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To Our Followers:
Please join us at our new blog location.  OlsonDevelopmentllc.com/blog

We appreciate your kind support and want to invite you to continue hearing about the great residential products that we use to build Homes that Last.

This blog will be taken down so Google knows where to redirect us.
Again, all of our previous blogs will be there and we look forward to having you come with us.
Gail 
olsondevelopmentllc.com/blog

How do you "Tie-Down" a residential home?.

Building homes that last, start with the #SimpsonStrongTie products to "tie-down" your home.

We use #Simpson joist hangers, hurricane straps and truss connectors +++.

All the extra precautions, done inside the walls of your home, make it a home that will withstand all the harsh weather from all seasons in New England, and especially important if you are on the waterfront.

All Solar Panels are not created equal.

We use #Winaico panels because they have a 25 year linear performance guarantee. By the time the solar investment is paid for, the panels are still operating efficiently.  Here is a photo of how the panels attach to an asphalt roof.

Green Insulation?

Green Insulation?  We use #Roxul AFB in all of our interior walls.  This insulation is made from rocks!  It's fire resistant, soundproof, and doesn't let mildew or fungi grow in your walls.  Makes your home sound and feel solid.

We use @StegoIndustries 15mL wrap/tape an under-slab vapor barrier, which provides long term moisture protection.This super strong tape that sticks to almost any surface wet or dry. We use Stego tape to cover our rough ducts and as stake flags, which stay on forever. Our homes start with a very dry environment thus making very healthy houses for our customers.

Farming in Connecticut?  Yes, we have farmers and plenty of farming going on here, much to the surprise of most.  There are lots of horse farms in CT.  This is the view from our office, taken last week!

Aside from their durability and energy efficiency #integritywindow has a timeless look with architectural versatility and stunning looks in transitional homes or the "New England Modern"

Without compromising a real wood look,@TapcoGroup Kleer PVC trim products are longer lasting and is low maintenance which is sometimes preferred on oceanfront homes!

Olson builds home with lasting quality with the help of @WoodbyWY wood beams

Here at Olson Development LLC, we build homes that have lasting quality.  They not only look good on the day they are finished, they continue to look new for years and years.  With  great wood products from Weyerhaueser  @WoodbyWY  we can insure our customer's dream homes, will hold up to the test of time.

As we encourage our customers to go green, we are installing +Lennox Electric Heat Pumps to work with solar panels to harness the power of the sun!

This is an in-progress photo of what the inside is shaping up to look like.
The center cutout is for a 60" TV, all pre-wired before the stone was installed.
Watch for this project to finish this summer.

Here is what popped up out of the tent it was built under.  (see older post for tented

chimney)

Westport CT River Front Home: OLSON DEVELOPMENT

Wesport Transformation

BEFORE

AFTER

The Westport, Connecticut farmhouse made an amazing transformation, Built by Olson Development and designed and landscaped by Huelster Design.

Spring is almost here! It's in the air.  To my dog, Trevor, Rest In Peace.  

I miss you and the 15 years I was lucky enough to be your owner....Gail

Designed and built by Mark Olson, Olson Dev LLC, in 1992.  First time for sale.  A rare location, with hiking trails right from your backyard, and a forever farm across the street.

Olson Development LLC - custom home for sale. 20 min from Hartford, 30 min from New Haven. Celebrity Privacy with shopping amenities and major highways just 2 min away. A rare location surrounded by conservation land on 3 sides and a forever farm across the street. There's hiking trails right from your back yard.

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Sneak Peek of our In-progress home....almost ready to show you the finished product!

Chimney Tents used for the harsh New England weather.

How do we put stone veneer on a chimney, in the winter, in the northeast?  We build a chimney tent around and heat it so the mortar sets up properly. That, along with very hardy & rugged workers.....

We appreciate You!

Driveway Heat Mats

This is what the installation of driveway heat mats looks like.  While it's too late to install in the northeast for this winter, you can decide where you may want to place them for next year.