OUR NEW HOUSE

One day of construction at a time

Catastrophe

Catastrophe

Three days before move-in, catastrophe has struck our new house. Over the weekend, a plumbing fitting connecting the kitchen island pot filler to the water line had a crack, and developed a leak.  It seems our plumbers over-tightened a plastic fitting and it caused a crack.  The water dripped down behind the stove, and foundRead more about Catastrophe[…]

Master tub

Master tub

The master tub is finally in! Because we didn’t plan on having an access hole from the bottom to attach the drain, it gave the plumber some difficulty doing it from the top. The first attempt leaked.  I am always amazed at how much planning and thinking things through is required to build a house.

Goodbye office trailer

Goodbye office trailer

We finally removed the office trailer we’ve been using for over a year to manage the construction.  Like the roll-off containers, we had to wait until we could rebuild the ramp necessary to get them out. It was a tight squeeze getting it out the driveway. We now have a temporary office inside the basement.

Stain in the ass

Stain in the ass

Traditional craftsman houses have a considerable amount of stained wood finish.  Consider this house just a half block away from ours that was on the market some years back. The old house on our property had a lot of exposed, unfinished redwood.  We love redwood, but that is a lot of reddish brown to haveRead more about Stain in the ass[…]