After taking a breath over the Christmas holidays, work on the Mandir is back in full swing. All the interior lighting is installed and the final touches to the wall finish is being completed. The benches and cabinets with go in over the next weeks. On the exterior, we have a opening of nice weather – 50’s and sunshine – … Read More

This was a great week for interior finishes as we were abused by a major storm for several days (but we’ll take the rain – thank you!). Walls were preped and letters for the quotes installed, ready for the final finishes. Kay Perrett came in from Seattle to apply the faux finish on the interior walls. She had previously worked … Read More

Interior finishes continue to be the primary focus as the weather turns rainy at the Mandir site (yeah!). The ceiling has the final coat of paint and the walls have the base coat of color – ready to receive the faux finish next week. The final trim and painting/staining will be completed after the faux finish is completed. The floor … Read More

Now we are down to the finishes, both interior and exterior. The interior trim is installed, and the painters are preparing the surfaces for the first coats of paint. The radiant heated floor is operational, so the interior is in good condition. The exterior stucco is moving forward with the “brown coat”, which will be followed in a few weeks … Read More

Today was a momentous day, as the cupola of the Mandir was installed!  A crane lifted it into place while Cullen and Turiya mounted on top of the Mandir. It was a cloudy morning, but a little sun popped out just as they were finishing the installation – a little Divine Mother blessing!  The cast stone wall caps were also … Read More

The tile roof/domes were completed today, and the men did an incredible job! The stucco scratch coat was applied – next week the brown coat will go on. The stucco installers are artists of their trade, too. The interior sheet rock was mudded and fine tuned, so they will be complete by first of next week and the trim work … Read More

Finishes are continuing to be installed: the tile roof is moving forward with completion scheduled for next week, and the sheet rock is being taped and mudded. Rock walls continue to evolve and the final touches to the lath for the plaster details are being completed. All is well and beautiful – just hoping the weather cooperates as we are … Read More

Things are moving forward on all fronts as the finish materials are starting to be installed. The walls and dome were insulated with spray foam and batts. Then the sheet rock was hung… quite a process to curve the sheet rock on the dome, but an excellent job done by all! The most exciting aspect was the blue mosaic tile … Read More