Air Conditioning, Electricity, Plumbing, Rocks, Audio, Lights
Mon, Aug 18 2008 05:52
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Decisions a mile a minute- and hoping I don't decide something fast and wrong and hard to correct. Walking around the house with the electrician was particularly concerning, as I learned what a Raab light was one minute and then was saying to put them here and there the next. I have had to be a bit like Marilyn Monroe and depend on the kindness of strangers...
Mike has a rock guy that has his own rock supplier near Weatherford. He comes highly recommended with skills in dry stack style. I did ask for addresses where I might get a view of some of his work, as it will be one of the most impacting visual features of the home.
Having to shore up the feature window in order to get it guaranteed. It will now have a 4 x 4 steel post in the corner and metal inserts abutting it. I am fine with that.
Tim Jones has most of the air conditioning duct work up, and the unit over the master bed room in place. It is a very tight fit. We had to do some creative trouble shooting to get air to the full house with the least noticeable "duck's feet", as I say.
I meet with the lighting person (Angie) and the surround sound man (Frank) tomorrow. Lighting will be fun. Surround sound, though I will certainly appreciate it, I would rather pass on, if I only could.
Mike has a rock guy that has his own rock supplier near Weatherford. He comes highly recommended with skills in dry stack style. I did ask for addresses where I might get a view of some of his work, as it will be one of the most impacting visual features of the home.
Having to shore up the feature window in order to get it guaranteed. It will now have a 4 x 4 steel post in the corner and metal inserts abutting it. I am fine with that.
Tim Jones has most of the air conditioning duct work up, and the unit over the master bed room in place. It is a very tight fit. We had to do some creative trouble shooting to get air to the full house with the least noticeable "duck's feet", as I say.
I meet with the lighting person (Angie) and the surround sound man (Frank) tomorrow. Lighting will be fun. Surround sound, though I will certainly appreciate it, I would rather pass on, if I only could.
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Soffits and Siding and Plumbing, oh My!!
Mon, Aug 11 2008 09:35
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The Hardie board is up along the first story, the soffits ands taking form, and the plumbing trim is just about complete. I ordered and received all but two of the sinks (the boring ones- kitchen and washroom). I opted for all vessel bowls, and they are really beautiful. I especially like the teak wood burl sink for the library bath. When Drexel (cabinet maker) pulled it out of the packaging, his face lit up, and he took it all around his shop showing it to his crew and telling them this is what "organic modern" looks like.
Mike, Glenn and I had a conference call on Sunday to discuss the sky deck and options for all ipe vs. some treated pine for under support.. After that call, a good night's sleep combined with days before of musing, I called Mike and let him know I want to stay pure to the design and build it only with ipe. Something about the 75-100 year durability appeals to me. Plus, no need for ipe veneer, and worries about stability.
This week I will meet with the electrician. I still haven't ordered the plumbing hardware, and will most certainly be asked to get lighting in place. Better jump on that this week.
Doors are in progress by Danny in Arizona. I am really happy about that find and can't wait to see the finished product.
Saturday night after working a couple of hours cleaning around the house site, I sat and watched a great horned owl. He was atop a dead tree trunk across the ravine and was screeching, preening and watching the wildlife. I used my wide aperture binoculars to get a closer look. What a great way to end the day, by watching one start for a hungry owl.
