Local Building Resources
Glass Blocks:
Seattle Glass Block
http://www.seattleglassblock.com
800 / 829-9119 or 425 / 483-9977
Visit their showroom in Woodinville, WA
Free Lighting Seminars:
Contact any Lamps Plus retail store or visit: http://www.lampsplus.com for schedule & times
Passive Solar Home Design:
Contact Chris Herman, Certified Professional Building Designer
Winter Sun Design
6848 23rd Ave. N.E.
Seattle, WA 98115
http://www.wintersundesign.com
206 / 525-3969
Construction Financing:
Timberland Bank
Any local branch loan officer
Internet locator: www.timberlandbank.com
Frontier Bank
Brent Sherman
Loan Officer
201 West Main St.
Monroe, WA 98212
(360) 805-1100
(360) 805-1119 fax
US Bank
Paula Murtha
Senior Loan Officer
12340 West Alameda Parkway Suite 208
Lakewood, CO 80228
(303) 894-5844 (direct)
(720) 273-3679 (cell)
paula.murtha@usbank.com
http://mtg.usbank.com/cgi_mtg/cfm/MyHome.cfm?LoanOfficerURL=paula_murtha
First Mutual Bank
Any local branch loan officer
Internet locator: www.firstmutual.com
Wells Fargo Bank
Any local branch loan officer (preferable with systems-built housing experience)
Internet Locator
www.wellsfargo.com
M & T Mortgage Corp.
Maile Tran Carlson
Senior Loan Officer
10510 NE Northup Way, Suite 150
Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 889-4383
(206) 910-8825 (cell)
mtrancarlson@mtb.com
http://www.maileloans.com or http://www.mtb.com
(888) 538-1160
gmhaubert@mandtbank.com
Choice Lending
Alison Shchuch
Loan Officer
11811 N.E. 1st St. Ste A306
Bellevue, WA 98005
(425) 649-9100 x112
(800) 455-9164
(425) 641-5817 fax
alisons@choicelendinginc.com
Washington Federal Savings
Kathy Deffinbaugh
Redmond Washington
(425)885-4123
(206)794-1449
Bay Mortgage
Kevin Smith
Senior Loan Consultant
Vancouver, Washington
(360) 944-9431
(800) 813-7446
(360) 514-9520 fax
Wood Finishes:
Sikkens
National Customer Service Number: 800-833-7288
http://www.nam.sikkens.com/
Perma-Chink Systems Inc.
http://www.permachink.com
East: 1-800-548-3554
West: 1-800-548-1231
Seminars:
For free "how to" seminars and help in designing cabinet layouts, contact a major home improvement retail outlet. Contact Home Depot for seminar topics & times at: www.homedepot.com
Custom Glass Etching:
Contact Joy Miller for business & residential glass etching
425-788-1479
360-794-3770
Lodge Decor & Furnishings:
Lodge Podge, Contact Rita Gilfilen 360-563-9600
Expert Advice...
What Our Clients Are Saying...
"The Best Place Possible"
It is our hope that this letter will ease your mind that you have found the best place possible to start the exciting journey of building your cedar home.
While driving in North Bend, WA in the summer of 2004, we passed a charming small log home. The owner of this home noticed our interest and invited us to see her home. She was quite proud of it and was used to the attention it received from passersby. She gave us the name and number for Mike and Judy Flanagan (Cedar Homes of Washington).
After meeting with Mike and Judy at their beautiful home, our expectations that they were indeed honest, decent people to work with- were met. We are now nearing completion of our home, and in reality, Mike and Judy's job with us is done. They could move on with other projects. Yet, they still check in with us and will continue to do so until we are complete.
In the course of building our home, we found two big advantages in choosing Cedar Homes of Washington. First, when filing the permit, Mike was there. Mike stayed with us the whole day, answering questions from the building department, enabling us to get our plans submitted in one day. The process would've taken days (and many trips) to and from to finalize this step of the process (if we did this one our own). The second advantage was, if you were to buy a package directly from Pan Abode, or perhaps another dealer, your home package would be literally dropped at your site for you to handle. Mike and Judy were right there at the drop-off, overseeing the placement of all materials, taking inventory of all materials and making sure any discrepancies were rectified.
-- Bob and Laurie Jensen