Continued…

Cover photo: Colby and Hunter from Krause Electric wiring the Conservatory. I always prided myself on hiring really great people with solid character and good intelligence. Mike at Krause Electric seems to do the same based on his guys that I’ve met.

Nailer repair.

More brick samples. This may be similar to the final.

Class 5 crushed stone compacted and ready for wall blocks.

José Vargas (Topo LLC) pounding a stone in to place until it’s perfectly level. Scott from Topo is also someone who hires great people.

José Bravo cutting out for a stone that will be one level below the one above it.

If you look close you can see that he cut out a thumb hole for himself to hold the cutoff.

Installing the porch ceiling.

This will be ski boat storage.

The guys from Topo began leveling the lower patio. It’ll be fun to see the walls in place for this.

Guys from Neuhart Concrete installing rigid foam on the main level of the detached garage. This may have in-floor hydronic heat installed. We’re still trying to figure out the best options for HVAC for this space.

José applying mastic to help hold the next block in place. Strangely the pins for these Keystone Blocks didn’t line up so they’re using a pin on one side and the mastic on the other. This proved to be a pain when they had to remove part of one row because the window well is a bit lower than originally planned and so they needed to make the wall the same height. José told me that they had a fun time getting them unstuck.

Stone sample for two shorter walls; around the lower patio and around the front courtyard.

Morning light pouring in while the tapers begin preparing.

Twice in the past couple of weeks we’ve arrived at the site to find our interior designers making sure that all of the details will be accurate. From left Marita (Kipling House), Lynn (Proj Mgr, Hendel), Bob (Site Super, Hendel), Krysta (Kipling House), Door supplier and behind the door supplier is Jereme who will be installing all of the interior trim. Great group of people standing here.

Porch ceiling. I’m not sure if the notch is cut crooked or the ceiling board was installed crooked.