Design seems to be the bottleneck for most things right now specification of the exterior siding details selection of bathroom fixtures specification and placement of exterior lighting placement of interior lighting (the cans) We’ve made a lot of progress over the last week, including Exterior siding The first thing to go on will be theRead more about Lots of design[…]
The window installation began on Monday and they’ve made quite a bit of progress. We are quite pleased with our Sierra Pacific windows and doors. We’re particularly excited about the quality of the knotty Alder wood, which has few, if any, knots, and will stain quite nicely. The installation work should be complete this week,Read more about Windows and doors![…]
The siding work began last week. We’ve got scaffolding up all around the house, and the house has been Tyvek wrapped. Other than the building wrap, one of the first things the siding contractor is working on is the second floor skirt, also sometimes called a flare Here are the beginnings of that framing. HereRead more about Siding[…]
While we welcome the plentiful rain this year as some respite from our years long drought in California (and especially in Santa Barbara), we are happy to say that the last few weeks has given us mostly a break from rain, allowing the plywood on our decks and exterior stairs to dry out so thatRead more about Deck water proofing[…]
In December, our beloved designer informed us that she could no longer work on our project for personal reasons. Over the next two months, and interviews with 7 very capable designers, we found someone we felt comfortable with. During that time we also realized that we needed to do major changes to our landscape design. Read more about Design decisions[…]
A lot is happening but in some ways, the house feels a little stuck, as there aren’t any big accomplishments to announce. The HVAC and Plumbing teams continue to chip away at those two installations, which are getting pretty far along. We are waiting for confirmation of when the window installation will begin. Coming onRead more about Plodding along[…]
We’ve arranged for the scaffolding to be installed and expect the installation of windows to begin in the next week. To prepare for the installation of windows (and other final look elements that might suffer from a shift in the building foundation) it is important to load the building with the heaviest materials so thatRead more about Drywall loading[…]