Nov 2009

Karen staining master BR 11/2Karen staining master BR 11/2

Karen staining master BR 11/2

Karen staining great room window 11/2Karen staining great room window 11/2

Karen staining great room window 11/2

Great room stained 11/3Great room stained 11/3

Great room stained 11/3

Mama staining library 11/3Mama staining library 11/3

Mama staining library 11/3

 
Morning moon 11/4Morning moon 11/4

Morning moon 11/4

Saguaros and moon 11/4Saguaros and moon 11/4

Saguaros and moon 11/4

Disassembled windows - pre stainDisassembled windows – pre stain

Disassembled windows – pre stain

Visitor under stucco plasticVisitor under stucco plastic

Visitor under stucco plastic

 
Close-up view of Steve's  'buddy'Close-up view of Steve’s ‘buddy’

Close-up view of Steve's 'buddy'

Begin brown coat 11/9Begin brown coat 11/9

Begin brown coat 11/9

Smoothing stucco 11/9Smoothing stucco 11/9

Smoothing stucco 11/9

Close-up smoothing shot 11/9Close-up smoothing shot 11/9

Close-up smoothing shot 11/9

 
Great room brown coat 11/9Great room brown coat 11/9

Great room brown coat 11/9

Second coat going on 11/9Second coat going on 11/9

Second coat going on 11/9

Library/guest side brown coat 11/9Library/guest side brown coat 11/9

Library/guest side brown coat 11/9

Giant smoothing trowel 11/9Giant smoothing trowel 11/9

Giant smoothing trowel 11/9

 
Roughing-up the brown coat 11/9Roughing-up the brown coat 11/9

Roughing-up the brown coat 11/9

Library brown coat almost completeLibrary brown coat almost complete

Library brown coat almost complete

Close-up window detail 11/9Close-up window detail 11/9

Close-up window detail 11/9

Close up of guest room windowsClose up of guest room windows

Close up of guest room windows

 
Front brown coat almost done 11/9Front brown coat almost done 11/9

Front brown coat almost done 11/9

Bobby at back of house 11/9Bobby at back of house 11/9

Bobby at back of house 11/9

Last section - brown coat  11/9Last section – brown coat 11/9

Last section – brown coat 11/9

Garage edge detail 11/10Garage edge detail 11/10

Garage edge detail 11/10

 
Parapets finished 11/10Parapets finished 11/10

Parapets finished 11/10

Brown coat mud in courtyard 11/10Brown coat mud in courtyard 11/10

Brown coat mud in courtyard 11/10

Smoothing out brown coat in ctyd 11/10Smoothing out brown coat in ctyd 11/10

Smoothing out brown coat in ctyd 11/10

Final brown coat 11/10Final brown coat 11/10

Final brown coat 11/10

 
Stucco layer along block stemwall 11/15Stucco layer along block stemwall 11/15

Stucco layer along block stemwall 11/15

Close-up of stem wall stucco 11/15Close-up of stem wall stucco 11/15

Close-up of stem wall stucco 11/15

Dryvit early-morning delivery 11/16Dryvit early-morning delivery 11/16

Dryvit early-morning delivery 11/16

Dryvit for final stucco layer 11/16Dryvit for final stucco layer 11/16

Dryvit for final stucco layer 11/16

 
Fill-in of wash-out hole 11/16Fill-in of wash-out hole 11/16

Fill-in of wash-out hole 11/16

Mixing the final coat Dryvit 11/17Mixing the final coat Dryvit 11/17

Mixing the final coat Dryvit 11/17

Colossal Lath & Plaster crew 11/17Colossal Lath & Plaster crew 11/17

Colossal Lath & Plaster crew 11/17

Adding the 'burnt oak' color 11/17Adding the ‘burnt oak’ color 11/17

Adding the 'burnt oak' color 11/17

 
Mixing in the color 11/17Mixing in the color 11/17

Mixing in the color 11/17

Bobby applying first color coat 11/17Bobby applying first color coat 11/17

Bobby applying first color coat 11/17

Three layers of workers 11/17Three layers of workers 11/17

Three layers of workers 11/17

Applying color to first wall 11/17Applying color to first wall 11/17

Applying color to first wall 11/17

 
Three layers of 'floaters' 11/17Three layers of ‘floaters’ 11/17

Three layers of 'floaters' 11/17

Close-up of Dryvit smooth textureClose-up of Dryvit smooth texture

Close-up of Dryvit smooth texture

Guest BR wall complete 11/17Guest BR wall complete 11/17

Guest BR wall complete 11/17

Library complete as train goes by 11/17Library complete as train goes by 11/17

Library complete as train goes by 11/17

 
S side of house done 11/17S side of house done 11/17

S side of house done 11/17

Moving to great room 11/17Moving to great room 11/17

Moving to great room 11/17

Color lighter upon 1st application 11/17Color lighter upon 1st application 11/17

Color lighter upon 1st application 11/17

Making progress 11/17Making progress 11/17

Making progress 11/17

 
Achieving the perfect finish 11/17Achieving the perfect finish 11/17

Achieving the perfect finish 11/17

Great Room almost complete 11/17Great Room almost complete 11/17

Great Room almost complete 11/17