operation and care, we need to be asking, “What 'jobs' do we need our homes to do?” We need to ask, “How can it do those jobs and get more living using less space?” This is not a scarcity mentality. A home that fits gets the abundance side right: “More” living. “Less” space.
Learn more about the trends effecting our use of space and some strategies to get more living in less space.
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Our long relationship with Miner Lumber
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One of the most important relationships builders and designers have is with the people who provide the products we build with. Our longest and most reliable relationship has been with Miner Lumber – Miner’s for short. Miner’s is a fourth generation family business persisting through the ups and downs of the construction industry as they sustained a family culture that attracted and kept the experienced team we’ve been fortunate to work with for over forty years.
Learn more about Miner's and how we depend on them
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Becoming Wolfworks: The Party
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About 50 people came out to celebrate Jamie's legacy as Wolfworks begins its next chapter without him. They were employees, trade partners, clients, and friends; folks from way back at the beginning to today. Between the reconnecting and reminiscing Jamie told the story of "Becoming Wolfworks: Then, Now, & Next."
Read more about and see images from the event here, including a video of Jamie's presentation
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Fall Maintenance (and Prevention) Checklist
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We created this handy Fall Maintenance Checklist for your use attending to all the things that keep a home operating safely, efficiently, and cleanly. Download the PDF or Excel version and use it to keep on top of these annual good habits.
Fall Maintenance Checklist - PDF
Fall Maintenance Checklist - Excel
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A Design Seat to fill
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We're still on the search for an Architect to round out the Wolfworks Design Team. This is a great opportunity for a mission aligned architect with a passion for residential design to work alongside Kyle, Janet, and Connor to create "Homes that Fit." It's also an opportunity to become a member of our worker coop.
Here's more about the job - share it with someone who might be interested
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Download our Better Remodeling Guide
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We're in the Better business. This is your mobile friendly guide to Better Remodeling. It walks you through the 14 foundational principles we rely on to help make any good home better. From "Don't start with a solution" to "Above all, make it beautiful" this is another invitation from us to design and build your better home.
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Stay Informed Every Day
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We invite you to follow project progress and activities that may interest you on our Instagram account (Facebook was hacked in June and we're still waiting for that to be resolved). We appreciate your comments, likes, and shares as we endeavor to share what we do with you and the world.
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