Michael Vacirca

Much of the inspiration for LastingNest came frommy grandfather, Vito Vacirca. He was a stuccoand plastering contractor providing services to the New York City area and Long Island for more than fifty years.

I accompanied him as his helper when I was a teenager, and he would often point out his work as we drove around. I couldn't help but notice the deep care he held for the details that he put into his craft.

I went to college, graduated, (B.S. Exercise Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1986) even went to a little grad school, but realised I really loved making things.

I started in the trades as a shipwright, working on the restoration of tall ships on the East Coast. This included time as the ship's carpenter on the 106' Hudson River sloop Clearwater and as mate on the Herrshoff sloop Ventura.

After working in the marine industry in Seattle for a while, I got a job as a remodeling carpenter with Sunshine Construction. Four years later I started LastingNest.

The rest is history (and in our portfolio).

After Graduating with a B.S. in electrical engineering in 1986, I spent a year working in Alaska & biking through Europe & Israel before Ccoming back to the U.S., where I finally settled in Seattle.

I've had the pleasure playing bass in a hippy/Funk band called Tribal Therapy. I also started The Healing Earth, Seattle's first organic/vegan restaurant. I have organized many shows & community events– even a few Peace concerts in my time here.

After many fun years of good work in food and music, I found myself being more and more drawn to home remodeling. In 2001 I joined Mike at LastingNest.

The rest is history.