Saving My Bacon

The big theme for me this past week was the guys from Krause saving my bacon.  I totally missed what was needed for the roof vents in the conservatory. This required some ingenuity from Bob and Krause to make them work as they should. 

The main stair trim turned out great.

Early morning discussion of trim details – Mark and Bob.

Jorge in the 2nd level laundry.

Redoing the brick in the porch fireplace. It looks much better now.

Hendel tented the back porch and put a heater in there so that Topo can finish some brickwork that didn’t get completed last summer and needs to be done before Bob can get the columns in which has to be done before the trim can be completed which has to be done before some other stuff can be completed. 

Mike doing some drywall repair from access holes that were cut to fix insulation problems.

Cabinet doors for the 2nd level laundry.

Beds in the loft are painted. They look great.

I like the snow covered trees outside of the conservatory. It’s really cool how well insulated the glass roof panels are. It was 67°f in the conservatory and had been for several days when I took this shot and yet the snow hasn’t totally melted off. 

I’m hoping that sometime in the next week or two I’ll have time to get in our shed and pull our bikes out.

Some of the work that Krause and Bob did to get wiring in place for the conservatory vents. This is for the wall controllers that seem extra large for what they do.

Bob, Mike (owner – Krause Electric) and I had a meeting in the studio to go over electrical stuff. It was really cold in there so we took a break early in the meeting so that Mike could connect power for the heater that Bob had rented. I hate to think how much that’s costing to run.

Jesse installing oak panels in the living room.

The guys from Innovative Hardwood finishing the stair treads.

Sergey carefully inspecting the walls in the master sitting room.

Steve (Hirshfield’s Paint) brought a bunch of different masking tapes to test on the laundry cabinet doors. The finish on these is kind of unusual and the painters were having difficulty finding a tape that would stick well and provide the masking needed but not leave a residue when removed. Steve and his expertise have been a critical member of the team on this project in many areas such as producing numerous stain samples for the oak in the living room or figuring out a way to get the color and finish the bosses (Marita, Krysta and my sweetie) want but that’s not commercially available.

400 lbs of iron door for the Blue Zone (vino & veggies).

Steve, Rick Hendel and The Edge Bob in the conservatory discussing stucco colors.

The Edge, Steve, Rick and Boss #1 in the kitchen discussing something. I’m not sure what though 🙂

Sunset

The hooks in the breezeway have been getting a lot of use. One day there were a number of coats hung up in here.

Lots of oak for the living room.

Mark clamping a couple of boards before putting in pocket screws. He’s assembling the trim that will go around the west windows. He and Jesse pieced it together in place and then laid it out on the floor so that they can put it together with pocket screws. This will result in a much more stable installation.

The opposite corner.

The chair rail looks great.

Jesse and Mark are putting the last bit in place before fitting it on the wall.