This has been quite a week of activity with progress in all parts of the house.
We continue to see progress from the framers, who have been here long enough to qualify as part homeowners. This week they completed all of the fascia (love that word!) and soffits, and started framing the exterior patio arches. This is really painstaking detail work, yet they continue to amaze me with their craftsmanship.
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| Bedroom and Office arches prepped for stone. |
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| Completed soffits with Christmas light plug. |
In addition to the framing activity, our AudioVisual company arrived to start the sound and TV wiring throughout the house today. More wire!
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| Wiring the office for sound, security and TV. |
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| Putting speaker wire into the Master Bedroom (next to the ceiling mirror and swing). |
Our trusty plumbers have been working the last two days running galvanized pipe throughout the house for propane to the HVAC, cooktop, and outdoor BBQ area. (They also plumbed the dryers for gas, but we didn't have the heart to tell them that they were electric.)
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| 16 feet up in the ceiling smiling before he found out about the electric dryers. |
In the event of a power outage, we are installing a generator for automatic switchover. This was the day that the Kohler generator rep decided to show up to meet with the electrical foreman to discuss how both systems needed to interact. Yours truly lasted about 60 seconds into the conversation before I was completely lost. They kept talking and nodding, so we assume they have all of the power requirements covered. If it works as advertised, it should be a totally seamless transition in the event of power interruption. The wine will be happy we did this.
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| Lenny the electrician, Dave the Kohler rep, and Jeff the PM adding up the $$. |
We also had the security systems designer out today to discuss the wiring system for the exterior cameras. We are totally amazed at the latest technology which allows us to monitor all of the cameras on an iPhone or iPad from anywhere in the world as long as we are connected through a wireless system. We'll be watching....
And last, but not least, today was the day that the company (Cedars Eaters) we hired to clear all of the brush in the trees arrived to begin their work. By the end of the day, they had cleared a 20 foot-wide path along the driveway, and were working on a back tree stand with another centuries-old Live Oak. Also, this last week yours truly got tired of waiting for them to show up, so I went all Paul Bunyan-like on the front tree stand and cleared that out. Looks pretty damn good! (This is why I went to college.)
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| Front tree stand with a 300+ year old Live Oak (on the right). |
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| View from the front. The tree looks like a Harry Potter version. |
Another view of the fabulous work. :-)
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| Thinning out the forest. |
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| Working on the tree stand on the back of the house. |
Okay, so cutting and clearing bushes isn't very exciting, but we promise it will look terrific when done!
But Wait, There's More.....
Jennifer, Tristan and Lauren visited this week, and the munchkins got to pick out which bedroom is theirs when they come to visit (like there is a big choice). In any case, it is always fun to have them here, and reminds us of why we moved to Texas.
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| Jennifer, Lauren, Tristan and Jan |
That's all for now!
See ya later!
- John and Jan -
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