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The Dream is almost a reality. |
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Dream House Web Log |
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The Dream is almost a reality. |
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Watch our progress while we build |
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Construction Day 479-485 4 Days January, 2007 |
We've lost about 3 weeks of progress by having to deal with more rotting windows. We had to go to Tampa to pick up the warranty replacement windows. Then the windows have to be painted and installed. We've been working on smaller projects between coats of paint. | ||
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Construction Day 475-478 4 Days January, 2007 Several little projects in the works including prepping the downstairs for carpet installation. Brian is also having to work on replacing a door sill that has rotten due to a small leak under the door. The big news is that after a year of planning, designing, and amateur engineering, we have completed the round railing for the upstairs rotunda. This project was a bane to motivation as it just would not complete itself. As a free-standing guard rail, this was the most complicated and stressful part of the house to get right. While it does deviate from the architect's design, it will pass code and keep most everyone from falling through the hole in the floor. It took several days and steps to finish and assemble (thanks for the help Josh) due to internal structuring and painting. We are very happy this project is off the To-Do List. |
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Construction Day 474 January 6, 2007 We are installing the cabinets, shelves, rods and baseboard trim for the master closet. We brought in some clothes on hangers to make sure everything fits just right. |
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We have completed the master closet with shelves and hanging rods. We have also installed display hooks on the open wall. |
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Construction Day 473 January 5, 2007 Brian is back to working on the railing for the rotunda. He is installing trim that connect the railing to the opening in the floor and sanding the trim in place. Daniel is vacuuming the carpet and assembling the shelves and cabinets for the master closet. |
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Construction Day 472 December 30, 2006 José is finishing the upstairs rotunda. It is a pain in the ass carpeting a small round room with a big hole in the middle of the floor. |
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Carpeting is complete in for these areas. We still have to put down carpet in the living room/dining room, downstairs hallway, and rotunda. |
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Construction Day 471 December 29, 2006 Carpet pad and carpet is being installed. The carpet is covering the upstairs bedrooms, rotunda and hallway as well as the multi-purpose room downstairs. |
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Installer James is wondering as he carpets the small guest room if any company will really want to stay overnight during their visit here. |
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The carpet and pad being cut and placed in the multi-purpose room. |
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Construction Day 470 December 28, 2006 |
Daniel is prepping the floors for carpet installation that begins tomorrow. Brian is gone on vacation so Daniel is left to clean the floors, take down the doors, and fill/sand any uneven areas of the floor. |
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Construction Day 469 November 14, 2006 The bar top is installed and looks great. Now we have a place to set our cocktail glasses while we are working. |
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Construction Day 466-468 3 Days November, 2006 |
Brian is working on the railing for the second floor rotunda. He has been working on sanding, filling, priming and painting the top and bottom sections of the railing. He has learned a new skill working with automotive bonding to fill any minor imperfections on the railing supports. The supports have been sent out to an auto body shop for a high-gloss paint finish. | ||
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Construction Day 465 November 07, 2006
The bar area is ready for the installation of the top and side panel. The installer is supposed to be here between 9am and 11am. At 2pm, I call to find out where our bar top is. An hour later, the bar top is delivered but it has been fabricated backwards even after we provided scale drawings and someone from the fabricator came out and took their own measurements. So, now we have to wait for another top to be made. |
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Since we don't have a place for our cocktail glasses, we decide it is time to fill the hot tub (since the one at the current residence has finally crapped out even though we've kept it on life support for longer than it should have lasted hoping against hope we would have completed construction by now). We can't wait for the inaugural tubbing. |
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Oct 9 - Oct 10 |
NOTE: We passed the inspection for "pre-power" and the next day, Progress Energy gave us the juice! Now we can run the air conditioners and the even the hot tub. | ||
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October 05, 2006 |
NOTE: We have passed the final inspections for electrical and low voltage. We can now apply for "pre-power" so we can power the whole house and run the air conditioner. | ||
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Construction Day 464 October 03, 2006 |
The A/C contractor is here for the final charge-up and wiring of the
system. We have air conditioning! Now we just have to schedule and pass the electrical system final inspection. |
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Construction Day 463 October 02, 2006 |
The electricians have replaced the weak transformer and they are done with all the electrical items. Now the lights in the rotunda niches are working correctly. | ||
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Construction Day 462 October 01, 2006 |
We are installing more of the hand railing for the stairs in the house. | ||
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Construction Day 461 Sept. 23, 2006 Brian is building the frames for the speaker screens in the upstairs rotunda. Daniel is back at the sewing machine making the screens to mount to the frames. Brian is also working on baseboard molding in the guest closet. |
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