Pam & Jay Howard: A Well-Recycled Home

(Excerpt from the Pagosa Daily Post article, Nov. 18, 2008)

Dan has been doing amazing woodworking for the past 20 years — focusing especially on building the type of classic sweeping staircases that most of us only see in movies. His shop is located just a bit farther up Terry Robinson Road than the Howard's property, and about five years ago, a mutual friend had introduced him to Jay and Pam — who were planning to move, someday, onto their Pagosa property, from Texas. After contracting with Dan to build them a small cabin on the property — a place they could use for occasional visits — they found their cabin so comfy and warm that they ramped up their moving plans, and moved to Pagosa sooner than they’d originally planned.   Continued...

They also brought with them their Texas insurance company — Professional Insurance Resources — which specializes in commercial insurance. Jay says the move has worked out surprisingly well for the company — because their focus is on commercial clients, things operate smoothly by internet and phone.

During the first year in the cabin, they continued to talk casually with Dan about the “real” house they wanted to build on their 11 acre wooded lot. Apparently, the talking became gradually more serious, and Dan started tossing around the idea of siding the exterior of the Howard’s future home with some recycled lumber Dan had acquired in his travels.

The Howards liked Dan’s concept and decided to go ahead with their dream house, to be built a few dozen yards from their little cabin. Dan and his crew poured the foundation and framed the 1800 square foot home and the adjoining two-car garage.

Once the exterior was sided with the recycled boards, Dan and Jay began planning a trip to Wyoming together — to pick up some new alder lumber Dan planned to use on the interior staircase. As it turned out, they also found some antique recycled doors and lumber on that trip, which were eventually used for finishing the home’s interior.   Continued...

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