We had to lay out the driveway in 3D space on the lot to determine the location and depth of the footings for the planter block wall we are putting in. In doing so, we had to consider an number of different things like, the flow of any surface water should the permeable pavers getRead more about Surveying – driveway[…]
It’s been almost a month since my last burst of posts, and it’s been quite a month. Frustratingly little progress in terms of what we can call complete, but lots of work going on there an there, just more slowly than we want. The estimates of our move in date keep getting pushed back. Originally,Read more about April – what a month it’s been[…]
I’ve become somewhat of an accomplished junior surveyor over the last few weeks, as the need to figure out the location in 3D space for several elements of our hardscape has come up, like the bio-filtration basin. This ridiculous thing is supposed to clean all the water that runs off of our property before weRead more about Surveying – bio-filtration basin[…]
We’ve been working on a large block wall between us and our neighbors to the east for some time. In the last couple of weeks, we had the wall plastered, and it turned out really nice. Here is the raw block wall: To plaster it, they first have to apply some wire frames to theRead more about Hardscape walls[…]
We finally pulled the trigger on the plaster work, and there is quite a bit of it. In addition to the large wall we put up between us and our neighbors, we need to plaster the light wells, the exterior stairs, and the area between the siding and the dirt around our house. As withRead more about Plaster progress[…]
We put in a pretty massive wall between us and our neighbors – at least, that is what it looks like from our side. Because we remove some soil so that our back yard would be walk-out level from the back of our house, we now have a grade change between the two properties. HereRead more about The wall[…]
It’s been about 2 1/2 weeks since the last updates, but it feels like much longer. The freeway to / from the south of us finally opened after the mudslides, and work can once again proceed as normal. Now that things are once again moving, we are making a concerted effort to shore up theRead more about Project update 2/3/18[…]
Did I mention we are having a very large fire in the area? The Thomas Fire has been burning for more than a week now. Here is what the sky looked like a couple of days ago. Despite the fire, and the associated bad air quality, we continue to make progress on the house, albeitRead more about House update – painting, window & door casing, cabinets, and permits oh my[…]