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construction management, is a reflection of the experience of Bob Metcalfe and his company, Metlo, Inc. In business since 1981, Metlo is engaSe<i in residential and commercial general contracting, and Bob has authored “House Contracting and Building,” a step-by-step manual for do-it-yourselfer and contractors (available through his website, www.metlo.com).
The Leitch kit that he assembled, consisting of precut Douglas fir and combed spruce components, provided for the home’s basic structure, but Bob Metcalfe’s team provided their artistry and skills to assemble the kit and to finish out the project. As Kay Choate said, “local craftsmen created solutions.” A tour of the home proves her point, the combed spruce tub surround; kitchen cabinetry and oven enclosure with inlayed tile; the disguised cold air return; Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired entry lighting fixtures. These and countless other details emphasize the contribution of local artisans.
The home is a refuge for the Choates, and a place for Pat to contemplate and write. Ross Perot’s Reform Party vice presidential candidate in 1996, Pat is now engaged as the Director of the Manufacturing Policy Project, a Washington-based public policy institute, and is host of the nationally syndicated radio program, The Pat Choate Show. He showed me his new working space in the upper reaches of this soaring home, sixteen receptacles will ensure that his electronic aids have a ready power source, and the support of the massive Douglas fir posts create a open and well-ventilated space that will be naturally cooled, except, perhaps, in the dog days.
The Choates have themselves a new Rappahannock home, and have done themselves and us proud.
To the Choates, okaerinasai!
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