02 August 2007 – W
Pillars for the South Patio are done; now we need the rest of the balustrade.
02 August 2007 – NE
View of pillars from below the Lower Patio.
03 August 2007 – SE
The granite counter tops arrive. The easiest way to the Kitchen is over the South Patio.
09 August 2007 – S
We hired a friend to do regrading to prepare for landscaping. One advantage of this is that he allows Gary to drive the front-loading Bobcat while he operates the excavator. The East (left) part of the front is almost ready for a little topsoil now.
12 August 2007 – NE
Tile backsplash for the Kitchen.
12 August 2007 – W
Oak floors in the Great Room after the first of four sandings. Curvature of the beam is due to the lens.
12 August 2007 – W
Slate floor in the Entry and Entry Foyer.
14 August 2007 – S
Regrading immediately in front of the house is complete. The gravel coming from the Entry Patio will be covered by concrete. At the bottom right of the picture are fence posts Gary is preparing. The air is quite poor due to forest fires northwest of us. There are more fires to the southeast; the closest is about 36 miles away.
20 August 2007 – NW
Starting the trim for the Library.
24 August 2007 – E
Pauline supervises the placement of boulders for the landscaping.
26 August 2007 – N
Entry as seen from the Great Room. Gary's Office is on the right. Note the lights above the timber beams. The Entry door is still in storage. Cardboard sheets protect the oak floor. Curvature of the beam is real.
26 August 2007 – S
Entry slate with animal figures.
31 August 2007 – W
We put up the highest guns while there was some scaffolding set up in the Stairway.
31 August 2007 – N
The Entry Door is 4 feet wide.
31 August 2007 – SW
Gary built a fence (right side of picture) to match the timber architecture. On the other side of the fence is a 15' drop to the concrete in front of the Garage.