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7/18/01 |
The
painting of the interior has begun. The beams, the underboarding
and the walls will all be different bright cheery colors. I am
sure hue will like it. Simultaneously other workers are
unloading our owner supplied items from the storage trailer and
organizing the glass block in preparation for installation. |
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7/11/01 |
The
house is starting to show its true colors. The last coat of
paint / protective membrane has been applied to the roof. The
parapet will offer a stark contrast via a bright white border
just below the roof line. The exterior walls have been plastered
and painting is soon to be the order of the day before all the
glass block is installed. Meanwhile back at home Dave and Sue
are planning a trip to the outlets in North Carolina to purchase
the furniture. The substantial completion date of September 10th
will be here before we know it! |
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6/30/01 through 7/6/01 |
Nelson
and Dave spent a week in paradise. However, not much time to
relax. Action at the house is really heating up now that the
roof is complete. The interior walls have been plastered, and
the exterior was half-done when this photo was taken at the end
of the week. Simultaneously, part of the crew is working inside
building drop ceilings and wiring the down lighting. Interior
painting should begin next week.
 View other progress photos from our trip. |
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6/22/01 |
The
underboarding is complete. On top of the beams goes 3/4 in.
treated plywood and tar paper. Next will be 2 coats of a
fluid-applied membrane that will catch the water for our
cisterns. The next update will be when Nelson and Dave
return from St. Croix. We hope to have some great photos then! |
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6/14/01 |
The
over boarding is being put on the roof while back at home we are
sorting through some decisions regarding electrical fixtures and
paint colors. In just 2 weeks from now Nelson and Dave will be
on site to personally review the progress and to get wet as
well. |
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6/6/01 |
While
it doesn't look like there have been major changes, the
electrician has been busy running lots of conduit for the
security system. Likewise Glouster's crew is preparing to pour
cement for the parapet. This is a structure around the edge of
the roof that plays a part in collecting the rain water for our
cistern. Meanwhile, we are busy back home preparing a Home Depot
order of the remaining owner supplied items that will ship out
of Miami at the end of the month. |
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5/31/01 |
A lot
of progress was made this week. The roof rafters are finished.
The custom made sliding glass doors that will allow us to look
out on the pool & the sea from the great room and the bedrooms arrived this week. In this photo you can also see that the
small sea wall that was damaged a few weeks ago by the down pour
has been rebuilt. Next comes the completion of the roof. What do
you think of "DIVE FLAG RED" for the color? Any other
ideas? Email Dave |
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5/24/01 |
Often
the photos sent to us are from Tony Wilson our architect or
Chris and Dick our neighbors. However, since Chris and Dick are
in Italy for the month our friend Dave Bentley and his son Bo
took a cruise over to snap a few for us. The rafters are coming
along very quickly as you can see. Also, the collapsed sea wall
is being rebuilt. |
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5/11/01 |
The
water also damaged the preparation that had been made to pour
footers for the front boundary walls. However, by the end of the
week we were back up and running to pour the bond beam as the
next step toward beginning the roof. |
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5/4/01 |
The West boundary wall is progressing nicely while preparations are
being made to pour our bond beam in the next day or two. The
bond beam will allow for a very strong connection between the
walls and the roof. |
