PAGE 6. Rough Interior to Present (11May2011 - 18August2011)
THESE PICTURES ARE IN REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER....START FROM THE BOTTOM AND WORK YOUR WAY UP.
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LAST UPDATED: 10/16/2011
8/18/2011
Manifold Blocks (circuit breakers for water)
below: Manifold for natural gas lines to supply fireplace, kitchen ovens/stoves, garage furnace, hot water heaters, electric emergency generator, grill, pool heater, and clother dryers
8/12/2011
Excavation for pool deck
above: spiral stairs (assembly still required) from library to lower office
Dual Vents...one for clothes dryer and one for central vac
Winch Hanging System for model airplanes in ceiling
below: winches being hung (8/12/2011)
7/15/2011
Duct work for pool room HVAC being finalized
7/14/2011
Below: Brick and Tile for Pool
7/6/2011
Lanai Skylight Installed
7/5/2011
above/below: Catroom garbage shoot boxed in
7/1/2011
above: Garbage shoot from Catroom to dumpster location (still to be framed up)
above: framework assembled around the duct chase in upstairs hall
permanent mounted bed frames in Nino's room and in Master Bedroom...the trade-off for carpet.
Pam wants hardwood... Philp wants carpet....reason she doesn't want carpet is that it is impossible to vacuum under the bed... permanent frame resolves the vacuuming issue!!
6/22/2011
Central Vacuum in rough-in. Catroom(above),
Master Bath (above), and kitchen (not pictured) each get a foot-activated floor
sweeper vac and the basement workshop will also be tied to the system. The
central vac will be mounted in a purpose-built room adjacent to the second floor
laundry (filtered exhaust to be vented to the outdoors) . This is a
self-designed system...hope it works!!
6/15/2011
OUTDOOR KITCHEN
In amazement, again, that I can hand a set of drawings to my framers and he can whip out my design, to the millimeter, and have it look exactly as I intended, in a very short period of time (half a day's work pictured below). It took me longer to write up the details than for them to build my design. In addition to the plan below, I supplied them with manufacturer's cut sheets for the intended appliances/doors/sink.
above: Duct work for the indoor pool dehumidifier system
below: My day-laborers on break (Anthony on the right, and his friend from school, Eric, on the left)
another break location for a day laborer below....before he got yelled and told not to do that again!!
Domes installed on boys' shower stalls.
finally got power hooked up (below)...workers ought to quit complaining about the cost of the gas in their generators now.
below: measurements taken to fabricate the necessary "turn" in the garage shoot from catroom to dumpster parking area.
framing completed in garage...to hide garage doors when they are up.
3Jun2011
Below: Gas line installed.
ABOVE: the interior view of garbage shoot from Cat room to dumpster outside and BELOW: the exterior view of the same
The following pictures were taken between 11May and 30May and dont follow any particular order...didnt have time to put a daily recap together
above; garage hvac ductwork (on either side of support beam)
above and below: septic system installation
fire place and chimney installed
above: water main in the meter pit...at the street.
above: drain field (septic)
below: in-wall urinal and toilet mounting carriers in the Cabana
below: spiral stairs (not assembled yet)
fireplace dropped into place
replacement windows installed
below: gas main line delivered
