Two Heroes Public House

 Slow and Steady wins the Race At least that's our motto at this point.  The challenges of construction continue as we make our way into the fall weather (although today was nearly 70 degrees...). We battle with short staffed contractors, hard to get items, and the general slowness that is the construction world these days. Much has happened since our last check in.  Kevin Lovejoy and his team have been back to build out all of our porches and patios.  Despite the absolute girth and hugeness of these post and beams, Kevin and his son were able to assemble all the lumber in incredible time.  After, they put up some thick V-groove spruce that will act as the ceiling and the roof.   The interior continues to be in flux.  After framing out the walk in coolers, insulators came and sprayed foam between the studs.  Spray foam was also applied to the underside of the roof sheathing.  Thereafter, insulators used rock wool to stuff all the walls, makin...

 Well, it certainly hasn't been the fastest build, but we are doing what we can with todays construction environment.  And, it has been a strange time to build; contractors are short staffed, everyday items are oddly hard to get, and inflation has prices on the rise, a lot.  We have been coping as best we can, so that we can make the project come to fruition.  We are, however, super thankful to the contractors who continue to show up, continue to have a positive attitude, and to continue to care about the project. We are grateful for all of the hard work that will go into making this amazing community space. We've battled deliveries of our septic tanks, but they are all in.  Our civil engineer did a great job clumping them together and our excavation contractor finalized the work by making the grading pretty.  We have a small footprint to fit a building, all the parking, storm water, and septic tanks, all without encroaching on a 2nd class wetland.  Go...

 It has been a minute since our last post.  Progress has moved a bit slowly over the last month and half.  We have been awaiting the return of contractors, delivery of equipment, and other timing issues.   After Kevin and his crew framed up all the wood exteriors, the roof, and taped and sealed everything, and we prepped for the slab, then, we waited.  Finally, we got a call from SD Ireland and they came and poured our slab.  What an awesome job they did and their crew was exceptional at making sure all of our pitches came out nicely.  We were able to to get a fun time-lapse out of it (available on our instagram, @twoheroesbrewery) as well.   After the slab was poured, we awaited SD Ireland's return to pour the two walk in coolers and the mezzanine equipment platform.  Finally, three weeks later, they returned to finish the job.  This is how construction has been going, post covid.  All contractors are struggling with having enough ...

 Holy Moly!  It's been a while since the last update here.  I guess the excitement of the new build has us playing hooky from real work.   Exciting times, as we are just about to get a slab poured this week.  Kevin and his guys have been done framing for nearly a month now, and we are waiting on windows to be delivered, a slab to be poured and material for him to come back to our site.  The slab being poured will change everything.  The look and feel of the space will be completely different and we can start envisioning where the floor plan will lay out.  Prior to this point, we spent a long time making sure our under slab plumbing and electrical were correct, installing our slick "slot drain" floor drain system, and putting down foam and a vapor barrier.  A lot of work done just to be covered up by concrete! Once we have a the slab in place, we can frame the last of the interior walls and invite the trades in to start their rough in work. ...

 It's been a tough month to build.  Temperatures around zero F (with 15 days below zero in January), unstoppable wind from all directions, some decent snow fall, and supply chain shortages.  Incredibly, Kevin Lovejoy's 4-man team has pushed through, framing through the some of harshest weather we've had in years.  In under five weeks, the Lovejoy team has completed a large portion of the lower walls and roofs.  It has been very exciting to see the building take shape and the spaces inside become real.  We are so thankful for this dedicated team and their perseverance through this season. Despite delays in many materials, price increases across the board, and a still uncertain world of masking, and in-person dining and drinking, we are still very excited for this project.  They say nothing worth doing is easy, and we are living that reality right now.  We still truly believe this model will be one that can endure times such as these and become to b...

 Things have slowed down as we ended the 2021 year, delay in materials, cooler temps, you know the deal.  Thankfully, we were fortunate to start 2022 with a bang. Steel went up on what is now coined "Erection Day," even with temperatures in the single digits.  Monday, January 3rd marked the commencement of the steel erection with temps reaching a whopping 10 deg F.   Much of the steel went up the first day and erection was complete by EOD on Tuesday, despite windy conditions and temps in the teens.  CSE was the installation contractor and Calvin and his guys did an amazing job.  We look forward to framing starting on Thursday of this week.  Then, the 3D brewpub will really start to take shape! This is one of the best times of any project, seeing progress in real time, watching things take shape, and getting a feeling for the space.  It's getting easier to imagine what a day in the pub will feel like, brewing a batch of beer, delivering a plate of ...

 Well, nearly 4 years (or more) later, we are on our way to a Brew Pub in South Hero!  We were excited that Island Excavating was ready to go, and the October weather was favorable.  We scraped topsoil, dug the building, prepped for concrete and worked on the driveway and parking all in a few weeks.  Currently, we are pouring walls for the building!   We also are thankful that Passumpsic Bank, new to the area, was willing to take this ride with us.  Our banker has been very excited about this project since about June, when we starting working together.  She has made it a priority to break ground this fall, so we don't miss another building season. Now, we need to finalize all of our decisions, get materials ordered, and push through a winter build. We are feeling thankful for all the support in the taproom, from community members far and wide, and for all the contractors and planners in this project.  Raise a glass to the beginning of something re...