Thursday, October 30, 2008

nearly two months in and it's looking livable

kitchen gets laid out, bar wall built, cabinets ready to set.

















Prep-Coat on all walls and ceilings...taking forever but building nice delts.

















Interior doors are officially hung, need to be finished.
This is a view into bathroom with prep-coat on walls and plaster repair on exterior adobe wall. Notice nice light from Solatube (in vaulted ceiling above doorway).


















Looking up at Solatube. 10" with diffusor is super bright daylight! Very nice. Thanks, Daylighting Solutions!


















Shiny sealed hardwoods.

















Starting to look like something one could live in... yay!

Monday, October 20, 2008

prep coat is next


















new plaster restores old adobe interior walls.


















platering.


















prep for interior plastering.


















Jose, the master plaster(er)


















wet plaster.



















I'm in the attic running security wiring.


















Cleaning hardwoods after sheetrocking. Bad scheduling.


















Yay! Hardwoods get sealed, with all their 80+ years of character.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

stucco color coat


















Construction Waste Management. Diverted from landfill.



















Synthetic (Dryvit StucCoat) Stucco Color Coat is applied; it's more durable and water-resistant than standard stucco and allows for an integral color; I chose Harristone forthe color: a modern gray with faint brown and cool tones.


















Stucco color coat at front door.



















Stucco color on west and north walls.


















Stucco color coat at front porch at dusk.

Monday, October 6, 2008

sheetrocking














almost done 'rocking. sheet rocking, that is.
















holy mole. looking more like a casa and less of a skeleton.






Some plaster goes up while other comes down. I know, scheduling is a little off. This was water damage plaster over adobe in bathroom.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Starting to look like a livable house!

Beer Guard Dog.













Seriously, don't come any closer!


















solid pine doors

















Me with doors. Getting ready to hang them.

















The floors are ready for sealant.


















The first piece of gypboard is hung!


















The ceilings halfway covered in gypboard... glad I hired pros to hang it on the cathedral ceilings!