OUR NEW HOUSE

One day of construction at a time

Pool house foundation

Pool house foundation

The pour for the pool house foundation happened yesterday.  It was a relatively small pour compared to all the others we’ve done – about a full truck or 10 yards. Framing on the pool house starts next week.

Stone work

Stone work

The stone masons have been busy cutting stone from our pile into 4 inch pieces suitable for skinning the fireplace and raised foundation walls.  They delivered the first drop of the materials last week. All those nice flat pieces came from the boulders we pulled out of the ground when we excavated our basement. IRead more about Stone work[…]

Roof loading

Roof loading

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[…]

More steel

More steel

Last Friday they dropped in some more steel.  When Charlie (the builder) mentioned that there would be steel around the garage doors I imagined something fairly minor, as this a pretty standard three car garage with two garage doors – a double and a single; something to simply support the span over the doors.  WhatRead more about More steel[…]