Note: Since completion of the house I have also decided to allow guest bloggers to post articles related to remodeling. This continues the education process.
TIMELINE
Architect Selection - December 2002 through January 2003
Getting a Permit - January 2003 through November 2004
Construction - November 2004 through September 2006
Post Construction - October 2006 through ???
The Web Server
Tue, Feb 1 2005 09:02 PM
| Construction, Phone line, Remodel, Web server
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Some pictures of the web server set up during the construction. I'm going to move it out of here real soon as it is difficult to keep it running.
The web server is under the tarp.
The phone box was moved onto the tree to keep this site going.
The workers broke the DSL connection so I had to splice it. There's another one about 20 feet down the wire.
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It's Raining Again!
Fri, Jan 28 2005 08:54 PM
| Construction, Remodel
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It's raining again! The tarp on the roof started to blow off so Rich went onto the wet, shake roof with muddy shoes. Needless to say, he slid all the way off. He said he is just fine but probably used up one of his nine lives.
Foundation Snag
Fri, Jan 21 2005 05:02 PM
| Construction, Foundation, Remodel
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Major issues today. The city building inspector came by and said that we can't build a second story on a foundation wall that is only 6" wide (six inches is standard for one-story houses here). So he decided to stop the concrete pour before we started. Rich had to run to the city engineer to have all of the calculations reverified per the city. That apparently was not good enough so luckily we got the engineer to come out to the house and visually inspect the footings. Everything was OK and we got to pour on Monday. That cost us a few days.
Windows and Doors Ordered
Tue, Jan 18 2005 05:00 PM
| Construction, Door, Foundation, Remodel, windows
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Loewen windows and doors were ordered today. They will be push-out, french casements in a cranberry color.
On a completely unrelated note, I was told that the concrete for the foundation under the house will be poured on Friday, 1/21/05.
On a completely unrelated note, I was told that the concrete for the foundation under the house will be poured on Friday, 1/21/05.
Timber Reused When Possible
Mon, Jan 17 2005 02:45 PM
| Construction, Recycling, Remodel, Rich Wright, Wood timbers
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Trying to Get Ideas in Pasadena
Today we drove around Pasadena to look at various color combinations on Craftsman and Bungalow houses. Click here to see them.
The Steel Beam is Installed
Fri, Jan 14 2005 04:29 PM
| Balcony, Construction, Framing, Remodel
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This beam was put in to support the second floor balcony.
Foundations and Rain
Tue, Jan 11 2005 04:27 PM
| Construction, Demolition, Foundation, Remodel
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The first stretch of dry weather is finally here. The last 2 1/2 weeks have been nothing but rain, about 10 inches worth. The outside trenches have water in them but on the other hand, the demo guys are having a field day. There are now 10 guys working on the site. Five of them are under the house digging a massive trench for the foundation reinforcement. Things should happen quickly now.
Roof Stays Due to Rain
Mon, Dec 27 2004 04:26 PM
| Construction, Remodel
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It started to rain so a last minute decision was made to not remove the roof.
Structural Engineer Needs to Redesign to Save Tree
Thu, Dec 23 2004 04:21 PM
| Construction, engineer, Foundation, Remodel, tree
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