Construction May 2009
 "Curbs" for skylights 5/31 |
 Barbara in action 5/31 |
 Buddy Barbara helping foam roof cracks 5/31 |
 NE Mt. View – final sheathing/parapets 5/30 |
 Mt. view – zoomed 5/30 |
 Mountain view – sheathed and parapets complete 5/30 |
 View from ridge 5/30 |
 View coming up driveway 5/30 |
 View from gate 5/30 |
 Mark and Charlie – final parapet corners |
 Closin’ in on garage 5/30 |
 Handy forklift for material moving 5/30 |
 Final garage sheathing from rooftop |
 How many guys does it take … |
 Office/garage view 5/30 |
 Garage sheathing almost done 5/30 |
 Inside garage view 5/30 |
 3 guys hard at work 5/30 |
 Charlie view from roof |
 Steve & Mark – Scaffold 5/30 |
 Birds-eye view: Charlie & Mark 5/30 |
 Final parapet sheathing 5/30 |
 Just missed the thunder clouds 5/30 |
 Boo boo? 5/30 |
 Mark’s old-fashioned scaffold 5/30 |
 Garage sheathing going up 5/30 |
 Chuck – cutting away 5/30 |
 Dark skies behind Steve-O 5/30 |
 Steve in garage window 5/30 |
 Charlie in actin 5/30 |
 Three guys sheathing 5/30 |
 Gargae sheathing 5/30 |
 Charlie – "Up on the Roof" 5/30 |
 Charlie working on kitchen 5/30 |
 Mark sheathing parapet 5/30 |
 Mark on roof 5/30 |
 Neighbor Mark helping with parpets 5/30 |
 Flycatcher visiting under porch 5/29 |
 Mountain view 2 5/25 |
 Hillside view – roof, bump-out 5/25 |
 Mountain view bump out 5/25 |
 House view from driveway 5/25 |
 Kitchen bump-out road view 5/25 |
 More parapet prep 5/25 |
 More parapet building 5/25 |
 View down into courtyard 5/25 |
 Decorative angles of parapets 5/25 |
 Parapet progress 5/25 |
 Begin lib/entryway parapet 5/25 |
 Begin kitchen parapets 5/25 |
 1st parapet walls 5/25 |
 Long view kitchen roof/bumpout |
 Kitchen roof in tact 5/25 |
 Bump-out view from courtyard 5/25 |
 Kitchen roof almost installed 5/25 |
 Close-up of saguaro in clerestory window |
 Cactus in clerestory 5/25 |
 N clerestories and beams 5/25 |
 View kitchen panels as installed 5/25 |
 Second kitchen panel 5/25 |
 Kitchen roof panels going up 5/25 |
 Front of house bump-out view |
 Front of house kitchen bump-out view 5/25 |
 Bump-out emerging 5/25 |
 Kitchen bump-out taking shape 5/25 |
 Clerestory cut-out install 5/25 |
 Small wall panels above clerestories 5/25 |
 Balancing act 14 ft in air 5/25 |
 View of clerestories taking form 5/23 |
 Kitchen beams – E view (mt view) |
 Kitchen beams in place – W view 5/25 |
 Catching third beam 5/25 |
 Two kitchen beams up 5/25 |
 Kitchen beams headed for rooftop 5/25 |
 1st kitchen beam placed 5/25 |
 I’m looking at you 5/23 |
 Find the rattlesnake 5/23 |
 Aerial view of bump-out 5/20 |
 Upper view – kitchen bump-out taking shape 5/20 |
 Saguaro flowers in bloom 5/20 |
 Mt. view – roof almost done 5/20 |
 House view from pull-out 5/20 |
 House view from gate 5/20 |
 Kitchen bump-out from front 5/20 |
 W view kitchen bump-outs 5/20 |
 S view toward courtyard kitchen 5/20 |
 N view kitchen bump-out 5/20 |
 Kitchen view from entry |
 5/20 ktichen bump-out begins |
 Pantry panels 5/20 |
 5/20 inside master bedroom |
 Master bedroom complete (G2) |
 Master bath/closet complete 5/20 |
 Master bath skylight 5/20 |
 Master bath roof complete 5/20 |
 5/20 roof panels over master closet |
 Entryway roof – view from great room |
 Rooftop view 5/19 |
 "To-do" view from rooftop 5/19 |
 Steve enjoying the view 5/19 |
 Looking down into kitchen/grt rm |
 View from star-gazing deck 5/19 |
 Roof view from dining rm porch 519 |
 Dining room ceiling 5/19 |
 Exercise room panel/weather 5/19 |
 E view roof progress day 1 – 5/19 |
 Day 1 roof progress 5/19 |
 Wet roof after rain 5/19 |
 Exercise room panel delivery 5/19 |
 NE view roof progress 5/19 |
 Rainy weather 5/19 |
 Guest room roof up 5/19 |
 Clear-up after rain 5/19 |
 Sky open – RAIN!!! 5/19 |
 Noah the forklift operator 5/19 |
 Crew unwrapping dining glulams 5/19 |
 Contractor Greg and Steve 5/19 |
 View of guest bath roof 5/19 |
 Theater roof 5/19 |
 Placing theater panel 5/19 |
 Steve on theater roof 5/19 |
 Storm rolling in – day 1 – 5/19 |
 Greatroom roof complete 5/19 |
 Begin greatroom roof 5/19 |
 Steve on roof panels 5/19 |
 Entryway roof 5/19 |
 Hallway roof – from library |
 Hallway roof going up 5/19 |
 Begin entryway 5/19 |
 Entryway panels lifted 5/19 |
 Library roof up 5/19 |
 Guest bath roof/skylight hole 5/19 |
 More guest bath roof panels 5/19 |
 1st,2nd roof panels in guest bath 5/19 |
 1st roof panel placed 5/19 |
 Day 1 roofing crew 5/19 |
 Pops’s little helper 5/18 |
 More mini-walls prepped 5/17 |
 MIni-wall prep for crew 5/17 |
 Prepping kitchen clerestories 5/17 |
 Panels awaiting their new library home 5/16 |
 FInal roof panel piles 5/16 |
 More panel piles 5/16 |
 Organizing panels by section 5/16 |
 Roof panel piles prepped for crew 5/16 |
 Beetles under panels 5/16 |
 Hand-stand beetles under panels 5/16 |
 5/14 Playing with new rental toy |
 Master bath (right-toilet; left-bathtub) |
 Shower/toilet area headers in master bath 5/9 |
 Shower with opening/vigas at 6 ft height 5/9 |
 Temporary square posts to be replaced with small vigas |
 Headers b/w toilet and shower entry 5/9 |
 Headers above shower entry 5/9 |
 Ceiling headers in master bath 5/9 |
 Mstr bath toilet area 5/9 |
 Master bath viga in place 5/9 |
 5/9 Great Rm top panels complete |
 Outer view great room panels 5/9 |
 5/9 Begin great room top panels |
 Mel’s office/greatroom beams and panels in place 5/3 |
 Greatroom beams and panels in place |
 Toenailing greatroom beams 5/3 |
 Begin exercise rm top panels/beams in place 5/3 |
 Master BR top panels and beams 5/3 |
 Melissa’s office 5/3 |
 Charlie hanging from Great room 5/3 |
 Chuck scoping out great rm 5/3 |
 Inside entryway beams/top panels 5/3 |
 Finishing entryway panels 5/3 |
 Top panels and beams in dining rm 5/2 |
 Outside view of theater walls/beams |
 Chuck and Steve – dining rm |
 Theater beams and top panels 5/2 |
 Charlie placing dining rm beams 5/2 |
 Beams and top panels – guest rm 5/2 |
 Guest rm beams and mini panels up 5/2 |
 Charlie placing theater beams 5/2 |
 Sure-footed Charlie 5/2 |
 Library beams/mini panels in place 5/2 |
 Charlie aligning beams 5/2 |
 Library top mini-panels installed 5/2 |
 1st beams tacked-small wall up 5/2 |
 View from existing garage 5/1 |
 Another perfect fit 5/1 |
 Perfectly notched panels 5/1 |
 View from dining room porch 5/1 |
 Master BR glulams 5/1 |
 Standing in dining rm – toward exercise, master BR |
 Looking toward entry and greatroom 5/1 |
 Library glulams resting on top plates |
 Greatroom ceiling taking shape 5/1 |
 Great room glulams and LVL in place 5/1 |
 View from exercise rm floor 5/1 |
 Begin great room glulams 5/1 |
 Nicholas building his own crane |
 View of crane fully extended |
 Library beams placed 5/1 |
 Another beam in place 5/1 |
 Dennis and Nicholas 5/1 |
 Dropping beam into place |
 Glulam in the air 5/1 |
 1st beam placed with crane 5/1 |
 Extended crane arm 5/1 |
 Steve unstrapping the glulam 5/1 |
 1st crane beam being lowered – library |
 Crane almost ready 5/1 |
 Big red truck 5/1 |
 Setting up the crane 5/1 |
 Little helper Nicholas 5/1 |
 Crane arrival 5/1 |
 Three generations 5/1 |
 Dennis the crane operator 5/1 |
"Curbs" for skylights 5/31
Barbara in action 5/31
Buddy Barbara helping foam roof cracks 5/31
NE Mt. View – final sheathing/parapets 5/30
Mt. view – zoomed 5/30
Mountain view – sheathed and parapets complete 5/30
View from ridge 5/30
View coming up driveway 5/30
View from gate 5/30
Mark and Charlie – final parapet corners
Closin’ in on garage 5/30
Handy forklift for material moving 5/30
Final garage sheathing from rooftop
How many guys does it take …
Office/garage view 5/30
Garage sheathing almost done 5/30
Inside garage view 5/30
3 guys hard at work 5/30
Charlie view from roof
Steve & Mark – Scaffold 5/30
Birds-eye view: Charlie & Mark 5/30
Final parapet sheathing 5/30
Just missed the thunder clouds 5/30
Boo boo? 5/30
Mark’s old-fashioned scaffold 5/30
Garage sheathing going up 5/30
Chuck – cutting away 5/30
Dark skies behind Steve-O 5/30
Steve in garage window 5/30
Charlie in actin 5/30
Three guys sheathing 5/30
Gargae sheathing 5/30
Charlie – "Up on the Roof" 5/30
Charlie working on kitchen 5/30
Mark sheathing parapet 5/30
Mark on roof 5/30
Neighbor Mark helping with parpets 5/30
Flycatcher visiting under porch 5/29
Mountain view 2 5/25
Hillside view – roof, bump-out 5/25
Mountain view bump out 5/25
House view from driveway 5/25
Kitchen bump-out road view 5/25
More parapet prep 5/25
More parapet building 5/25
View down into courtyard 5/25
Decorative angles of parapets 5/25
Parapet progress 5/25
Begin lib/entryway parapet 5/25
Begin kitchen parapets 5/25
1st parapet walls 5/25
Long view kitchen roof/bumpout
Kitchen roof in tact 5/25
Bump-out view from courtyard 5/25
Kitchen roof almost installed 5/25
Close-up of saguaro in clerestory window
Cactus in clerestory 5/25
N clerestories and beams 5/25
View kitchen panels as installed 5/25
Second kitchen panel 5/25
Kitchen roof panels going up 5/25
Front of house bump-out view
Front of house kitchen bump-out view 5/25
Bump-out emerging 5/25
Kitchen bump-out taking shape 5/25
Clerestory cut-out install 5/25
Small wall panels above clerestories 5/25
Balancing act 14 ft in air 5/25
View of clerestories taking form 5/23
Kitchen beams – E view (mt view)
Kitchen beams in place – W view 5/25
Catching third beam 5/25
Two kitchen beams up 5/25
Kitchen beams headed for rooftop 5/25
1st kitchen beam placed 5/25
I’m looking at you 5/23
Find the rattlesnake 5/23
Aerial view of bump-out 5/20
Upper view – kitchen bump-out taking shape 5/20
Saguaro flowers in bloom 5/20
Mt. view – roof almost done 5/20
House view from pull-out 5/20
House view from gate 5/20
Kitchen bump-out from front 5/20
W view kitchen bump-outs 5/20
S view toward courtyard kitchen 5/20
N view kitchen bump-out 5/20
Kitchen view from entry
5/20 ktichen bump-out begins
Pantry panels 5/20
5/20 inside master bedroom
Master bedroom complete (G2)
Master bath/closet complete 5/20
Master bath skylight 5/20
Master bath roof complete 5/20
5/20 roof panels over master closet
Entryway roof – view from great room
Rooftop view 5/19
"To-do" view from rooftop 5/19
Steve enjoying the view 5/19
Looking down into kitchen/grt rm
View from star-gazing deck 5/19
Roof view from dining rm porch 519
Dining room ceiling 5/19
Exercise room panel/weather 5/19
E view roof progress day 1 – 5/19
Day 1 roof progress 5/19
Wet roof after rain 5/19
Exercise room panel delivery 5/19
NE view roof progress 5/19
Rainy weather 5/19
Guest room roof up 5/19
Clear-up after rain 5/19
Sky open – RAIN!!! 5/19
Noah the forklift operator 5/19
Crew unwrapping dining glulams 5/19
Contractor Greg and Steve 5/19
View of guest bath roof 5/19
Theater roof 5/19
Placing theater panel 5/19
Steve on theater roof 5/19
Storm rolling in – day 1 – 5/19
Greatroom roof complete 5/19
Begin greatroom roof 5/19
Steve on roof panels 5/19
Entryway roof 5/19
Hallway roof – from library
Hallway roof going up 5/19
Begin entryway 5/19
Entryway panels lifted 5/19
Library roof up 5/19
Guest bath roof/skylight hole 5/19
More guest bath roof panels 5/19
1st,2nd roof panels in guest bath 5/19
1st roof panel placed 5/19
Day 1 roofing crew 5/19
Pops’s little helper 5/18
More mini-walls prepped 5/17
MIni-wall prep for crew 5/17
Prepping kitchen clerestories 5/17
Panels awaiting their new library home 5/16
FInal roof panel piles 5/16
More panel piles 5/16
Organizing panels by section 5/16
Roof panel piles prepped for crew 5/16
Beetles under panels 5/16
Hand-stand beetles under panels 5/16
5/14 Playing with new rental toy
Master bath (right-toilet; left-bathtub)
Shower/toilet area headers in master bath 5/9
Shower with opening/vigas at 6 ft height 5/9
Temporary square posts to be replaced with small vigas
Headers b/w toilet and shower entry 5/9
Headers above shower entry 5/9
Ceiling headers in master bath 5/9
Mstr bath toilet area 5/9
Master bath viga in place 5/9
5/9 Great Rm top panels complete
Outer view great room panels 5/9
5/9 Begin great room top panels
Mel’s office/greatroom beams and panels in place 5/3
Greatroom beams and panels in place
Toenailing greatroom beams 5/3
Begin exercise rm top panels/beams in place 5/3
Master BR top panels and beams 5/3
Melissa’s office 5/3
Charlie hanging from Great room 5/3
Chuck scoping out great rm 5/3
Inside entryway beams/top panels 5/3
Finishing entryway panels 5/3
Top panels and beams in dining rm 5/2
Outside view of theater walls/beams
Chuck and Steve – dining rm
Theater beams and top panels 5/2
Charlie placing dining rm beams 5/2
Beams and top panels – guest rm 5/2
Guest rm beams and mini panels up 5/2
Charlie placing theater beams 5/2
Sure-footed Charlie 5/2
Library beams/mini panels in place 5/2
Charlie aligning beams 5/2
Library top mini-panels installed 5/2
1st beams tacked-small wall up 5/2
View from existing garage 5/1
Another perfect fit 5/1
Perfectly notched panels 5/1
View from dining room porch 5/1
Master BR glulams 5/1
Standing in dining rm – toward exercise, master BR
Looking toward entry and greatroom 5/1
Library glulams resting on top plates
Greatroom ceiling taking shape 5/1
Great room glulams and LVL in place 5/1
View from exercise rm floor 5/1
Begin great room glulams 5/1
Nicholas building his own crane
View of crane fully extended
Library beams placed 5/1
Another beam in place 5/1
Dennis and Nicholas 5/1
Dropping beam into place
Glulam in the air 5/1
1st beam placed with crane 5/1
Extended crane arm 5/1
Steve unstrapping the glulam 5/1
1st crane beam being lowered – library
Crane almost ready 5/1
Big red truck 5/1
Setting up the crane 5/1
Little helper Nicholas 5/1
Crane arrival 5/1
Three generations 5/1
Dennis the crane operator 5/1