Construction Nov 2009
 Karen staining master BR 11/2 |
 Karen staining great room window 11/2 |
 Great room stained 11/3 |
 Mama staining library 11/3 |
 Morning moon 11/4 |
 Saguaros and moon 11/4 |
 Disassembled windows – pre stain |
 Visitor under stucco plastic |
 Close-up view of Steve’s ‘buddy’ |
 Begin brown coat 11/9 |
 Smoothing stucco 11/9 |
 Close-up smoothing shot 11/9 |
 Great room brown coat 11/9 |
 Second coat going on 11/9 |
 Library/guest side brown coat 11/9 |
 Giant smoothing trowel 11/9 |
 Roughing-up the brown coat 11/9 |
 Library brown coat almost complete |
 Close-up window detail 11/9 |
 Close up of guest room windows |
 Front brown coat almost done 11/9 |
 Bobby at back of house 11/9 |
 Last section – brown coat 11/9 |
 Garage edge detail 11/10 |
 Parapets finished 11/10 |
 Brown coat mud in courtyard 11/10 |
 Smoothing out brown coat in ctyd 11/10 |
 Final brown coat 11/10 |
 Stucco layer along block stemwall 11/15 |
 Close-up of stem wall stucco 11/15 |
 Dryvit early-morning delivery 11/16 |
 Dryvit for final stucco layer 11/16 |
 Fill-in of wash-out hole 11/16 |
 Mixing the final coat Dryvit 11/17 |
 Colossal Lath & Plaster crew 11/17 |
 Adding the ‘burnt oak’ color 11/17 |
 Mixing in the color 11/17 |
 Bobby applying first color coat 11/17 |
 Three layers of workers 11/17 |
 Applying color to first wall 11/17 |
 Three layers of ‘floaters’ 11/17 |
 Close-up of Dryvit smooth texture |
 Guest BR wall complete 11/17 |
 Library complete as train goes by 11/17 |
 S side of house done 11/17 |
 Moving to great room 11/17 |
 Color lighter upon 1st application 11/17 |
 Making progress 11/17 |
 Achieving the perfect finish 11/17 |
 Great Room almost complete 11/17 |
 Zoomed-in view from gate 11/17 |
 View from road 11/17 |
 Long-distance view of progress 11/17 |
 E side of garage finished 11/17 |
 Garage and master bath complete |
 Garage and master bath 11/17 |
 Change in color with midday sun |
 Back of house 11/17 |
 NE view of house/back 11/17 |
 Back of house progress 11/17 |
 SE view of day 1-color coat progress 11/17 |
 S view progress color coat 11/17 |
 Entry door porch complete 11/17 |
 Front porch view 11/17 |
 Office porch 11/17 |
 Dryvit color mixture 11/17 |
 Used color bottles 11/17 |
 End of day 1 color progress 11/17 |
 Dryvit "color" coat over "brown" coat |
 Master bath/garage in shade |
 End of day 1 color – road view 11/17 |
 House view – day 1 color -from ridge 11/17 |
 Office parapet complete 11/18 |
 Parapet work underway 11/18 |
 Roof parapets 11/18 |
 Master BR parapet/overhang 11/18 |
 Chimney/parapets – mt view 11/18 |
 Bobby on the roof 11/18 |
 Mt view – long distance 11/18 |
 Master BR parapets and chimney 11/18 |
 Applying Dryvit to roof parapets |
 Daredevil Bobby 11/18 |
 Taping off the roof 11/18 |
 Parapet progress 11/18 |
 High-point view 11/18 |
 Finishing parapets 11/18 |
 Beginning the ctyd 11/18 |
 Courtyard complete 11/18 |
 Courtyard view 11/18 |
 Ctyd to kitchen view 11/18 |
 Courtyard – bath 11/18 |
 Ctyd view toward entry door 11/18 |
 Standing in kitchen 11/18 |
 Day 2 – Dryvit complete 11/18 |
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Karen staining master BR 11/2
Karen staining great room window 11/2
Great room stained 11/3
Mama staining library 11/3
Morning moon 11/4
Saguaros and moon 11/4
Disassembled windows – pre stain
Visitor under stucco plastic
Close-up view of Steve’s ‘buddy’
Begin brown coat 11/9
Smoothing stucco 11/9
Close-up smoothing shot 11/9
Great room brown coat 11/9
Second coat going on 11/9
Library/guest side brown coat 11/9
Giant smoothing trowel 11/9
Roughing-up the brown coat 11/9
Library brown coat almost complete
Close-up window detail 11/9
Close up of guest room windows
Front brown coat almost done 11/9
Bobby at back of house 11/9
Last section – brown coat 11/9
Garage edge detail 11/10
Parapets finished 11/10
Brown coat mud in courtyard 11/10
Smoothing out brown coat in ctyd 11/10
Final brown coat 11/10
Stucco layer along block stemwall 11/15
Close-up of stem wall stucco 11/15
Dryvit early-morning delivery 11/16
Dryvit for final stucco layer 11/16
Fill-in of wash-out hole 11/16
Mixing the final coat Dryvit 11/17
Colossal Lath & Plaster crew 11/17
Adding the ‘burnt oak’ color 11/17
Mixing in the color 11/17
Bobby applying first color coat 11/17
Three layers of workers 11/17
Applying color to first wall 11/17
Three layers of ‘floaters’ 11/17
Close-up of Dryvit smooth texture
Guest BR wall complete 11/17
Library complete as train goes by 11/17
S side of house done 11/17
Moving to great room 11/17
Color lighter upon 1st application 11/17
Making progress 11/17
Achieving the perfect finish 11/17
Great Room almost complete 11/17
Zoomed-in view from gate 11/17
View from road 11/17
Long-distance view of progress 11/17
E side of garage finished 11/17
Garage and master bath complete
Garage and master bath 11/17
Change in color with midday sun
Back of house 11/17
NE view of house/back 11/17
Back of house progress 11/17
SE view of day 1-color coat progress 11/17
S view progress color coat 11/17
Entry door porch complete 11/17
Front porch view 11/17
Office porch 11/17
Dryvit color mixture 11/17
Used color bottles 11/17
End of day 1 color progress 11/17
Dryvit "color" coat over "brown" coat
Master bath/garage in shade
End of day 1 color – road view 11/17
House view – day 1 color -from ridge 11/17
Office parapet complete 11/18
Parapet work underway 11/18
Roof parapets 11/18
Master BR parapet/overhang 11/18
Chimney/parapets – mt view 11/18
Bobby on the roof 11/18
Mt view – long distance 11/18
Master BR parapets and chimney 11/18
Applying Dryvit to roof parapets
Daredevil Bobby 11/18
Taping off the roof 11/18
Parapet progress 11/18
High-point view 11/18
Finishing parapets 11/18
Beginning the ctyd 11/18
Courtyard complete 11/18
Courtyard view 11/18
Ctyd to kitchen view 11/18
Courtyard – bath 11/18
Ctyd view toward entry door 11/18
Standing in kitchen 11/18
Day 2 – Dryvit complete 11/18