My first post about construction was 6 1/2 months ago and I still pinch myself every time I go to the job site--it hasn't really set in that we are more than half way done and that it is actually me who will be moving in in less than 4 months! The project is going fantastically well--we have bumps and frustrations like everyone--but our dream really is being realized. We have a great builder in Leon Meyers and a fantastic crew of really talented and dedicated craftsmen. Our little cul de sac is so jammed with trucks that I can barely find a place to park when I visit.
I don't know where to start with the progress report. Drywall is going full steam ahead. I try to keep one step ahead of them covering up my wires.
I came up with an interesting base trim detail involving a decorative reglet mated with a trapezoidal (of course) shaped piece of trim wood. In the gallery the aluminum will be exposed and elsewhere in the house it will be painted the same color as the base wood. They have just started to install it.
Charles and his team from Pickard Roofing got started on the mop down roof on the roof terrace.
This roof will be covered by an ipe deck material. Steve and Joe fabricated sleepers (Steve LOVED doing this) to counter the slope of the roof.
Rain water will go through the decking, run down the roof, out the scuppers, and be captured by a cistern under the screened porch and be used for landscape watering.
The interior and exterior HVAC units have been set.
Don and Jesus wired them up yesterday and are hopeful of doing an initial system test this week.
Larry with P&L electric came up with a very flexible scheme for emergency generator power. We didn't want to invest in a large permanent generator system so they have placed a jack under the screened porch where we can roll in a portable generator. The main electrical panels have been fitted with a change over interlock switch which allows change over from mains power to generator jack. We can then decide (within the limits of the portable generator rating) on a case by case basis which breakers we want to energize during a power outage.
Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have it you may be smart enough to see is what you would have wanted had you known. Garrison Keillor