The last bit of framing that remains to be done is the covered back porch. However, it depends on the concrete patio and footings, and, with that, we have a little problem. That area happens to be where the newly graded back yard drains into; we’ve had a bit of a lake there for theRead more about The back porch, the rain, and a lake[…]
I learned something interesting regarding the roof and the settling of a house. In some cases, the roofing material can be so heavy, it can cause the house to settle. This is common with the Spanish style roofs we have in Santa Barbara, as the material is pretty heavy. The problem is, if the roofRead more about Roof loading[…]
Getting the house dried in (getting a roof on in builder parlance) was quite difficult given the on and off rain we’ve had over the last month. We finally decided to break up the process and do as much as we could every chance we got. Two weeks ago, we sheeted the roof with plywood.Read more about At long last, a roof[…]
Plumbing work has been happening on and off since before we first poured the foundation in the basement. We lucked out in that, from the farthest point in the basement there is a sewer pipe, to the street where we connect to the sewer main, there is just enough gravity fall so that we don’tRead more about Plumbing update[…]