Now the the insulation is (almost) complete, the drywall process has started. First step in preparation was to remove all the doors so they don’t get damaged. Each door had to be marked for location and for pocket doors, which side it goes on. Now the drywall goes up. For the first time since weRead more about Drywall[…]
Other than a few small areas, the insulation is nearly complete, and passed inspection a couple of days ago. We are using post-consumer recycled fiberglass insulation. The small secitons you see at the top on this wall are fireproof insulation to provide a fire block so a fire can’t travel from the attic into theRead more about Insulation update[…]
We started insulation on Monday, and it is expected to take a week. So next Monday we start drywall. Here is before. And here is after. Not very exciting to look at, but exciting for us. 🙂 We are insulating all the interior walls as well for sound proofing. We will be insulating the floorsRead more about Insulation[…]
We debated for some time about whether to have fireplaces that were capable of burning real wood. I grew up with a wood burning fireplace, and have lived in and owned houses with them. But we also rented a house that had a gas fireplace appliance in the master bedroom, where you could simply useRead more about Fireplace units are in![…]
We spent the week in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, visiting the Pictured Rock National Lakeshore (A national park). Upon our return, we discovered quite a bit of progress For starters, the walls and ceiling spaces are visibly becoming visibly full of various utility runs. In that one ceiling section, you see HVAC ducting andRead more about Weekly update 7/14/17[…]
When we tore down the old house, we kept a number of old leaded glass windows, hoping to use them for something in our new house. We pulled them out today so the interior designer could measure them, and it made a nice picture. Almost all of them will need to be restored; some haveRead more about Recycling old leaded glass windows[…]
Last week all the tubing for our central vac was installed. We’ve got 10 plug-in points around the house, and will have three 30 to 50 foot hoses. The new generation of central vacuum systems have hoses that have the wire integrated (so that it doesn’t get caught on things as you drag it around)Read more about Central vac[…]
There has been a lot of activity in the last couple of weeks. The carpenters, after several weeks of meticulous planning as to exactly how the exterior of the house will be put together, have started casing the windows and doors in preparation for the siding and shingles. Next, the painters have started priming theRead more about A beehive of activity[…]
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[…]
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[…]