Sato residence is near completion. Ms Sato is celebrating her new home on March 1, 2009.
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Sato residence is near completion. Ms Sato is celebrating her new home on March 1, 2009.
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February 25, 2009 at 1:23 am
Hai,
wow. it’s so nice. i think i saw mom in one of those pictures. too bad, i can’t come to the viewing party. nice house.
February 25, 2009 at 12:59 pm
thanks phuong, yea, i took mom phong and his friend there. i think it looks nice too. i want to take some night time photos too. there is a whole other aspect to it at night.
July 25, 2009 at 9:35 am
To the Satos,
We love your home and were so excited to see the smooth cedar siding and Fleetwood windows!
We are currently designing our future home and will be using clear cedar siding and are contemplating what brand of stain to apply.
What brand did you end up choosing?
Thank you for your help!
July 25, 2009 at 10:09 am
Aloha Hillary and Brandon,
Thank you for checking us out. I specified a red western cedar , clear heart with a clear stain Sikkens by ICI, Cetol. I learned that though this is a good product, but it can be dangerous to work with, please see manufacturer’s recommendations for application. Where will your future home be?
I also used the same type of cedar for some interior walls, but i left it in it natural state because it would be a great shame to stain over that wonderful cedar smell.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any other questions.
Mahalo,
Hai On, Architect
July 26, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Hai,
Thank you so much for this information.
We are using red western cedar as well and will look into the Sikkens product.
We will be building our home just east of Springfield, Missouri.
Thank you again for the prompt reply!
Regards,
Hillary
August 29, 2009 at 4:07 am
Hello again Hai.
Our red cedar has been delivered and is ready for the stain.
Which stain exactly did you end up using?
We are looking at the Cetol 1 and then 2 coats of Cetol 23+
Is this what you used? And what tint did you choose?
Right now we are building our shop and want the cedar to match our future home and as you know we are quite impressed with the way your cedar turned out!
Thank you for this guidance!
Hillary
August 30, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Aloha Hilary,
We use a color called “natural” and the exact coatings that you are using. Good luck. I would love to see the final product.
You can also email me direct at hai@finsarch.com or call 808 3330081 if you have further questions.