November 19, 2010: More Corner Rounds

Woke up this morning to the dulcet tones outside my window of... the planer, eating away at the imperfections in the beams of wood, which would next be shaped on the router to become corner rounds for the floorboards.



Other little details completed were the access panel to the attic and the floorboards in the utility area.


Caught Bennett relaxing for a moment...

November 13, 2010: Finishing the Exterior

Eric and Darrin worked today. Darrin worked on finishing the exterior bands and skirts.


Then he installed the valances under the kitchen cabinets.


Meanwhile, Eric finished flooring the closet in the master bedroom.

The laser is to set the shelves in the closet. Future project.

After installing the doors, he took a little time to play with his buddy.


After Bennett got home from helping Wally with orchids at KCC Farmers' Market, he helped Eric grout the glass blocks.

November 8, 2010: Cutting the Hole in the Wall!

Big day today! The kids are moved into our old room, and we're moved into the one finished room in the new house. So today our two homes become one big one!

First step: the tiny hole in the wall to access the power from the new house.

More on this later...

Because our house was originally built as a single-wall structure and is rather old and somewhat termite-eaten, Eric needed to make sure that the wall was shored up, so he and Roger framed it and placed a shear wall.


More fun with the tiny hole in the wall...


No more fun... the tiny hole is now a big hole!


The next step will be to make some steps so we don't fall as we make our way back and forth!
Starting today; finishing tomorrow.

Fun photo asides:
These are the weights from the old window in the kids room (no longer existent), which kept them at whatever level you opened them. I understand their new home will be aboard Jon's boat!


And a peek at the water lilies in the backyard:

I believe there are at least four of them blooming right now. Hope I have this much success with all of the plants that will be in the yard! God is a great gardener, cuz it's sure not me!!

September 26, 2010: Grouting the Tile

Buster and Herb began grouting the master bathroom wall using epoxy grout.



Eric and Roger closed off the remaining pukas between the old and new house. The next step will be cutting the passage between the two houses... **sigh**... that is, when he gets to come back again.


And Mike the landscaper came by to discuss how we want to dress up the yard.


No workers tomorrow, but since I am ALL CAUGHT UP (!), I'm going to just take photos of the house from the different angles to see how things are shaping up.