April 2009

Construction April 2009
4/26 entry vigas and LVLs4/26 entry vigas and LVLs
Dining/workout LVL 4/26Dining/workout LVL 4/26
Dining/kitchen LVL 4/26Dining/kitchen LVL 4/26
LVL and vigas in entry/great room 4/26LVL and vigas in entry/great room 4/26
4/26 LVL between entry/great room/kitchen/courtyard4/26 LVL between entry/great room/kitchen/courtyard
Ernie the Oriole visiting againErnie the Oriole visiting again
Viga views from great room 4/25Viga views from great room 4/25
Viga view from kitchen 4/26Viga view from kitchen 4/26
Viga views from front door entry 4/25Viga views from front door entry 4/25
Entry LVLs and viga posts 4/25Entry LVLs and viga posts 4/25
Theater glulams being lifted 4/25Theater glulams being lifted 4/25
Hand-cranking the Genie lif 4/25Hand-cranking the Genie lif 4/25
Three glulams resting on guest wallsThree glulams resting on guest walls
Exposed beam (glulam) close up 4/15Exposed beam (glulam) close up 4/15
Using the Genie lift 4/25Using the Genie lift 4/25
4/25 first Glulam lifted in guest room4/25 first Glulam lifted in guest room
Pantry closet - kitchen door view 4/19Pantry closet – kitchen door view 4/19
Additional inhabitants - praying mantis 4/19Additional inhabitants – praying mantis 4/19
Pony wall next to toilet & bathtub 4/19Pony wall next to toilet & bathtub 4/19
4/19 shower walls up -mstr BR4/19 shower walls up -mstr BR
6 ft. portion of walk-in walls going up 4/196 ft. portion of walk-in walls going up 4/19
Begin master bath walk-in shower 4/19Begin master bath walk-in shower 4/19
Pantry bath header 4/18Pantry bath header 4/18
Laundy/storage area in pantry 4/18Laundy/storage area in pantry 4/18
Bathroom wall in pantry/mudroom 4/18Bathroom wall in pantry/mudroom 4/18
Peter the pocket gopher 4/18Peter the pocket gopher 4/18
Top plates complete - guest side 4/17Top plates complete – guest side 4/17
FIrst house inhabitant: Liz the lizardFIrst house inhabitant: Liz the lizard
Perfect top plate fit with panel 4/17Perfect top plate fit with panel 4/17
Top plate install 4/17Top plate install 4/17
Exercise/pantry top plates 4/17Exercise/pantry top plates 4/17
Pantry and office hall headers 4/17Pantry and office hall headers 4/17
Mt. view all interior walls 4/12Mt. view all interior walls 4/12
Interior walls framed - mt viewInterior walls framed – mt view
View inside workout room 4/13View inside workout room 4/13
view looking from dining roomview looking from dining room
Exercise/pantry/office walls 4/13Exercise/pantry/office walls 4/13
Entry to workout room 4/13Entry to workout room 4/13
Workout room header 4/13Workout room header 4/13
View of pantry/office 4/13View of pantry/office 4/13
Pantry/office hallwayPantry/office hallway
2nd office wall 4/132nd office wall 4/13
Steve working on office wall 4/13Steve working on office wall 4/13
1st office wall 4/131st office wall 4/13
Office space taking shape 4/13Office space taking shape 4/13
4/13 begin office4/13 begin office
View of  pantry from front porchView of pantry from front porch
Pantry entry complete 4/12Pantry entry complete 4/12
View of pantry from entryway 4/12View of pantry from entryway 4/12
2nd pantry wall up 4/122nd pantry wall up 4/12
1st pantry wall up 4/121st pantry wall up 4/12
1st wall - pantry/exercise rm 4/121st wall – pantry/exercise rm 4/12
W view begin pantry/mudroom 4/12W view begin pantry/mudroom 4/12
Begin pantry/mudroom 4/12Begin pantry/mudroom 4/12
Courtyard view to theater 4/12Courtyard view to theater 4/12
Guest bath towel closet 4/12Guest bath towel closet 4/12
Theater/guest hallway 4/11Theater/guest hallway 4/11
Finish theater wall 4/11Finish theater wall 4/11
Working on theaterWorking on theater
Begin LVLs in theater 4/5Begin LVLs in theater 4/5
AZ wildflowers growing next to rocksAZ wildflowers growing next to rocks
NE view- framing progress 4/5NE view- framing progress 4/5
North view-framing progress 4/5North view-framing progress 4/5
Check, check and double-checkCheck, check and double-check
View from guest BR 4/5View from guest BR 4/5
Theater/dining rm wall 4/5Theater/dining rm wall 4/5
View from theater to guest rmView from theater to guest rm
Guest/theater wall 4/5Guest/theater wall 4/5
Entry and closet 4/5Entry and closet 4/5
Entry closet and shared library wall 4/5Entry closet and shared library wall 4/5
Library wall 4/5Library wall 4/5
Red-headed hummer 4/4Red-headed hummer 4/4
View through bathroom hallView through bathroom hall
2nd guest bath header/closet 4/42nd guest bath header/closet 4/4
Outside view interior framing 4/4Outside view interior framing 4/4
2nd guest bath wall 4/42nd guest bath wall 4/4
1st guest bath header 4/41st guest bath header 4/4
1st guest bath wall 4/31st guest bath wall 4/3
Beginning guest bath 4/3Beginning guest bath 4/3
Long view - master suite 4/3Long view – master suite 4/3
Mst BR entry complete 4/3Mst BR entry complete 4/3