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community, extended neighborhood, Maintenance

Cleanup Day MAY 24, 2025: Thanks

*update 5/24/25

20 Peterkort Woods neighbors met at the clubhouse this morning and worked for several hours preparing the pool deck for the summer, organizing and repairing items in the clubhouse, and gardening.

Thanks to the following:

Barb P.

Bela L

Chris C.

David F.

David R.

Deborah M.

Dick M.

Gail H.

Hannah B

Ha Lam

Harriet M

Jenny D.

John P.

Linda K.

Michael H.

Pattie S.

Robert C.

Shawna P.

Stefan K.

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All  Peterkort Woods residents are invited to meet at the Clubhouse, 10353 SW Taylor, on May 24th, 2025 for a neighborhood work day.

We will gather at 900am and work until lunch, which will be provided.
This year’s projects include:

*Preparing the pool deck and furniture

*Cleaning the area around the clubhouse

*Trash pickup in the surrounding neighborhood

*Cleaning Mailboxes

*Various landscape projects.

Some tools and supplies will be provided but feel free to bring your favorite gloves or tools.

Use the contact form below to register or ask a question.

Even if you have not signed up, please join us if you can.

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PKW residents cleanup the neighborhood. May 2, 2015.
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Roofing Project

Updated July 28th, 2025

Peterkort Woods homeowners can access important information through the portal managed by AMS. If you have trouble signing in, see AMS contact.

We have 35 buildings in our community. The first three building have been reroofed by Woodstock. More information regarding these buildings can be found in the posted minutes from January, February, and March 2025. This is Phase 1A.

Woodstock bid for and was chosen as the contractor for 20 more buildings that will have their roofs replaced this year. This is Phase 1B. Information regarding these buildings can be found in the ‘Roofing’ folder in the “Updated Roof Evaluation 2025.03.pdf” Woodstock has updated their master schedule. (7/24/25) This is an estimated time table and is subject to change.

Four tasks are tracked on Woodstock’s Roof Schedule document for phase 1b: Siding removal, roof replacement, siding replacement, and painting. As of 7/28/25 eight buildings are listed as 100% complete in all categories. Four others are only lacking painting.

If you are not sure of your building number, a map can be found on the AMS portal under documents/Governing Documents/Maps.pdf.

The remainder of the buildings are scheduled to be completed in 2027. This is also referred to as Phase 2. A contractor has not been chosen for this project.

Information regarding the financing of the roofing project can be found in the Board of Directors meeting minutes from April 14 and May 5th. More detailed information is available in the minutes from May 5, 2025. A draft version of these minutes is posted on the portal.

Updated information about this project is available on the portal under documents/notices/2025/notice of roofing project…(5/7/25).

There was a virtual town hall meeting on May 15th regarding the roofing project. Representatives from Woodstock, AMS, and the Peterkort Woods HOA Board of Directors were present to discuss the project including the scope, schedule, financing, and impact on homeowners. If you missed the meeting, it was recorded and will be posted soon on the AMS portal under weblinks/recordings. Update: As of 6/9/25 it was not posted. AMS reports they are having technical difficulties uploading it.

Important documents regarding a Special Assessment Resolution and Roof Replacement Project Cost Summary were emailed to homeowners on May 30th. For those who do not get their notices electronically, these documents were sent by mail.

If you have any questions or concerns about the roofing project including: timeline, costs, damage to personal property, contact AMS or fill out the form below.

related: maintenance, AMS, Board Meetings

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Maintenance

Front Door Hardware

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Do you need to replace the hardware for your front door? Read this article by a Peterkort Woods owner, Warren D.

Front door handlesetsDownload

Additional from Warren:

“I have received a couple of calls looking for replacement latches from neighbors with Forest units on the south side of Windwood.  It turns out that the handle sets originally installed in most of those units are not the Better Home Products ones, but made by Quikset (labeled very faintly on the top on the exterior side).  They are two separate pieces on the exterior rather than as one piece.  If you have the Quickset handle sets the latches I have will not fit them, but you can get replacement handle sets at Home Depot or online (where you may be able to find the latches).”

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Community Potluck May 13th

The next potluck will be on May 13th at 6pm in the Clubhouse. All Peterkort Woods residents are invited.

Please bring food and drink to share. It is recommended that you bring enough for 4-6 servings.

Plates, cups, and eating utensils will be provided.

This will be the last monthly event of the season.

Questions?

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Peterkort Development on Barnes Road

The following article is from Warren D.

Development of the Peterkort property is starting to gel. I suspect many Peterkort Woods residents have seen the clearing of the land between the Sunset Transit Center and SW Barnes and noticed that clearing is now starting on the north side of SW Barnes. The only specific plans I see are for the land adjacent to the transit center. They plan on four high density buildings there (six stories with retail on the ground floor and apartments above).

For details look at https://content.civicplus.com/api/assets/7211ad22-ff33-4d14-8b86-05cd800bb559 beginning at slide 55 and the video at https://www.youtube.com/live/u2mWDUwQzsY?si=OdBloGnQf_PgyQf starting at about 1:25:00. 

Residents of Peterkort Woods should be aware that each of our properties are subject to a Restrictive Covenant Waiving the Right of Remonstrance for Further Development that was signed by Renaissance and recorded by Peterkort Development in 2004. These agreements prohibit future owners (i.e., us) from remonstrating against development of the Peterkort property that conforms to the original Master Plan for that property. All owners should see an exception for that in their original title insurance policies. Before objecting to any development it is a good idea to review that. (I have no idea whether an agreement like this Restrictive Covenant is enforceable.  My purpose in writing this comment is just to make people aware of the fact that these agreements exist so they don’t get blind-sided by them later on.)

Ultimate development of the Peterkort property between Peterkort Woods and Barnes will be separated from homes on the south side of Windwood Way by an “open space” shown on a 2005 Partition Plat of the Peterkort property. The open space is centered on the creek and is about 200 feet wide. It is similar to the space dividing the pool area from the apartment on our north.

Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill Community Plan textDownload
2004-102715 Covenant to waive remonstrance without descriptionsDownload
community, extended neighborhood, Landscaping, Maintenance

CLEANUP DAY MAY 18, 2024

It is not too late to sign up.

All  Peterkort Woods residents are invited to meet at the Clubhouse, 10353 SW Taylor, on May 18th, 2024 for a neighborhood work day.

We will gather at 9am and work until lunch which will be provided.

Special Thanks to Sunrise Bagels, 10920 SW Barnes Rd

This year’s projects include:

*Preparing the pool deck and furniture

*Cleaning the area around the clubhouse

*Trash pickup in the surrounding neighborhood

*Cleaning Mailboxes

*Various landscape projects.

Some tools and supplies will be provided but feel free to bring your favorite gloves or tools.

Let me know if you are interested and I can email you with updates.

If you did not plan to attend and changed your mind at the last minute, you are welcome to just show up.

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As of5/17/24: 35 volunteers from 23 homes

41.2% of the volunteers are from Windwood

26.5% Morrison

11.8% Rustica

8.8% Foresta

5.9% Trillium

5.9% Taylor

Overall, 10.3% of our homes are represented at this event so far.

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Dryer Duct cleaning

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Every year I remove the vent pipe from behind my dryer and vacuum as much lint as I can. I also vacuum inside the dryer, sometimes removing the lint assembly or front of the dryer to fully clean it. I last did this on May 6.

Recently the dryer started to take longer and longer to dry clothes. Heavy items like bedding never seemed to fully dry.

My dryer has a flow sense meter that indicated the ducts may be partially blocked. Online troubleshooting guides advised that I may need to clean the dryer vent. Or change a few parts. Or buy a new dryer.

I decided to start with a thorough cleaning of the ducts. Since I had just cleaned the pipe from the dryer to the ceiling in the laundry room and the HOA had recently cleaned the exterior of the vent above the roof, I concentrated on the exposed vent pipe in the attic.

I removed a 4 foot middle section (it was just taped together) and cleaned the exposed pipe and the removed pipe using a special brush and a vacuum. (see photos)

I was shocked at how blocked the vents were. The section just below the roof was about 50% clogged.

This was a easy to moderate DYI project but it took some time. If you do not feel comfortable walking around your attic or if you vent is not as accessibly as mine, I would hire a professional (see hvac cleaning for one recommendation).

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Hose bib leaks

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All of our hose bibs have vacuum breakers attached to them. Sometimes they are referred to as anti-syphon or backflow devices. They are supposed to prevent water in the hose from going back into the water supply line and are required by code.

You might have noticed water leaking around these devices when you first turn them on or off. The leak should stop after a second or two. This is apparently normal.

If the faucet continues to leak when it is left on, you may need to replace the vacuum breaker. They are not easily removed. They top part of this device is semi-permanently attached to the faucet. My plumbing experts believe it is ‘pinned’ on. Another source said it might be fastened with thread lock.

If you can find where it is pinned, you can use a drill to loosen the breaker. If it is glued on with thread lock, you can use a torch to loosen it.

Neither of those sounded like something I wanted to do.

A third option is to separate the breaker. I was able to unscrew the bottom two thirds. I purchased a new breaker at Geo. Morland, separated it, and screwed it onto the faucet.

This was harder than it sounds, but easier than removing the whole thing and cheaper than a plumber.

I made a poor quality video explaining all of this. Vacuum breaker relaced

Send me a message if you have questions.

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community, Landscaping, Maintenance

Cleanup Day MAY 20, 2023

Update: 5/19

1 day to go. Current prediction is 62-78 degrees and sunny during our event.

Is your street represented? Current roster:

50% of volunteers are from Windwood

15.4 % from Taylor

15.4 % from Morrison

15.4 % from Rustica

3.8 % from Foresta. (still waiting to hear from Trillium)

All Peterkort Woods residents are invited to meet at the Clubhouse, 10353 SW Taylor, on May 20th, 2023 for a neighborhood work day.

If you can, please arrive at 9am.

All projects will start by 10am. We will work until noon and then gather for lunch. If all goes well, the pool will be open for use when we are done.

This years projects include:

  • Preparing the pool deck and furniture
  • Cleaning the grounds around the clubhouse
  • Neighborhood litter patrol
  • Landscaping tasks TBD

Wear comfortable work clothes, including a high visibility shirt or vest if possible.  We have some work gloves, but  bring your own if you have them.

If you have to arrive late or leave early, we can still find something for you to do.

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