tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67944465892668960242024-03-19T03:23:09.200-07:00Building a Strawbale Homefollow us as we design and build an energy efficient strawbale home in the town of Taos, NMpete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-31494748278422015182008-10-16T19:27:00.003-07:002008-10-16T19:35:08.482-07:00Settling in<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhxj8JHgS5xrtZSFW2mQVmbOwet2v0oJI7gDtHHNEXwbbg30wZqPrryu7JzjQh48Usl2rdUYsvenWrmjA_YEIMtoTsyAIPlwaPLUYRQBvJpZSxP0ggYLkEsllQAKRbGxPtrHGnOHYjEeW/s1600-h/IMG_0652.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhxj8JHgS5xrtZSFW2mQVmbOwet2v0oJI7gDtHHNEXwbbg30wZqPrryu7JzjQh48Usl2rdUYsvenWrmjA_YEIMtoTsyAIPlwaPLUYRQBvJpZSxP0ggYLkEsllQAKRbGxPtrHGnOHYjEeW/s400/IMG_0652.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257944643083603890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7wGXUOR8wSynnDo-XNnJsKRy-QfCmaZdc9kGi9lWFd48D1VqDIjWd4l0hZqofhQ4c5l4vVkFx2gnsvS5sACFmPVp1LA1Zl-MrILSaOY2LitNi3qAyPyupY56qkQTle5sjshplcPPokRC/s1600-h/IMG_0648.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7wGXUOR8wSynnDo-XNnJsKRy-QfCmaZdc9kGi9lWFd48D1VqDIjWd4l0hZqofhQ4c5l4vVkFx2gnsvS5sACFmPVp1LA1Zl-MrILSaOY2LitNi3qAyPyupY56qkQTle5sjshplcPPokRC/s400/IMG_0648.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257944645473692914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLofhn4mGJ-xSohR7oUrx9Kn2ibk2ysfVhKmFSshgLG30G9Gps_R-gxShW3Euf9vU9RmS30g1qbKqix8wURTU10S4L7jZebB9Z4bpJqHfZ2edfOvPQiXa6MBBA4Yg_hkL2VhDGtf_m4sLp/s1600-h/IMG_0644.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLofhn4mGJ-xSohR7oUrx9Kn2ibk2ysfVhKmFSshgLG30G9Gps_R-gxShW3Euf9vU9RmS30g1qbKqix8wURTU10S4L7jZebB9Z4bpJqHfZ2edfOvPQiXa6MBBA4Yg_hkL2VhDGtf_m4sLp/s400/IMG_0644.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257944649346864562" border="0" /></a>We are settling into the new home. The weather is getting cooler and we have the first snow on the mountain.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGwKOeHmbRC_gtrRV0Yfz8RyOJxRdpmZguMof_MNBKzK3wqIHVsuAZ9p7nttwbsTEE7cp2gWvl_kZEXniaXA6kdtX81EbD0TOSQtrMHZ_snY-5LtnkXIqBCVvcQM4gP801B8BZsSbi8eE/s1600-h/IMG_0657.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGwKOeHmbRC_gtrRV0Yfz8RyOJxRdpmZguMof_MNBKzK3wqIHVsuAZ9p7nttwbsTEE7cp2gWvl_kZEXniaXA6kdtX81EbD0TOSQtrMHZ_snY-5LtnkXIqBCVvcQM4gP801B8BZsSbi8eE/s400/IMG_0657.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257944658696260226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We started the first fire in our kiva fireplace.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Friends come to visit and warm up by the fireplace.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />and look how organized the garage is becoming!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This will be my last post on this house. We start a new job on Monday. Watch for the progress on the next great strawbale home.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-324093506854645752008-08-12T18:52:00.001-07:002008-08-12T19:04:22.103-07:00Certificate of Occupancy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjAUgodI5hY2rJQpSiTXcCXz9Vr1Y61wvrL199uLk4izhSpEzT3-p0Qo130M1Aa71w-LASAhijPo9-saKZkKRD8fr9sIPMBaeF_XRazN0GOjZLCtmJD4dGCctgyGbI7q9mq4nlld1kGZN/s1600-h/IMG_0630.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjAUgodI5hY2rJQpSiTXcCXz9Vr1Y61wvrL199uLk4izhSpEzT3-p0Qo130M1Aa71w-LASAhijPo9-saKZkKRD8fr9sIPMBaeF_XRazN0GOjZLCtmJD4dGCctgyGbI7q9mq4nlld1kGZN/s400/IMG_0630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233814966236693026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggR5VIm6MHR1MYG0EqWEhjpiKdONn-c-Pv44uqJ3Ilg4N2SyzUvjF0xv0ZAFIDh1U7dFiy3Hg6gChxVb_-JzDCd6vhgxplgisI9sYFwJ26BPrv2J9x8_uj9z60iw-IPpZQH25S2X0wnI5l/s1600-h/IMG_0623.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggR5VIm6MHR1MYG0EqWEhjpiKdONn-c-Pv44uqJ3Ilg4N2SyzUvjF0xv0ZAFIDh1U7dFiy3Hg6gChxVb_-JzDCd6vhgxplgisI9sYFwJ26BPrv2J9x8_uj9z60iw-IPpZQH25S2X0wnI5l/s400/IMG_0623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233814974866938274" border="0" /></a>Suzie holds up the C of O which we got on Friday after the final inspection. Now we can legally move in.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoLoJnBUJLaFtLTgM_e9pN-dkhnFbRGlhntPU_Oe-kgoz5ZruJ4uCuiq6d9ie7nWhakvGtDGnryOtQXsqLUzEpuNP00ZLSHfVD8B-CT8ATrMo6x5JaM_UHskQo2xb6NnTyLcQNHRre4Y3/s1600-h/IMG_0625.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoLoJnBUJLaFtLTgM_e9pN-dkhnFbRGlhntPU_Oe-kgoz5ZruJ4uCuiq6d9ie7nWhakvGtDGnryOtQXsqLUzEpuNP00ZLSHfVD8B-CT8ATrMo6x5JaM_UHskQo2xb6NnTyLcQNHRre4Y3/s400/IMG_0625.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233814981789083730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtny9fglkbpWMcD-C9w0sWkooeWAs_h8DPYAccNmnoJRCKCFRuqxQhQ0TPy6dcKuSOxTQLUyMKvd6YiltXsjZabP3YhgR7iOv-n2qsKJ41mkYi1AOUm5eW5b3ZQZvBQO1YjZRLg6kQLHH/s1600-h/IMG_0627.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtny9fglkbpWMcD-C9w0sWkooeWAs_h8DPYAccNmnoJRCKCFRuqxQhQ0TPy6dcKuSOxTQLUyMKvd6YiltXsjZabP3YhgR7iOv-n2qsKJ41mkYi1AOUm5eW5b3ZQZvBQO1YjZRLg6kQLHH/s400/IMG_0627.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233814994087388066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We finish little details like this one, Suzie is putting sealer on the grout.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The hot tub was also delivered this morning. We are getting ready to celebrate out first night in the house.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We jump in at sunset after watching the opening ceremonies of the olympics at a neighbor's house.<br /><br /><br /><br />So we're done now. Just need to move our stuff in. Hope you can come out for a visit. The guest room is ready and the hot tub is fired up.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-57898179868761111522008-08-12T18:05:00.001-07:002008-08-12T18:48:18.893-07:00Final grade<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0sL01avBHw9P_CWnMbk__YyJQZHWdVRGS5yDC0ijD8ukjDoBhJ6TunpKJRPa85aQjBU5f02MrGKUoIjj6TpNiRnUPqqBz6p-xIO-6Hayqjt1MraoIknl6KNgHQfDsc93b4pw9VohNx5W/s1600-h/IMG_0612.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0sL01avBHw9P_CWnMbk__YyJQZHWdVRGS5yDC0ijD8ukjDoBhJ6TunpKJRPa85aQjBU5f02MrGKUoIjj6TpNiRnUPqqBz6p-xIO-6Hayqjt1MraoIknl6KNgHQfDsc93b4pw9VohNx5W/s400/IMG_0612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233802557966842594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaOKXnksPwqBLUb81ASW1FYh5oek4D4RdtE-xeUEpXfCraUQB2_cr6GDLgBJeaWS3GaS9KEKDq_I4VepP_1zB-08uZCqOo7aMWCjpWp6MoFykD58rAMzjuumW4lMy_bJ3LBah_2FjNR9h/s1600-h/IMG_0619.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaOKXnksPwqBLUb81ASW1FYh5oek4D4RdtE-xeUEpXfCraUQB2_cr6GDLgBJeaWS3GaS9KEKDq_I4VepP_1zB-08uZCqOo7aMWCjpWp6MoFykD58rAMzjuumW4lMy_bJ3LBah_2FjNR9h/s400/IMG_0619.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233802568753774146" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fvFEFxbhUk3JB7n-rPMWujobxwBhxdAuUd-UefayFO-2_nNY6MmrS65eAVXOvplBNFnw7PGREfnbru4fNHNlcmLAAIKs2Hz5lxcok5_YKST2hawQq-Y6Yu1XiCAxtJ4e3RC5yEx-IK_b/s1600-h/IMG_0620.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fvFEFxbhUk3JB7n-rPMWujobxwBhxdAuUd-UefayFO-2_nNY6MmrS65eAVXOvplBNFnw7PGREfnbru4fNHNlcmLAAIKs2Hz5lxcok5_YKST2hawQq-Y6Yu1XiCAxtJ4e3RC5yEx-IK_b/s400/IMG_0620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233802571100310834" border="0" /></a>We got the final grade today. That is where we bring in soil to bring the earth up to the house so as to aid drainage and make it look beautiful. Here Rusty looks on as Kenny uses his backhoe like an artists brush.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The front of the house is all smoothed out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />View from the back. That is a terrace on the left.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-31856751695952179342008-07-21T18:20:00.000-07:002008-07-21T18:58:04.379-07:00Finish details<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsNyhHRqOxAyFU4jahl8TxCiBaE8oFvfkv7vUshE_6WolR0Pfn5zm6JyS9tnhvgorh7WqgSflWlvwZHkvsQW6xn-7TkzEYQJOSETTeMW9tghXI132bozeEmuBcw-my-qJ_evkTAlYTQx-/s1600-h/IMG_0602.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsNyhHRqOxAyFU4jahl8TxCiBaE8oFvfkv7vUshE_6WolR0Pfn5zm6JyS9tnhvgorh7WqgSflWlvwZHkvsQW6xn-7TkzEYQJOSETTeMW9tghXI132bozeEmuBcw-my-qJ_evkTAlYTQx-/s400/IMG_0602.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225642818381117618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8y8ORRTxcTXcxunNGrvDd2kf6k-skaMZydpqivHXyLCGO41u-TxRg3vCRlbuAV9pRN6nG2D-k24n4CJ_egBUASBpHyNI9k5uPwtcobO9pvkazdGc_8xPrj3A0TDOyVhiyI3Fu9e7mt8aG/s1600-h/IMG_0603.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8y8ORRTxcTXcxunNGrvDd2kf6k-skaMZydpqivHXyLCGO41u-TxRg3vCRlbuAV9pRN6nG2D-k24n4CJ_egBUASBpHyNI9k5uPwtcobO9pvkazdGc_8xPrj3A0TDOyVhiyI3Fu9e7mt8aG/s400/IMG_0603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225642824655142242" border="0" /></a>Roger from affordable gutters sets up while Patrick talks to him about another project.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPjFdSY3yGc9SFbyNChf52qLr1-6UzHwdWKHOvsHVAuGjnRuxq8t5QgIKYC7YQmH198Qf0YeBwTj17icI6MDervMwASW8pqA9lOLCRpHvtg0LwqI9UfakRwsKAHAme-TeR2e_IQmRYfeE/s1600-h/IMG_0605.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPjFdSY3yGc9SFbyNChf52qLr1-6UzHwdWKHOvsHVAuGjnRuxq8t5QgIKYC7YQmH198Qf0YeBwTj17icI6MDervMwASW8pqA9lOLCRpHvtg0LwqI9UfakRwsKAHAme-TeR2e_IQmRYfeE/s400/IMG_0605.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225642830492059586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjwxohi52UQRR4oexJSsoKGwjHurD8g-c1ohll1Vsrvgzq4-RxPwB0C2KgpCMk2EdMDrxqgZ4lxcpzdj_enME-cbQQxilIPo1BIPPji4wQawnSsH0MBUsIONo_zcU-0jJnCosgVwro_XU/s1600-h/IMG_0606.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjwxohi52UQRR4oexJSsoKGwjHurD8g-c1ohll1Vsrvgzq4-RxPwB0C2KgpCMk2EdMDrxqgZ4lxcpzdj_enME-cbQQxilIPo1BIPPji4wQawnSsH0MBUsIONo_zcU-0jJnCosgVwro_XU/s400/IMG_0606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225642832165005522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdugjkHGtbV5lZx0U_2TylYy8wDdyJp_WHQ3LEe8KWdfZOUhx56KJ2HkPJAZWSz1AJWvzKiVNf4xXrMFg2Rc3PHJJjdrkO4G6Yj7D4PslDr4jM8jR7y1vbmyOEzGA3zeKJw-2OFXuA1Kk/s1600-h/IMG_0608.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdugjkHGtbV5lZx0U_2TylYy8wDdyJp_WHQ3LEe8KWdfZOUhx56KJ2HkPJAZWSz1AJWvzKiVNf4xXrMFg2Rc3PHJJjdrkO4G6Yj7D4PslDr4jM8jR7y1vbmyOEzGA3zeKJw-2OFXuA1Kk/s400/IMG_0608.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225642842239454642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mario from Northern Lights woodworks installs cabinet doors.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kitchen is looking good with the cabinet doors installed. We put glass inserts in the corner upper cabinets.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Gutters are finished by early afternoon. Note that the downspout feeds into an underground pipe that fills a 500gal. cistern.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I installed doorknobs today among other things.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-90210849161882243752008-07-18T16:52:00.000-07:002008-07-18T16:59:33.501-07:00The unveiling<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKa2QT8foFixO1EC78ovxVSfTg01xVp6Pd5iQ7osOSqWq626C9wvhrMQTjX1S1aHL9hsWh-153SHr2pjRkagxq9cX9c34-FFsHGZXCBOBF8uw3y7GH5eDsbFyCj08ur_SC5E6x3aWcUlnv/s1600-h/IMG_0594.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKa2QT8foFixO1EC78ovxVSfTg01xVp6Pd5iQ7osOSqWq626C9wvhrMQTjX1S1aHL9hsWh-153SHr2pjRkagxq9cX9c34-FFsHGZXCBOBF8uw3y7GH5eDsbFyCj08ur_SC5E6x3aWcUlnv/s400/IMG_0594.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224506850724214770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHVczxXtQeoxUcntwMR6yqsxRv85G1QlAohau7iJZtSqhnWSLoqY_oyFCZw18O_o0hEndQpoxukHigoUDV7PAkAt99ITSyslQ-hQTD1855CCHD7vZWGcoXrgBUOqGxfy1ZV58GqLBStGJ/s1600-h/IMG_0595.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHVczxXtQeoxUcntwMR6yqsxRv85G1QlAohau7iJZtSqhnWSLoqY_oyFCZw18O_o0hEndQpoxukHigoUDV7PAkAt99ITSyslQ-hQTD1855CCHD7vZWGcoXrgBUOqGxfy1ZV58GqLBStGJ/s400/IMG_0595.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224506859904881442" border="0" /></a>We take up the tar paper from the floors and start cleanup.<br /><br /><br /><br />The greenhouse<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />dining room,<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qyszmg3gjm-F3nJxuVB2OfgYdqxM7aAQd3qHv-CbemUzve0tGfFqusOBNodErA_Hpb8V31QnuP5ekWLeweJ9rsFJNl9PIkcyxuWWMZU5kTNRjlkUBQLrTZjIQoeexoieX7vB2L6b9xw7/s1600-h/IMG_0596.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qyszmg3gjm-F3nJxuVB2OfgYdqxM7aAQd3qHv-CbemUzve0tGfFqusOBNodErA_Hpb8V31QnuP5ekWLeweJ9rsFJNl9PIkcyxuWWMZU5kTNRjlkUBQLrTZjIQoeexoieX7vB2L6b9xw7/s400/IMG_0596.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224506862791711810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />living room,<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2vDaLpqjqEDwOfgFWuqJF4guFJgUnt3zS4p8CvpeuSQOFj8m-2dLiPiE1UfQqCatQMfYqqQkhQpgyLO_UaUhFWq8ZsGzb7jBuLxKWkzVohypunqHjFeskNHjV8oSlLlDhciB0-s9cegz/s1600-h/IMG_0598.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2vDaLpqjqEDwOfgFWuqJF4guFJgUnt3zS4p8CvpeuSQOFj8m-2dLiPiE1UfQqCatQMfYqqQkhQpgyLO_UaUhFWq8ZsGzb7jBuLxKWkzVohypunqHjFeskNHjV8oSlLlDhciB0-s9cegz/s400/IMG_0598.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224506889931951378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqOaQRAQqVRpH6gPf-fGbWDy8_476-8bOt0kFtaI4-Z7vkHVVT6zsQqRfTcMNdudzqeCDMwWApLKRvAeYsspiMa4NfTdvBmwae7IGcuH53vbHOjkWO8rfWKY85CWpiuESwyxa5YogFbh3/s1600-h/IMG_0600.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqOaQRAQqVRpH6gPf-fGbWDy8_476-8bOt0kFtaI4-Z7vkHVVT6zsQqRfTcMNdudzqeCDMwWApLKRvAeYsspiMa4NfTdvBmwae7IGcuH53vbHOjkWO8rfWKY85CWpiuESwyxa5YogFbh3/s400/IMG_0600.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224506895688008242" border="0" /></a><br />breakfast nook,<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />and kitchen.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-50280057569299341812008-07-18T16:47:00.000-07:002008-07-18T16:52:11.373-07:00Final plaster<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8T_5WfEIGpictKGcqx03U2EIyWD3U7g6VfCRDT6ENpFtKsftYftyd4O6nlcjnDX8GHj-8GbG0aIs3gIa9BlinOCKNYIT4WCbNDFrL-xCOF-1Ou2PbWiRuVJEVfZPHNYAbsdqFQGZxDAc/s1600-h/IMG_0578.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8T_5WfEIGpictKGcqx03U2EIyWD3U7g6VfCRDT6ENpFtKsftYftyd4O6nlcjnDX8GHj-8GbG0aIs3gIa9BlinOCKNYIT4WCbNDFrL-xCOF-1Ou2PbWiRuVJEVfZPHNYAbsdqFQGZxDAc/s400/IMG_0578.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224505580606906450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8n8G4v1oDZtGBRI8_dCTn_sVKaDydeex0-XQv5wLwikhRkY7wGZjDI8IXIf4KNVPF2XDSkc30QQCT9zZymDsbVGBgKD_kQ7ZMxgg2EG2_QYX4toEcqj80FdL1Fkxtj-korPj_IR2-Vjjm/s1600-h/IMG_0581.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8n8G4v1oDZtGBRI8_dCTn_sVKaDydeex0-XQv5wLwikhRkY7wGZjDI8IXIf4KNVPF2XDSkc30QQCT9zZymDsbVGBgKD_kQ7ZMxgg2EG2_QYX4toEcqj80FdL1Fkxtj-korPj_IR2-Vjjm/s400/IMG_0581.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224505590304721282" border="0" /></a>The plasterers spent the week finishing up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglamaUEx1Sh-xtUVufv9hiSE4813wM62P2gPCvYJ3_oJSdjlz_Olpp3ziJQp2MpoN2JmQQKl1laTt5biS3_WCfFIS9hgOWbs8lkKN1xQK3ErlcQ5b5VHUY0aO_5zt_GI77MUbUfs0dbmJs/s1600-h/IMG_0593.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglamaUEx1Sh-xtUVufv9hiSE4813wM62P2gPCvYJ3_oJSdjlz_Olpp3ziJQp2MpoN2JmQQKl1laTt5biS3_WCfFIS9hgOWbs8lkKN1xQK3ErlcQ5b5VHUY0aO_5zt_GI77MUbUfs0dbmJs/s400/IMG_0593.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224505593315288530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />They take a break after a hard morning.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ramon works on the fireplace.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-21576312191068081592008-07-09T20:50:00.001-07:002008-07-09T20:57:28.146-07:00Countertop and backsplash<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQI3JDHRE1NzVY-GbDkAZGWqEmyFWWHrURuYSdd_U_DKVE98LV7QS1PCKDa9d0uRpATVkKlysFb9zGz6bS3Nb5wW40Ry2iZRrmQt7rjPsWJHE_E3mPKjXMQAIXJIO03blzD12ZjeiwzMw/s1600-h/IMG_0555.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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The color is Indian Prana.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinLFsxhleNmNMB7VkgBQ65Ob5iuX4s0mJsWADqJmbsRAs97W024-d2I5i9vJkvYaiygnEw8YTOJaw24Gl_5hVoWiBUA1eAK0LbFG2EpYZU4yDewylWVrPHqKhpnYoCxrLiZM1H2s2-aQr/s1600-h/IMG_0570.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinLFsxhleNmNMB7VkgBQ65Ob5iuX4s0mJsWADqJmbsRAs97W024-d2I5i9vJkvYaiygnEw8YTOJaw24Gl_5hVoWiBUA1eAK0LbFG2EpYZU4yDewylWVrPHqKhpnYoCxrLiZM1H2s2-aQr/s400/IMG_0570.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221228231544831250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQq_gnbKz7Ybt6CUTV1EB3ZzfS4QRleZ2chMGpETlIY6V8z-ME-dmn3D59cWwrjx-IvrLKDU7ESgbkt6pRX1R9Nv7XLrbDC4EaF79XK6e7trGi2YPTtSWyMql1Y3KmcBb2gVJl-iUlWGzO/s1600-h/IMG_0574.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQq_gnbKz7Ybt6CUTV1EB3ZzfS4QRleZ2chMGpETlIY6V8z-ME-dmn3D59cWwrjx-IvrLKDU7ESgbkt6pRX1R9Nv7XLrbDC4EaF79XK6e7trGi2YPTtSWyMql1Y3KmcBb2gVJl-iUlWGzO/s400/IMG_0574.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221228242123211026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The plasterers come in and start the final coat. The color for this part of the house is called Scotch Ale. It will lighten up quite a bit when it dries.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />They make this coat very smooth.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Meanwhile I set the tile backsplash in the kitchen.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-3687504260940736522008-07-09T20:40:00.000-07:002008-07-09T20:49:57.551-07:00Outside color & countertop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzMfl-W5E7YNyskCznBoP8aWehxaGKxuEkkCgyFxvXIO8WmQncK6L34ZLTH1YxpfRnyH0eQGMDs_ApCkLQbmZVMwtJny8LBWipIIuDCUCkzRaBPMCl9oVtaVEo0VUtZc49okK38oOr-JZ/s1600-h/IMG_0551.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzMfl-W5E7YNyskCznBoP8aWehxaGKxuEkkCgyFxvXIO8WmQncK6L34ZLTH1YxpfRnyH0eQGMDs_ApCkLQbmZVMwtJny8LBWipIIuDCUCkzRaBPMCl9oVtaVEo0VUtZc49okK38oOr-JZ/s400/IMG_0551.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221226181430387906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq13whyphenhyphenlasbf9ZxNeWcb86wjtlrkCZmhTshVxUA44W8ylKO5w7P9Dc5nw5E_pjdPSaFKo3GaY0lB_s3PsES8J29Q9HqpfTrKQ9dfgp6tAImevEFuzv0k0Xl5OsCJuIlAOJWGhr9edDaRi4/s1600-h/IMG_0565.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq13whyphenhyphenlasbf9ZxNeWcb86wjtlrkCZmhTshVxUA44W8ylKO5w7P9Dc5nw5E_pjdPSaFKo3GaY0lB_s3PsES8J29Q9HqpfTrKQ9dfgp6tAImevEFuzv0k0Xl5OsCJuIlAOJWGhr9edDaRi4/s400/IMG_0565.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221226185341571458" border="0" /></a>The outside color coat is finished,<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />and we installed the courtyard gate,<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevI6mIgrzcsXfYkn9yPN-7HP9CBGjAs5holJFdaERcVR_Y86CtLyfhy7iVPsvtwWTdy5uT_7I2_wOsB2LrxT0-MmCH_wZJQ9OGdiKhCN9_M_yRVulWXDwIDIU-fp9Q9X7BuvOws8DqlFl/s1600-h/IMG_0552.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevI6mIgrzcsXfYkn9yPN-7HP9CBGjAs5holJFdaERcVR_Y86CtLyfhy7iVPsvtwWTdy5uT_7I2_wOsB2LrxT0-MmCH_wZJQ9OGdiKhCN9_M_yRVulWXDwIDIU-fp9Q9X7BuvOws8DqlFl/s400/IMG_0552.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221226190709025874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGov7VK2o0Bq_FFFoEtfMqIMJEh6RuICBnKeylvy0PmnI3MlPtNQwG1Df9qwf4rmsLRTClf9cwCHn2zdxC1D8Xig_hcIQ3liaqQMWb8O6ibdAXrG4DGrzJ_el78PzBCAYEwivOrD_XYOQ5/s1600-h/IMG_0554.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGov7VK2o0Bq_FFFoEtfMqIMJEh6RuICBnKeylvy0PmnI3MlPtNQwG1Df9qwf4rmsLRTClf9cwCHn2zdxC1D8Xig_hcIQ3liaqQMWb8O6ibdAXrG4DGrzJ_el78PzBCAYEwivOrD_XYOQ5/s400/IMG_0554.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221226199171775922" border="0" /></a><br />then the countertop arrives<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />the guys from Granite Concepts lift the heavy material.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-81081776319470152792008-07-02T20:43:00.001-07:002008-07-02T20:49:53.691-07:00Color coat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEharg7uA20LGGRkw83c2J6KdMrlorFxD1UnnsCe_4lnRyioiTVYkoDq6wg_CdWQDqdVkBteq5c-8jFOG5o8ZuFMsK1aHZ2taeznV3RKXN0MVin1kv7DN2hJtdrgRtcv3twyI3iB09EHWPlT/s1600-h/IMG_0542.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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The final step in the outside plaster.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Moving quickly around the house, this crew should finish the house in two days.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcG1L-CB9PU2frK_EAeEwn7lzGdNS37ruGOKCGEk-kWUGPfFNNGGe7zr2pMR7bRnxWineX0OtC4HSyYKxkGRoTPteBsv2Qn2ymb7XEQ2OwwCHa_86tSnZxZ4oPwIPtP8xzquJACGFkRBr/s1600-h/IMG_0547.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcG1L-CB9PU2frK_EAeEwn7lzGdNS37ruGOKCGEk-kWUGPfFNNGGe7zr2pMR7bRnxWineX0OtC4HSyYKxkGRoTPteBsv2Qn2ymb7XEQ2OwwCHa_86tSnZxZ4oPwIPtP8xzquJACGFkRBr/s400/IMG_0547.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218629028562543666" border="0" /></a><br />Meanwhile a prickly pear cactus blooms blissfully unaware of the goings on just 100 yards away.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-44536733003008104422008-07-02T20:37:00.003-07:002008-07-02T20:43:03.591-07:00Interior plaster<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WEefKx2At1gszVbAWASNhXWstNfyXQ2iT-PNzBzqiWI0XcfS-DEsGd-v3g6wZ_SijcAzBpv3o_X5pedmQ0Cfcvb1Se-7P0MKsouX2wif6EeN9H2Y1FdzFzcSSvabbGnUp5Pmk3ubYIT2/s1600-h/IMG_0531.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WEefKx2At1gszVbAWASNhXWstNfyXQ2iT-PNzBzqiWI0XcfS-DEsGd-v3g6wZ_SijcAzBpv3o_X5pedmQ0Cfcvb1Se-7P0MKsouX2wif6EeN9H2Y1FdzFzcSSvabbGnUp5Pmk3ubYIT2/s400/IMG_0531.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218627149550213458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5EINygUx8tUd8Wx6DBvF9bLR6WO5xF97ikxbcYWDkeP0R-RCF2Ze5mx_lZEYeEuiSNF_kg47ShSf7sE6UykrqLwqfeze5OaRP608Z-OrkgNDpPMYG0RDd9Wkr40q2RjAD1ce5J4P9Z8f/s1600-h/IMG_0532.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5EINygUx8tUd8Wx6DBvF9bLR6WO5xF97ikxbcYWDkeP0R-RCF2Ze5mx_lZEYeEuiSNF_kg47ShSf7sE6UykrqLwqfeze5OaRP608Z-OrkgNDpPMYG0RDd9Wkr40q2RjAD1ce5J4P9Z8f/s400/IMG_0532.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218627155382327266" border="0" /></a>The plaster crew comes in and puts on the first coat of plaster.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It looks great already.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7cG7e8pJsOlk3qhsZeWlz_bohx_7vIETgfUjCZ5ttnlUTtmBMGSoEHIM0uJbcnyIPt2rP35bx0ejSjUXIEE4GloIUF_YpyGKy_B8E_ApYWAB9JYyyWMFPw7YKEWvrZ5DPbq-W9dL7rWy/s1600-h/IMG_0536.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7cG7e8pJsOlk3qhsZeWlz_bohx_7vIETgfUjCZ5ttnlUTtmBMGSoEHIM0uJbcnyIPt2rP35bx0ejSjUXIEE4GloIUF_YpyGKy_B8E_ApYWAB9JYyyWMFPw7YKEWvrZ5DPbq-W9dL7rWy/s400/IMG_0536.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218627162592262978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The living room facing the guest room hallway.<br />It looks great. They will start working outside while this caat dries.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-11662755175508497532008-07-02T20:32:00.003-07:002008-07-02T20:36:47.577-07:00Plumbing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxKk_zl93GWIm5D5Sf6Ub1hUkXj3mgiNhOpj10d5uKgZjaEGCiqOEe4sE2SLolsB1vMK62bFgVlU0jI6WWI-CK9t37UZFbS8JXrXSqTDz9a6q9hZoWL4a3ejhBMuYkkAkNlGG-5c8bJIW/s1600-h/IMG_0537.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxKk_zl93GWIm5D5Sf6Ub1hUkXj3mgiNhOpj10d5uKgZjaEGCiqOEe4sE2SLolsB1vMK62bFgVlU0jI6WWI-CK9t37UZFbS8JXrXSqTDz9a6q9hZoWL4a3ejhBMuYkkAkNlGG-5c8bJIW/s400/IMG_0537.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218625832854482914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2PjKgMhUrdwUKii-ZQ7EKqHy2IoD55y4QNO8V3sDJnVHmLDqyHEADzt8WUZS8yhj4pZkLFGQM-VEAso28BpwUPgSsNVWUDc0ES-g9wIZK0kZ8j-7IVG2vmxGPTLCuNbZA8qmzfOGhC0I/s1600-h/IMG_0538.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2PjKgMhUrdwUKii-ZQ7EKqHy2IoD55y4QNO8V3sDJnVHmLDqyHEADzt8WUZS8yhj4pZkLFGQM-VEAso28BpwUPgSsNVWUDc0ES-g9wIZK0kZ8j-7IVG2vmxGPTLCuNbZA8qmzfOGhC0I/s400/IMG_0538.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218625840558561202" border="0" /></a>Ivy and I worked on the front gate,<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />While Greg and Eric, the plumbers work on the mechanical room. This is a real work of art when it is done. All the water, heating, filtration and natural gas originate from this room.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-68023744103765612902008-06-20T19:49:00.001-07:002008-06-20T19:55:41.264-07:00Railing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ti153Y211rwYzxiMjiCN1wCkEMey5SmuTKNHWwmktQjl2WF4PLpYXePYxJwEAuJoyz1-3ndbTb9Va508Abt0NzYMUl-JQcwHSQEeoudLjGpV3TKUx5atrwOczZyLSjWc3NkgdBTd_KIA/s1600-h/IMG_0490.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ti153Y211rwYzxiMjiCN1wCkEMey5SmuTKNHWwmktQjl2WF4PLpYXePYxJwEAuJoyz1-3ndbTb9Va508Abt0NzYMUl-JQcwHSQEeoudLjGpV3TKUx5atrwOczZyLSjWc3NkgdBTd_KIA/s400/IMG_0490.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214161858480951890" border="0" /></a>Ivy assembles the rail for the hot tub deck <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd78mKBKdD3XlS4GS8g2JVIUrMnzlsGUJ0agc0yGo9DQmXuq_RWxo7vSQ1UDhXr6dWnVQoiZ4GapVbMTfyACoqmuUyK1LhCJrFNgbSrdEcD3GzOsjZx_mCUawCTjaVXkk6aM6jNlRiYOUW/s1600-h/IMG_0492.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd78mKBKdD3XlS4GS8g2JVIUrMnzlsGUJ0agc0yGo9DQmXuq_RWxo7vSQ1UDhXr6dWnVQoiZ4GapVbMTfyACoqmuUyK1LhCJrFNgbSrdEcD3GzOsjZx_mCUawCTjaVXkk6aM6jNlRiYOUW/s400/IMG_0492.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214161862177484162" border="0" /></a>Railings are in place.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vvfQe7ZCTx5g1YRZ_isabzcxhMzHq4BiJzkdbo2QfBp2Y893vfDPzRk2KlAskcp8XwEGB6l7NZj3p_wsg8CkN6i2JanxcRUnaX1qy_Z582M2QR1dNyHiSA1IaErMegSyb6evG5LfXOpA/s1600-h/IMG_0493.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vvfQe7ZCTx5g1YRZ_isabzcxhMzHq4BiJzkdbo2QfBp2Y893vfDPzRk2KlAskcp8XwEGB6l7NZj3p_wsg8CkN6i2JanxcRUnaX1qy_Z582M2QR1dNyHiSA1IaErMegSyb6evG5LfXOpA/s400/IMG_0493.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214161864960708866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lpPEoXgVmDPP4NWZX-Tjnz3Y93I-tf7PFQNb8puUc_zxP2tQ5C_ljNjb8G5Gv7HVeDZRxSyT1PKmnq2v25GAjde0z1Haqa6FZOKQm0pPJhs01GgNiXbNimGdl6L8Grocjy1O5HGH__PL/s1600-h/IMG_0494.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lpPEoXgVmDPP4NWZX-Tjnz3Y93I-tf7PFQNb8puUc_zxP2tQ5C_ljNjb8G5Gv7HVeDZRxSyT1PKmnq2v25GAjde0z1Haqa6FZOKQm0pPJhs01GgNiXbNimGdl6L8Grocjy1O5HGH__PL/s400/IMG_0494.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214161877996805426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Our friend (and faithful follower of this blog) Dennis, arrives in Taos and visits the site while Ivy sets the top plate.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We admire our work at the end of the day. This is the final structural part of the house. Now it is all finish detail.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-58584447614933664312008-06-14T17:20:00.001-07:002008-06-14T17:23:45.728-07:00Final tile detail<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelbpII9ao-aw4hgBqW3SoH9YH4UKNKVTbkL_AFmsMjG0q81H-rdvlyAA58wSLFF_mg4wjMUYJSFRfNaW6PSZRNaV8-za_pbGyqt21-3LvS_eZ831O_nBUc4T-4YQNK8WXFDIlP4tdg7oE/s1600-h/IMG_0487.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelbpII9ao-aw4hgBqW3SoH9YH4UKNKVTbkL_AFmsMjG0q81H-rdvlyAA58wSLFF_mg4wjMUYJSFRfNaW6PSZRNaV8-za_pbGyqt21-3LvS_eZ831O_nBUc4T-4YQNK8WXFDIlP4tdg7oE/s400/IMG_0487.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211896733670239362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwZ6R1EP0GNjKoct4zafUnBAVpKaPBQE18Gq9b7_JPJshYnQDCzObsLYtpqldcTLT0CBgtaYrQIvxXhoftyZ2c270U8PXsZcAPM9b2CHsWRatMr6-SiB9J2uFeP2Cgh0gzCdGl8va-cWQ/s1600-h/IMG_0489.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwZ6R1EP0GNjKoct4zafUnBAVpKaPBQE18Gq9b7_JPJshYnQDCzObsLYtpqldcTLT0CBgtaYrQIvxXhoftyZ2c270U8PXsZcAPM9b2CHsWRatMr6-SiB9J2uFeP2Cgh0gzCdGl8va-cWQ/s400/IMG_0489.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211896776240908514" border="0" /></a>We are almost ready for plaster. I finished the master shower and the deck and backsplash on the tub.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Meanwhile Ivy works on the guest shower.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-48979603374803888122008-06-14T17:13:00.000-07:002008-06-14T17:20:04.672-07:00Hot tub deck<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbt3l5DIJtq1z8ic3wpNYXWzt-ziDirsiwQSBOMhGAkqOZrXBQyAAxSM2Pz4o4gW2mhl6ad-gIg0J3foGYs258M7H9PdQyTCF8K9LS3I2GIOcLuDnF768sC8uk5yRegkl20MFSsDBSu7n/s1600-h/IMG_0475.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbt3l5DIJtq1z8ic3wpNYXWzt-ziDirsiwQSBOMhGAkqOZrXBQyAAxSM2Pz4o4gW2mhl6ad-gIg0J3foGYs258M7H9PdQyTCF8K9LS3I2GIOcLuDnF768sC8uk5yRegkl20MFSsDBSu7n/s400/IMG_0475.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211895299746969874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5RHzUCxZnGt0DKOh3XgdK3DdGnPSCuI49Lcj8hSWd3GxYStQlL4-8zSpPFG7liKut9ob3QiA4aUeyKs_MSwI_Pnmk1wQX95lMNXpZzXzeBGPzcokB57gUfPMKqFQBlfIu__eznvEj0t0/s1600-h/IMG_0481.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5RHzUCxZnGt0DKOh3XgdK3DdGnPSCuI49Lcj8hSWd3GxYStQlL4-8zSpPFG7liKut9ob3QiA4aUeyKs_MSwI_Pnmk1wQX95lMNXpZzXzeBGPzcokB57gUfPMKqFQBlfIu__eznvEj0t0/s400/IMG_0481.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211895310879468930" border="0" /></a>Today we built the structure over the hot tub deck. Here I brace the post.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We lift the last beam into place.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip40SU4U2a45uGT7BsvpG8irHFH5McQRnRtv8rXXkpyoZQ2AvKNdSlI83ty-UrYQsrQCMdl1E18s7xlse8hgxY8HLiD-u9H0li8a65syFbkd84bCizJaRVbykaUV73g3MdlOAmehY9G-Y6/s1600-h/IMG_0484.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip40SU4U2a45uGT7BsvpG8irHFH5McQRnRtv8rXXkpyoZQ2AvKNdSlI83ty-UrYQsrQCMdl1E18s7xlse8hgxY8HLiD-u9H0li8a65syFbkd84bCizJaRVbykaUV73g3MdlOAmehY9G-Y6/s400/IMG_0484.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211895319818427490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Suzie hands Ivy a drill bit so he can put a lag bolt into the post and beam.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-46686885577693516542008-06-02T18:13:00.000-07:002008-06-02T18:21:20.437-07:00Plaster prep<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3o3gWzbfa8dFuoHv_P5_VVkia_MK-IlTF21StX_3kSyE74lXM7O59pqVsFzMCA8Ef7OqRwnWaoRb3IoNBXJ-cmf1eU509mDAvrj9UO96dC1qSv-5DtxqqejtzjYr2GjeaBVwwfxHNZWvF/s1600-h/IMG_0465.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3o3gWzbfa8dFuoHv_P5_VVkia_MK-IlTF21StX_3kSyE74lXM7O59pqVsFzMCA8Ef7OqRwnWaoRb3IoNBXJ-cmf1eU509mDAvrj9UO96dC1qSv-5DtxqqejtzjYr2GjeaBVwwfxHNZWvF/s400/IMG_0465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207458066555399266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-NF9jnzmcabu93B4TuNgJ1KTTgZ5HhdAR1E4lCIKSOE-obn9Ha9slUAzmwa8slJhLxKW-j56f_7mB0BFgkiSM0RYOU-ov1Bt-OGJFqjuOv9UeRTCvN4cFL81SYBsdBn__-MJDhBl1GaT/s1600-h/IMG_0472.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-NF9jnzmcabu93B4TuNgJ1KTTgZ5HhdAR1E4lCIKSOE-obn9Ha9slUAzmwa8slJhLxKW-j56f_7mB0BFgkiSM0RYOU-ov1Bt-OGJFqjuOv9UeRTCvN4cFL81SYBsdBn__-MJDhBl1GaT/s400/IMG_0472.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207458071517973506" border="0" /></a>The plaster guys are here again. They set up the compressor and unwind their hoses. They will put lath on all the corners and over the straw.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JNQzfgWnGrOuxFUa2Jq9SEIOZ-qFMq5TfVn6m9wa9ektq7FYAc-GgLmPAoSBK6fAgALcmt7Q9i6_AqtONSpjji4z2M7c9lZSRdmCGSI5UwOEMuOrGNMsor0d8R53pAziVwd3VJkB8jDe/s1600-h/IMG_0466.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JNQzfgWnGrOuxFUa2Jq9SEIOZ-qFMq5TfVn6m9wa9ektq7FYAc-GgLmPAoSBK6fAgALcmt7Q9i6_AqtONSpjji4z2M7c9lZSRdmCGSI5UwOEMuOrGNMsor0d8R53pAziVwd3VJkB8jDe/s400/IMG_0466.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207458077961753682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The guys work their way around the house lathing all the doors and windows.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ivy inspects his truth window before the plasterers bring the lath up to it.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-12802207051757583582008-06-02T18:08:00.001-07:002008-06-02T18:13:29.904-07:00Hot tub deck<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsgl75uGeC2DZdyl_dVcuOkiLIAuyhXVO3mUT0o4bGh9IN4cVtU3yhMy242LXJxaotswT6mMExH3KxAXG5abzZmGxrC0u9sNYeiMy_4Rw-Rxnrx3k5_GheMsPHizMQYEyWaaOcwA3oOuD/s1600-h/IMG_0467.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrjYQv7gC3tOUCSRKdBYDmCR_JoEDlnkHHHOkpivqd4p5OLcmxCrrODnRMjNjwh2Fjt3YKIBJkPvM_lsr2bIsZTgUF8OnD9XucTlMQIEnzRiyvp6dfR6yiRb1eEDKZq8shAOfWZrFkWPU/s400/IMG_0470.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207456343729518802" border="0" /></a>The concrete guys pump colored concrete into the hot tub deck.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After it sets up for awhile Rudy trowels a final finish on the deck.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ivy looks on as Rudy finishes.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-74695360031784906372008-06-01T15:07:00.000-07:002008-06-01T15:14:51.977-07:00Tile details<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdfw4tL5kdMhjVGDBjQwyQsl1mzYV9OdV9-59USe1D_F7vLkDinmEJfg-ZjF67RblT29SgA6lbl0cuFX2tyoTcB5drDPhvdEFbrUtFi1GHZq5cfX1FhZIM7TW5BW3NCSNDdJ88Ggn-ZXa/s1600-h/IMG_0459.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdfw4tL5kdMhjVGDBjQwyQsl1mzYV9OdV9-59USe1D_F7vLkDinmEJfg-ZjF67RblT29SgA6lbl0cuFX2tyoTcB5drDPhvdEFbrUtFi1GHZq5cfX1FhZIM7TW5BW3NCSNDdJ88Ggn-ZXa/s400/IMG_0459.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207038585458405394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTMtsctwPxUa9tAktDh87BSQWZ0DDCwg2pP_0RVQBhJVZrWYT0WxV0eL6Sj4jsBjyU3MWiyAFln_3c2HA4mGr8QYPY2b-cjCEXvPoggRfjfzEAJB98mDkTAF5etWzt3gFHA-aIFuzsWTJ/s1600-h/IMG_0460.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTMtsctwPxUa9tAktDh87BSQWZ0DDCwg2pP_0RVQBhJVZrWYT0WxV0eL6Sj4jsBjyU3MWiyAFln_3c2HA4mGr8QYPY2b-cjCEXvPoggRfjfzEAJB98mDkTAF5etWzt3gFHA-aIFuzsWTJ/s400/IMG_0460.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207038601629411218" border="0" /></a>Here is the laundry room tile. We used some tile we had laying around for years. It came out very nice. We set the sink and it is ready to go.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInRkRUbZDvGhOir3pBSKL9jb3LhV6YJUZoGXSrguKR0WwqiRjPp0D5EWgyCFJFJ7Xhmr2SWUDzm35Jalgk2BjIg_cZZTVIyfGKxntb6OiyW2bUT1AVDR6eQvdJw1gkYSKts2LA-fR68x_/s1600-h/IMG_0461.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInRkRUbZDvGhOir3pBSKL9jb3LhV6YJUZoGXSrguKR0WwqiRjPp0D5EWgyCFJFJ7Xhmr2SWUDzm35Jalgk2BjIg_cZZTVIyfGKxntb6OiyW2bUT1AVDR6eQvdJw1gkYSKts2LA-fR68x_/s400/IMG_0461.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207038657193362530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The master bath vanity tile is almost done.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />and I continue to work on the tile in the shower.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-76828326023389615442008-05-20T19:30:00.000-07:002008-05-20T19:36:15.099-07:00Studio de colores<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbE6cftZPpLtUkE4yCENfo-K-fpDuX1HKUwfjHynpU6ipvhXKNuq_dg8IOdo3KIkQ1-8qd5k5Y0bKM-FKzJSEYAAMcw2IS7nvGF_B8d2wMa8tUfew4uR2puAEuKvaShA4ZLqejTbdhZxWb/s1600-h/IMG_0443.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbE6cftZPpLtUkE4yCENfo-K-fpDuX1HKUwfjHynpU6ipvhXKNuq_dg8IOdo3KIkQ1-8qd5k5Y0bKM-FKzJSEYAAMcw2IS7nvGF_B8d2wMa8tUfew4uR2puAEuKvaShA4ZLqejTbdhZxWb/s400/IMG_0443.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202653265351276066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82JCm2Xr8rpaF5MSKLd703LD7M6aAr0ZLquUBAX3eUAKJRpRizrWI4f9MWrbEQYF2K2xc8tObmb7K0zJ8DIJ7C80CguT_a_tZ6KqHtAG1EHEvJ2uqK0MrtLbjfy9_JKRugAlI0GXCAtOI/s1600-h/IMG_0444.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82JCm2Xr8rpaF5MSKLd703LD7M6aAr0ZLquUBAX3eUAKJRpRizrWI4f9MWrbEQYF2K2xc8tObmb7K0zJ8DIJ7C80CguT_a_tZ6KqHtAG1EHEvJ2uqK0MrtLbjfy9_JKRugAlI0GXCAtOI/s400/IMG_0444.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202653291121079858" border="0" /></a>Today we visited Jaime Ash. Jaime sells pigments that are mixed into the final coat of plaster. She has hundreds of samples and works with you to create a final color for your home.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Jaime poses in front of some of her samples.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpuuD1H45uiGOyMaGscSdsRfNs1i1ZLNdW9SZgpoxgykcO4fEw7PU0wQj3eDLXmNOEnHspbBa2gdg_DJehz3Sf2Ar3QQk_16YggmzeNtggti3W4mIalVHYvzUa9BiQ0nCaDXN28ojFtQL/s1600-h/IMG_0445.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpuuD1H45uiGOyMaGscSdsRfNs1i1ZLNdW9SZgpoxgykcO4fEw7PU0wQj3eDLXmNOEnHspbBa2gdg_DJehz3Sf2Ar3QQk_16YggmzeNtggti3W4mIalVHYvzUa9BiQ0nCaDXN28ojFtQL/s400/IMG_0445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202653299711014466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Suzie looks on as Jaime puts her samples with our floor and shower tile.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-88943185818802431952008-05-20T19:21:00.000-07:002008-05-20T19:29:21.083-07:00Water capture<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFMEGG_35AFYA17Pts_YeSTx5cY6fFZaZWLSZOdRchq6OeRIYY2hp0o3khHC41ThimylkKwpYz3tB3-9UQjAaC0-dIxclNPQ46D95qaRpSxN7qpyoHK70cYpwtUTFGoqsJAyuaiDaxKkX/s1600-h/IMG_0442.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFMEGG_35AFYA17Pts_YeSTx5cY6fFZaZWLSZOdRchq6OeRIYY2hp0o3khHC41ThimylkKwpYz3tB3-9UQjAaC0-dIxclNPQ46D95qaRpSxN7qpyoHK70cYpwtUTFGoqsJAyuaiDaxKkX/s400/IMG_0442.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202651027673314802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3lSrOrJ5j-G7LCpCFoYslZFCFrAh32jXvwIdPo_XWnsE44ceF1KgM6maCeYbfAa39wJLWpi68KJ_QVrSqSW-MEuHjB-ZtyVKosnMFtR8aUumr6BZrfAu3lF9jNFRJWiWTYBEDDQger1a/s1600-h/IMG_0448.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3lSrOrJ5j-G7LCpCFoYslZFCFrAh32jXvwIdPo_XWnsE44ceF1KgM6maCeYbfAa39wJLWpi68KJ_QVrSqSW-MEuHjB-ZtyVKosnMFtR8aUumr6BZrfAu3lF9jNFRJWiWTYBEDDQger1a/s400/IMG_0448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202651031968282114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBd7Rgp7-qh0j3pUTgAZimWOJLrDZvKih_wCKbRka0U4bgBcb3pxhnqIlPCZyabis9gha2pYBlJIssdaXizHJzyYWDUWlau95tUHDarsjICI2ls-sCLC0H29etRT9tqtaIjxE3jRLKVpf/s1600-h/IMG_0452.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBd7Rgp7-qh0j3pUTgAZimWOJLrDZvKih_wCKbRka0U4bgBcb3pxhnqIlPCZyabis9gha2pYBlJIssdaXizHJzyYWDUWlau95tUHDarsjICI2ls-sCLC0H29etRT9tqtaIjxE3jRLKVpf/s400/IMG_0452.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202651040558216722" border="0" /></a><br />Kenny the backhoe guy is coming today to dig the gas line to the street and bury some water tanks. Here Suzie & Ivy figure out where to dig the trench for the gas line.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kenny moves one of the 500 gallon cisterns. We will use one to capture gray water (shower & laundry) and the other to capture water off the rooftop. We will use this water for irrigation.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The gray water cistern is in place and I attach the overflow line.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-21487654315723994172008-05-20T19:15:00.000-07:002008-05-20T19:21:24.579-07:00Door trim & sink<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWybhLhGU6JzL3fM2zB7zf2S5Z_mv-RRpZVHzzPcMPcWXRcIXOlR1UM_TYXUODdm0dT5duU4IO5_SDHxFmanvMUTvbL3uXsZtOaqDUAXWXPcZxt8-1ILu44i8_aEHbBRkLmQvoPMTuiHi/s1600-h/IMG_0430.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWybhLhGU6JzL3fM2zB7zf2S5Z_mv-RRpZVHzzPcMPcWXRcIXOlR1UM_TYXUODdm0dT5duU4IO5_SDHxFmanvMUTvbL3uXsZtOaqDUAXWXPcZxt8-1ILu44i8_aEHbBRkLmQvoPMTuiHi/s400/IMG_0430.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202649597449205186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbrgwJYLO2lc2bxl8D7r_Fm0GaWaok07i7VzT6ma93lW-vhsqBY_RU_fX23rq7qOGFDzHBcO5j2f10lqHPHVUXTUgPVkJs9h_95HCxXEus29EWSxqvnTTJch31AUbj7KlHHMKZMDTQQ8N/s1600-h/IMG_0436.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbrgwJYLO2lc2bxl8D7r_Fm0GaWaok07i7VzT6ma93lW-vhsqBY_RU_fX23rq7qOGFDzHBcO5j2f10lqHPHVUXTUgPVkJs9h_95HCxXEus29EWSxqvnTTJch31AUbj7KlHHMKZMDTQQ8N/s400/IMG_0436.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202649601744172498" border="0" /></a>The finish on the doors came out beautifully. Here are the pocket doors in the office.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I am installing the final finish on the door in the master bath.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhto_Ej1RlrSLNCs-WmHVfkpX3wjLErmWnuNBWp_oNYUZJfW5HGf-FdDNui-aoeGp5-meuEYTtbsIXk4zrLFmrV6eSTFfsCCVUcxgKT6yGAwy1VVN7AdgoMKeyO18mgbG9p6nUuHJNdMTYH/s1600-h/IMG_0437.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhto_Ej1RlrSLNCs-WmHVfkpX3wjLErmWnuNBWp_oNYUZJfW5HGf-FdDNui-aoeGp5-meuEYTtbsIXk4zrLFmrV6eSTFfsCCVUcxgKT6yGAwy1VVN7AdgoMKeyO18mgbG9p6nUuHJNdMTYH/s400/IMG_0437.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202649610334107106" border="0" /></a><br />Here I drop in the bathroom sink into the hole I just cut in the top of the cabinet.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-15616879579230267802008-05-09T19:52:00.000-07:002008-05-09T20:02:54.509-07:00Hearth stone<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QIElAIkAdxGjhQTaRjHsd3ws6UQvI_RNHWfXO7NZAlIn-OimUK3JzfITIfBcpfVdJx7vGTdrPixrImSkL20CADu_z_4VosMNIWXYXLWO6UU_hONrKFSKaSY_S24pZd-HEg9Fgrzmsb81/s1600-h/IMG_0410.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QIElAIkAdxGjhQTaRjHsd3ws6UQvI_RNHWfXO7NZAlIn-OimUK3JzfITIfBcpfVdJx7vGTdrPixrImSkL20CADu_z_4VosMNIWXYXLWO6UU_hONrKFSKaSY_S24pZd-HEg9Fgrzmsb81/s400/IMG_0410.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198577147715858450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid91o1ASWXI2F4ilrhppYrT2IHYinGAvpTejKgboQ4jDqMzKn67rY42TAMnLTgcv5crhTQuOdrOkHZDAgUwbyxGa2eRSf_vTzyxNdKuN_sBSxUbALh535qxjtEKWGJmvPODxQ5KnAYPYFN/s1600-h/IMG_0411.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid91o1ASWXI2F4ilrhppYrT2IHYinGAvpTejKgboQ4jDqMzKn67rY42TAMnLTgcv5crhTQuOdrOkHZDAgUwbyxGa2eRSf_vTzyxNdKuN_sBSxUbALh535qxjtEKWGJmvPODxQ5KnAYPYFN/s400/IMG_0411.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198577156305793058" border="0" /></a>Mark Saxe <a href="http://saxstonecarving.com/">saxstonecarving.com</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTo2qsLJWJzC5gW2tWeCY5sIATr5a91mu-BUwk78KJNufbqG5itvzVXGdBbb5b41GK2Z5S4BTPgO6o8dQx8g2X7_JtA6CXfsJ_OfmYW98inc8hhER1MJ9R0IxKQoxDPp4AF9JomDm5pty/s1600-h/IMG_0415.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTo2qsLJWJzC5gW2tWeCY5sIATr5a91mu-BUwk78KJNufbqG5itvzVXGdBbb5b41GK2Z5S4BTPgO6o8dQx8g2X7_JtA6CXfsJ_OfmYW98inc8hhER1MJ9R0IxKQoxDPp4AF9JomDm5pty/s400/IMG_0415.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198577160600760370" border="0" /></a>arrived with the hearth stone today.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Pieces are carefully set into place.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mark sets them in mortar. It looks like he is having fun.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-38009876951851513162008-05-09T19:44:00.001-07:002008-05-09T19:52:35.869-07:00Indoor plumbing!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo16VmXZ_x2cWMOsoTO7V3RC0kDcZVMaysqKkYhWDPDMYNB_ZT_67pXHxrNxlczPSGIRTcUSrWCKHX5h7t4lpHkc_IgfNPsYd6DH5LWPRzNb5Ldya0yAAiMMkLzPzp3E7gzuJz_-ldLXtQ/s1600-h/IMG_0401.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo16VmXZ_x2cWMOsoTO7V3RC0kDcZVMaysqKkYhWDPDMYNB_ZT_67pXHxrNxlczPSGIRTcUSrWCKHX5h7t4lpHkc_IgfNPsYd6DH5LWPRzNb5Ldya0yAAiMMkLzPzp3E7gzuJz_-ldLXtQ/s400/IMG_0401.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198575021707046882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdzSv-Hb-oZSO0TpHqDddAC2GABAxl7KmA4RJcNso5WzWrXuEl_QwmFGJG2VSWVrdSIjs_4f97qnA-gE0bp4tv8847fNmr4yHB-rhhpmrND6xwApVDl1aoh3O53IlHJxkfdQ58X7IWMmU/s1600-h/IMG_0403.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdzSv-Hb-oZSO0TpHqDddAC2GABAxl7KmA4RJcNso5WzWrXuEl_QwmFGJG2VSWVrdSIjs_4f97qnA-gE0bp4tv8847fNmr4yHB-rhhpmrND6xwApVDl1aoh3O53IlHJxkfdQ58X7IWMmU/s400/IMG_0403.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198575026002014194" border="0" /></a>On Wednesday we had the well guy, the plumber, the electrician and the backhoe guy all ther together to bring the water into the house. We connected something called a pitless adaptor four feet below ground and ran a lin into the mechanical and pressured up the water in the house.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Suzie and Rusty watch as Kenny Drake backfills the hole.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtiwHIcydD9SrL5eJd41U0Z6XvaCkRmCEqhncOhu7P8QbaVecm4OWOQwB6vg3CK9yQi_ecD7l9Orrb_IlMEvku5VPEVquJO7GlAczTzb14yaZY_e3RQ9-i6mhBWrnoAAFxR3hOzOq2M8-w/s1600-h/IMG_0405.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtiwHIcydD9SrL5eJd41U0Z6XvaCkRmCEqhncOhu7P8QbaVecm4OWOQwB6vg3CK9yQi_ecD7l9Orrb_IlMEvku5VPEVquJO7GlAczTzb14yaZY_e3RQ9-i6mhBWrnoAAFxR3hOzOq2M8-w/s400/IMG_0405.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198575034591948802" border="0" /></a>Brian and Johnathan form up for the hot tub slab.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-42643048168127343302008-05-02T20:07:00.001-07:002008-05-02T20:17:05.125-07:00Floor details<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9JeLmJ27g8SF_uUoxAxcVQ-Fnm8GDpxnvflr3s-z7AW_wQVmKUihRTH_m7xGF0T73fcKkr1bu3GZmmqBPYcATyU69bm3XajpOvxfiut_IRi1MxtjS2Rk5rmPTQ7oGPSbza320ixb6GUc/s1600-h/IMG_0392.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9JeLmJ27g8SF_uUoxAxcVQ-Fnm8GDpxnvflr3s-z7AW_wQVmKUihRTH_m7xGF0T73fcKkr1bu3GZmmqBPYcATyU69bm3XajpOvxfiut_IRi1MxtjS2Rk5rmPTQ7oGPSbza320ixb6GUc/s400/IMG_0392.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195983394225513154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc13n4vA_zFxcExdoEoqY-CjTFVhwumkin4wuEL5jKN-beGFW9Vz4nac3cQPci5Q5MnbQWx6YfSOVzKugRmqpLL1wTX6xFhzMBOkwcWF3daZQRH0Z6BvAooRVIF3W0GmNlPItb7Nd_7_eN/s1600-h/IMG_0393.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc13n4vA_zFxcExdoEoqY-CjTFVhwumkin4wuEL5jKN-beGFW9Vz4nac3cQPci5Q5MnbQWx6YfSOVzKugRmqpLL1wTX6xFhzMBOkwcWF3daZQRH0Z6BvAooRVIF3W0GmNlPItb7Nd_7_eN/s400/IMG_0393.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195983411405382354" border="0" /></a>Here we use a transition tile to separate the large tiles in the living room from the smaller tiles in the hallway.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszXJDh0Pn5wIgNNVRzpipzCeJBj4xx-EcQ53UGiL4VkNUOyM6hs-AR8rMDNVNajf4uIK-YrO20m1XFkA3nSXeJVSkexxjCQ-gjeRTPLpuQy4_h9c0k7At05oQ-voGaqOKCHiNMGslE0nN/s1600-h/IMG_0395.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKYdk2_oPHxKTyE4s_tytHZT9ncVxkkfQyJSHw4IkJ4A4RDBpdlQZmsE8JFbUG6-Sq1bTyxMFF1XvDAXCh5WEs7Xd3nBWrSbBVFiZ2t_qZ6o4s5BIjVp6rvAnGJ-L2l1tpXZPrxooNfDw/s400/IMG_0399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195983437175186178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ivy does a great job with the living room tiles.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Cuts around the fireplace are smooth.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The transition between the tile and wood floor is perfect.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Meanwhile Brian & Johnathan install the siding on the screened porch.pete & suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551123915484765959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794446589266896024.post-80645383751073389642008-04-30T19:18:00.000-07:002008-04-30T19:29:41.629-07:00Floors & doors<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tqq0o6dUjaX2y1rIbu-pY0ASe4OiNgd5vxDq08FeH1ndNamv-aXgvUnk80Zl3e8c2J2fwip4C_3k0qjVuNPsrUnQdcQLT5Kab9oUov_oLHsiHjq-1Agb8Vki72ChzZ4o28Xu9oDBibCG/s1600-h/IMG_0387.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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