ON THE COVER -
A town and country log home kit built by Cut No Slak Construction
on a 10 acre parcel of land in the Mesa Antero subdivision
between Salida and Buena Vista in Chaffee County. |
On the Cover and Feature
Builder in Colorado Builder Magazine
Cut
No Slak Construction, Colorado Builder Magazine’s
featured builder of the month in May 2000, prides itself on
designing and building energy efficient homes with high quality
products.
Established
in 1975, Cut No Slak produces a great deal
of their work in-house from excavation to interior trim.
Their contracting
business includes custom design services for both residential
and light commercial projects. Owner Brenda Warren has
a unique ability to visualize an entire project from concept
to reality.
Ninety percent
of their custom home clients are living out of state while
their retirement or vacation home is being designed and built.
Communication has become their most valuable tool in client
relations employing e-mail and digital photo imaging in the
visualization of their project concepts.
Cut
No Slak’s portfolio includes over 100 custom
homes and commercial projects built in Chaffee County and
the surrounding area. Some of their most exciting, unique
and challenging projects have included: the Buddhist Temple
for the Crestone Mt. Zen Center in Crestone, CO, eight efficiency
retreat hermitages for the Spiritual Life Institute of Crestone,
restoration of the First Street Cafe (after a fire) located
in one of the historical buildings in downtown Salida, various
restoration and preservation projects in the historical St.
Elmo Ghost Town. Their largest project to date is the U.S.
Forest Service and San Isabel National Forest Headquarters
Building on Highway 50 in Salida. |
