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There's always something about rain, whether in the forecast or in our blog, it seems. This time the news is that the rain has somewhere to go, the downspouts! Now if only the downspouts were located where they're supposed to be.
Brian is going check with the downspout guy, but he posits that the pre-manufactured bends in the downspouts can't meet the angle needed for the design. We'll find out Monday. We may have to consider custom downspouts (who knew that was a thing), because the current locations don't work. There are times when function trumps form, but in this case I think function can work with form as designed.
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Living room, looking east
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The sheet rock guys came back this week to sling mud all over the house. They sanded in some areas and applied the second coat of compound everywhere in the house. To quote our fan, "It's really starting to look like a house!"
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| Living room, looking west |
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| Butler's pantry and refrigerator/pantry cabinet area, facing west |
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| Kitchen, facing south |
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| Living room, facing north |
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| Stairwell, facing north |
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| Primary bedroom, facing west |
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| Primary bath, facing west |
Rueben and his minion were on site several days, prepping the primary bath for tile, and placing the Schluter edging around the shower and baseboards. This needed to be done now so the sheet rock guys can do their finishing on the other side of the Schluter edge.
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| Primary bath, facing east |
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| Den, facing east |
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| Den, facing south |
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| Laundry/mud room, facing north |
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| Entry, facing south |
There are lots of plans and moving pieces over the next few weeks. The biggest thing is Brian is traveling to the other side of the world for two weeks. We're not sure who ok'd his vacation. Rob will be in charge while he's gone. While we trust Rob to do all the right things, I'm not sure he's thrilled with the arrangement.
Before Brian leaves he is trying to schedule out as many subs as possible. After sheet rock is complete this week the painter comes in – primer, two coats of paint on the ceiling and a single coat on the walls. Then the electricians, followed by flooring and trim. Then more paint. If half of these things get done in the next three weeks it would be amazing. Brian has also scheduled meetings with us and several of the subs this week to make sure things go smoothly while he is gone.
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| New fireplace surround design |
We need to wrap our collective arms around what we're doing with the fireplace. The original plan was a one-piece blackened steel surround. We recently went around with the architects about how to accomplish this. We've decided on panels instead of a single welded piece. But the spec'd material is not available in the right thickness and hot-rolled steel has a mill grain (?) that messes with the desired finish. The fireplace surround should be in place before the flooring is installed in that area of the living room. So, timing.
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| Solar panel supports installed |
We're always pleasantly surprised when the solar guys show up. It's not their fault, the weather has been, well, crap. But they were on site last week with enough clear weather to install the rest of the solar panel supports and wire the solar panels themselves. We are supposed to have some clear and mild weather days this week. Should be eventful!
