Window trim and retaining wall completion

Because ICF house exterior walls are unusually thick (over 11 inches finished on the main floor, 13 inches in the basement), the way that windows are installed poses a unique challenge for doing window trim. With the help of some experts though, we found a nice vinyl product at Menards which made the job quite easy to complete. Here we are, preparing to rip the 10 foot long trim pieces down to size.

 The finished product:

 After gluing, some wood gives the pressure needed to hold things in place:

 A close-up shows how well this white vinyl trim product matches the white vinyl windows and the white painted drywall returns.

Outside, the retaining walls have been completed. The largest walls are a segmental block design.

The smaller walls on the side of the house are natural boulders. Nearly all of these were found on site during house excavation.