Appliances & stuff

 Tony and his buddy put the finishing touch on the glass block trim. Its teak veneered 3/4" plywood. Lovely job!

 Tony also trimmed out the pantry secret door. Very nice.

 The window shade box is almost done. Tony has to wait for the installation of the actual curtain and mechanism before he can trim the planks to its final width.

Kitchen appliances!!

Dishwasher.

 My sexy Bertizonni range!

 My microwave oven.

 The vent over the range was not centered so it got damaged. The tile guy will return to repair it.

Stay tuned.

Heavy rain fall; little drama.

 Today was the heaviest rainfall I've seen to date. Although, apparently I've slept through previous rain falls.

 The roof seems to be slightly tilted towards this drain pipe, so all the water run off is coming out of it. If you look below, you can see the tarp is catching all the water and has effectively become a pond. I was worried but also thought this would have been a great place for a pond! 

 Tony's quick thinking saved the day. There was a leftover pipe discarded in my backyard. it was the perfect length to divert the rain water away from the light-well.

 Here is Tony bailing the light-well out with a bucket.Water did seep into the basement but the windows were fortunately tight enough that it kept a waterfall from flooding in.

 Tony, just to be safe, nailed the tarp up.

Wow, this could have been really bad.

Update, November 28th, 2012

 Bathroom sink is misaligned and will have to be reordered.

Roof is done! And just in time for a big storm.

Lights are in.

 Tony and (forgot his name) are working on curtain cover.

 Kitchen island is in but some details need to be worked out. Like how to hide the dishwasher.

Well more to come.

Roof & Kitchen

These photos are a bit late. Roofing is done.

Trimmed nicely.

 Kitchen shelves get some attention.

Kitchen!

Kitchen being built out.

Lovely Floor

This morning I saw the first coat of sealant on the main floor. Very nice.

Updates; November 14th, 2012

Light wells. Front of house.

Back of house

Different view.

"Goop" crack-filler on floor before sanding.

Dinning area.

Living room area.

I love this floor.

Stone not working out

Taking the stone down because its not working. Will be going to stucco for now.

Photo update:

Well, you roll the dice and sometimes you get snake eyes. Had the stone worked it would have been a big savings. You live and learn.
There go thousands down the drain.

Stone cladding update

 

Stone cladding on house.

Stone cladding

Stone cladding for stairway exterior walls.

Retaining walls for lightwells and main floor.

 That stupid swimming pool being annoying again.

Ipe floor almost done on the main floor.

 This ipe vent is really nice!

Hmmm.

Updates, November 1st, 2012.

 Lovely pavers!

House is covered in tarp for the rain.

 

Floor is replaced and I got my 1/4" tubing from the kitchen island to the outside!

Kitchen isalnd

 Outside

Bedroom floor is lovely.

Fire sprinkler relocated to inside the garage.

 Solar power conduits inside garage.

 Garage door opener!