The Future Site of Starrlight Mead in 2018

A view south of the new site.

A Look Through the Trees

The new Mead Hall will be up the hill from this parking lot, just past the trees.

Putting Up the New "Coming Soon" Sign!

12/03/17 - lots of helpers to get the new sign up

Proud Owners

Ben and Becky with the new "Coming Soon" sign.

A Level Playing Field

12/06/17 - They've cleared the bushes and graded the land! It looks bigger without all the extra trees!

Marked Out

You can see in this closer picture that there are flags marking the corners of the buildings. The Production building will be in the right foreground of this, the Mead Hall on the left behind that.

View from the road

12/17/17 - You can see that there are things going on, but it's still hard to see what from the road.

Some crazy archeological dig site

These holes are for the footings that will hold up the main Tasting Room floor.

Things are happening

12/23/17 - A cement truck has been by.

Filled in Footings

They filled in the footing holes with cement. The blocks will go on next to hold up the floor.

Offices and Event Space

This is for the foundation under the offices and event space. The space looks small because the trench is big! (Becky stood in "her office" and misted up a bit!)

Now there really are things going on!

12/31/17 - Blocks are starting to rise above the grade level! It was so exciting to see it moving UP!

Production Foundation

The boards are in place for the foundation of the Production building! This building will be finished quickly, since it's a metal building.

Building a castle?

The bricks are in place for the footings of the Tasting Room and the support for the offices and event space in the background.

Snow Day

1/7/18 - Not much done due to low temperatures. Next week!

Mud Bowl

1/13/18 - Rain this week made it muddy, but warmer temps allowed more concrete work.

Tasting Room Footings

Footings for the tasting room are finished. You can see the cutout for the fireplace!

Production Building Started

They've poured the first concrete for the foundation of the Production Building.

Filled and Covered

2/10/18 - The foundations for both buildings were filled in with dirt, tamped and covered for the rain.

Valentine's Day Present

2/14/18 - Happy Valentine's Day to Ben! That is his building delivered and just waiting to go up!

Foundations in Place

2/24/18 - After many weeks of waiting, the foundations for both building were poured!

Ready to Start Building

The Tasting Room building all ready to start. The foundation is for the offices, restrooms and private event space.

LOOK! A Building!

3/04/18 - So exciting to see what's happened! The site has been leveled and the Production Building is going up!

Progress

A shot from the SE corner of the Tasting Room looking up the hill to the Production Building.

New "Backyard"

Looking west out of the Tasting Room building, this will be the "backyard"! Lots of room for gatherings, Mead Day and movies on the lawn.

Progress!

3/24 - Production building coming along in the foreground, and framing has finally begun on the Tasting Room building in the back!

Not Quite a Porch

The wrap-around porch is not in yet, but they've started framing the front wall of the building.

We Have Offices

On the right, offices, restrooms and the private event space are framed in. The big space in the middle will be the Great Hall.

View from the Parking Lot

Looking up the hill (west) to finally see the Mead Hall taking shape!

Looking Good!

4/1 - Looking south from the road. Pretty blue trim on the Production building. And a roll up door!

From the Backyard

Looking north from the "backyard" behind the Mead Hall at the back of the Production building. Lots of space for events!

So Tall!

4/3 - A huge crane showed up to put the trusses on the Mead Hall! Amazing! Photo courtesy of Thomas Vincent.

Looking like a Real Building

And the finished shot of the trusses! Photo courtesy of The Plant

Starting to Look Like Something

4/08/18 - The roof went on and it’s starting to look like a “real building”.

Still a Little Drafty

Starting to get plywood on the walls and roof. Still hard to tell the size with all the supports up!

Coming Along

4/13/18 - Getting the walls and roof finished on the Mead Hall! Production building got windows too!

Starting to Add the Porch

They’ve started adding on the porch!

A Few Days Later

4/18/18 - It’s actually looking like a porch!

The Great Hall

Looking south in the Great Hall toward where the big fireplace will be!

Great Hall Other Side

Looking north toward where the Tasting Bar will be in front of the alcove.

All Wrapped Up

4/18/18 - We love how much it changes each time we show up!

Check Out That Porch

Looking like we can almost start hanging out! We’ll bring the drinks!

View From the Chatham Beverage District

Looking up the hill at the Great Hall! We love this shot, it looks so amazing!

More Progress

4/22/18 - We got windows and doors this week!

Now That's a Porch

Can you imagine the little tables and a few rocking chairs on the porch? We can too!

Moving Along

4/22/18 - This was a busy week. We had the walkthrough for electrical and talked with the internet folks.

A Look Inside Production

You can see Ben’s office/lab over on the left side and the place where the tanks will go on the right. Lots of room!

Ready for Shiny Tanks

In front of the windows is where the tanks will go with lights shining on them as you drive up!

Looking South on the Porch

From the north end of the porch looking south toward the fields.

The Bar Goes There

Looking at the area where the Tasting Bar will be. The doors on the left are to the Private Event Space.

The Great Hall

Great Hall waiting for it’s fireplace!

Private Event Space

This room will be available for “meadings”, parties, and events. It will hold about 25 people.

A Porch with a View

Looking east on the back side of the building at some of the Chatham Beverage District buildings.

View from the Parking Lot

Looking up the hill from the parking lot, you can see the building rising behind the trees!

New Siding

5/5/18 - They’ve started putting siding on the building! Ironic that it’s “honey” colored! (Not the finished color!)

Perched on the Hill

Love this shot looking up the hill at the building! Shows off the awesome porch!

Fireplace in Progress

Woohoo! They’ve started putting in the big fireplace!

Looks the Same

5/12/18 - You can’t see much change from here, but there is a lot happening inside - electrical and plumbing are going in!

So Pretty

They finished the siding on the porch area!

Pretty Impressive

We attended an event at the Plant and got to see just how pretty the new building looks up on the hill!

What's New?

5/27/18 - It doesn’t look like anything has changed here, but that new street pavement has our hearts singing!

Paved Parking

And the newly paved parking lot! Woot! No more losing your car in a pothole!

Coming Along

Latest inside shot of the Great Hall. Fireplace insert is finished, some joists are reinforced for the new beams, and the duct work has shown up.

You CAN Get There From Here

6/12/18 - Front stairs were finished this week. There will be a walkway to the parking area.

Isn't it Looking Great?

6/16/18 - We got “siding” around the foundation. Looks so great!

New View of the Porch

They put up the ceiling on the porch. That view is going to be so great from a rocking chair or bistro table!

Too Many Trees?

The view from the parking lot isn’t as great as I’d hoped. We may need to thin the trees a bit. We’ll see after it’s painted!

Electrical is Roughed In

The electricians finally got all of the electrical roughed in and inspected. Can light, ceiling fans, and track lighting are all accounted for.

Painting!

7/01/18 - The beautiful blue color has started going onto the outside of the Tasting Room building!

So Pretty!

You can see the blue going up on the backside of the building.

Dry Wall

Dry wall has gone up in the tasting room! This is the south, fireplace side, of the room.

Other side of the room

And the north, tasting bar side.

Looking Like Something Now

7/06/18 Paint is almost finished outside. Still some trim to do.

Perched on the Hill

I just love this view more and more!

PAINTING!

We showed up today to be surprised that the first coat of paint is going up! (It’s so pretty!)

Next Day

The next day the entire room has it’s first coat of paint. They’ll do the trim on the windows next, then second coat.

And the Other Side

Private Event Space

This blue is called “Blueberry Muffin”! How appropriate for the space that will soon hold morning meetings and bridal showers!

Looks So Good

7/21/18 Trim is finished from this side.

Trim

And you can see where they’ve got more of the trim done by the stairs.

Honey of a Door

We chose a Honey Yellow for the front door to stand out against the blue!

Beams!

The beams on the ceiling went up! It’s amazing how much it changes the room.

Necessary Improvements

Not sexy, but necessary! Bathroom fixtures when in this week!

A Massive Chandelier

We’ve been waiting a long time to see this go up! Custom ordered chandelier. It has glass pieces that look like pillar candles still to go on it.

New Boardwalk

8/21/18 - The stairs and walkway to the front steps finally went in this week! Love the look!

Our "Drawbridge"?

A better look at the new walkway from the main parking lot. We’re debating whether it should have chains like a drawbridge!

It's SO Pretty!

Becky has been waiting for this day for a long time now! And, boy oh boy, that stone looks amazing!

Now That's A Fireplace

The finished fireplace stone! It looks so good! It will have a wooden mantle over it that will match our new tables!

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