I’ve lived through having a beach house, even built it. Our daughter, though, was in so many extracurricular activities we couldn’t get away to use it. I was wondering how you handle that..or maybe it’s not an issue.

Thanks Deborah – old houses definitely have their pro’s and con’s! 😉 I bet your money pit is lovely!!

Thank you so much Raluca!

Thank you Ruthie, this is actually a topic that we’re so interested in and will definitely be exploring in future posts. A lot of our efforts for fire prevention will come about in the landscaping (ie taking out palm trees that are near the house, using lots of gravel and cement walls in our hardscaping), and we’re also required by City of Malibu to install sprinklers throughout the home’s interior, as well as a backpump from the pool so that the water can be used to fight a potential fire. So much to dive into here!! Thank you for the kind words and following along.

I love it all so much and enjoyed reading the background in the newsletter.

You mentioned the fires, have you looked at building practices for fire prone areas? You mentioned the metal roof which wouldn’t catch a spark, but some other options might be more durable.

You are such a talent, I know you could make anything beautiful; it might be a great way to protect your home and show others how to design and build the most fire resistant homes they can.

Great work!