Inch by Inch
When I was a kid, Woody Hayes was the Ohio State football coach. I wasn't much of a football fan but I remember his non-passing, short yardage style of the game; it was called "3 yards and a cloud of dust". That is the way we feel as we approach the end of the project.
Just a reminder. It is difficult to see some of the details in the pictures when they are shrunk to fit on the page. If you click on them, you'll see the full size picture which makes the details easier to see.
Today we stopped off at the nursery run by the wife of our landscape contractor to pick out the fruit trees that will be planted near the working garden. In addition to the raised beds and roses, we're going to have a collection of about 20 e-z pick (smaller) fruit trees. We decided on a mix of apples, peaches, figs, plums, pears, apricots, cherries, and nectarines. We also found out we could get filberts (a variety of hazel nut) so we'll have 2 of those. (Filbert's are like cherries and require 2 varieties to cross pollinate.) They'll go in as soon as we are fully deer proof.
The floors in the master wing have 2 coats of finish now. (The last coat will go on after the cabinets are in and most of the other trim work is complete.) The painters finally gave my shop back and the hydronic heating went in this week. The end grain douglas fir finish floor will go in next week. During next couple weeks the floor and tile crews will need to trade off on access to various spaces so they don't trip over each other. (The missing tile has arrived so the tile crew should be back on track.)
The hood in the kitchen was put up this week. This is a massive piece of hardware that weighs over 400 lbs. The frame is solid 3/8" stainless steel and it has large stainless rods for hanging pots. I've now realized that we're going to need a big stepladder to clean the supports and change lights in the ceiling. The cabinet under the hood will go in after the floors have 2 coats of finish.
There isn't much exterior wood work left to do. The stairs on the western deck need to be surfaced and the garage doors faced with siding. The sliding barn-style door on the shop also has to be built. There are a bunch of metal trim pieces like the caps on the latice work that also have to be fit. Of course, all the inside baseboards need to be done after the floors are finished.
The last piece of concrete was poured last week and now the driveway is finished. When we arrived at the house today, we used it for the first time. Much nicer that parking in the dirt.
Next week the floor and tile work will continue. The concrete wrapper for the fireplace should be installed. (The steel wrapper on the upper part is already in place.) If it is dry enough and the driveway gate near the house is installed, the fruit trees will be planted.
Just a reminder. It is difficult to see some of the details in the pictures when they are shrunk to fit on the page. If you click on them, you'll see the full size picture which makes the details easier to see.
Today we stopped off at the nursery run by the wife of our landscape contractor to pick out the fruit trees that will be planted near the working garden. In addition to the raised beds and roses, we're going to have a collection of about 20 e-z pick (smaller) fruit trees. We decided on a mix of apples, peaches, figs, plums, pears, apricots, cherries, and nectarines. We also found out we could get filberts (a variety of hazel nut) so we'll have 2 of those. (Filbert's are like cherries and require 2 varieties to cross pollinate.) They'll go in as soon as we are fully deer proof.
The floors in the master wing have 2 coats of finish now. (The last coat will go on after the cabinets are in and most of the other trim work is complete.) The painters finally gave my shop back and the hydronic heating went in this week. The end grain douglas fir finish floor will go in next week. During next couple weeks the floor and tile crews will need to trade off on access to various spaces so they don't trip over each other. (The missing tile has arrived so the tile crew should be back on track.)
Floor with 2 coats of finish.
The hood in the kitchen was put up this week. This is a massive piece of hardware that weighs over 400 lbs. The frame is solid 3/8" stainless steel and it has large stainless rods for hanging pots. I've now realized that we're going to need a big stepladder to clean the supports and change lights in the ceiling. The cabinet under the hood will go in after the floors have 2 coats of finish.
Kitchen hood looking from the living room out to the covered patio. (Click for a larger view.)
Detailed view of the kitchen hood.
There isn't much exterior wood work left to do. The stairs on the western deck need to be surfaced and the garage doors faced with siding. The sliding barn-style door on the shop also has to be built. There are a bunch of metal trim pieces like the caps on the latice work that also have to be fit. Of course, all the inside baseboards need to be done after the floors are finished.
Finished hot tub deck.
The last piece of concrete was poured last week and now the driveway is finished. When we arrived at the house today, we used it for the first time. Much nicer that parking in the dirt.
View from the driveway down to the shop and garage.
Next week the floor and tile work will continue. The concrete wrapper for the fireplace should be installed. (The steel wrapper on the upper part is already in place.) If it is dry enough and the driveway gate near the house is installed, the fruit trees will be planted.
Upper part of fireplace with steel cladding.
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