Kitchen Cabinets
The installation of the kitchen cabinets feels like a major psychological milestone. We still have lots of weeks to go before we're done but the finish is in sight. The next week should bring completion of the kitchen cabinets, the garage door, completion of the tile installation, start of the finish electrical work, completion of the shop floor, and more progress on the mechanical system. Once the cabinets are all installed, the final measurements for the counter fabrication can be done. It seems like all the subs are working on site at once and we're finishing up in a tremendous flurry of activity.
The landscaping plans are finally complete. Our landscape contractor told us that since he always comes in at the end when most of the money has been spent, people are always trying to cut corners on the landscaping. We're trying not to do that but the scale of the landscaping is so large, we're trying hard to find areas where we can save. One of the details is that all the walkways are actually a very durable groundcover. Our landscape architect specified an unbelievable number of 4" pots of the groundcover plant; our landscaper says we can save a lot of money by using plugs which will grow very rapidly and be much, much cheaper.
My beekeeping course last weekend was really interesting. As much as I'd like to start 2 hives this year, I'm beginning to feel that I've already got enough to do this year and it might be better to wait until next spring. There is a possibility of getting a "nucleus" hive later this spring which might be a good compromise. (A nucleus hive is basically a small established hive.) I wouldn't get the learning experience of starting from scratch but it would get things going this year.
We took delivery of the first furniture this week. Since the house isn't ready, we're storing the new living room chairs in the boxes in the Oakland garage. We're hoping that not too much more furniture needs to be stored here or we'll have to start parking the cars outside.
Kitchen cabinets.
Kitchen cabinets (refrigerator wall).
Kitchen cabinets.
Pool cabinets.
The landscaping plans are finally complete. Our landscape contractor told us that since he always comes in at the end when most of the money has been spent, people are always trying to cut corners on the landscaping. We're trying not to do that but the scale of the landscaping is so large, we're trying hard to find areas where we can save. One of the details is that all the walkways are actually a very durable groundcover. Our landscape architect specified an unbelievable number of 4" pots of the groundcover plant; our landscaper says we can save a lot of money by using plugs which will grow very rapidly and be much, much cheaper.
My beekeeping course last weekend was really interesting. As much as I'd like to start 2 hives this year, I'm beginning to feel that I've already got enough to do this year and it might be better to wait until next spring. There is a possibility of getting a "nucleus" hive later this spring which might be a good compromise. (A nucleus hive is basically a small established hive.) I wouldn't get the learning experience of starting from scratch but it would get things going this year.
We took delivery of the first furniture this week. Since the house isn't ready, we're storing the new living room chairs in the boxes in the Oakland garage. We're hoping that not too much more furniture needs to be stored here or we'll have to start parking the cars outside.
posted by Jim Barstow at
7:54 PM
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Congrats to that beautiful house, pool and gardens! We wish you happy living and working on your "mountain top."
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