It's been raining off and on for several days here in Central Texas. The rain is really needed since this area has been in drought conditions for a number of years. The wet weather has stopped the outside work on the pool deck, but the crew installing the wood floors was able to get started. They had to drive over a huge mud hole at the end of the road base forming our driveway.........ah, the joys of a construction site!!!!
Before we go out to the house, here are a couple of views of the balcony/patio at our apartment. We have enjoyed our location looking out over a backyard of trees leading to the dry creek bed. And the apartment kitties love the location as well. They hang out together on the patio lounging on chairs, tables, and flower pots. They peacefully share
(for most part) share food and water bowls. To the left are Raven (black kitty) and Skeeter who is now a true part of our family.
In every construction project there are "oops" moments from time to time. The plumbers discovered one of those moments when they delivered the bath tub. It seems the frame for the tub was not built correctly. The opening is too big for the tub and there is no place to put the faucet set. So, our pretty tub will sit in its box for a while longer until the framers can correct the mistake.
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| Not ready for soaking yet!!!! |
Another "oops" moment was related to the staircase components. There was an "LOS" - loss of signal as my space buddies know it - regarding the design of the newels and balusters we requested. So, the hardware to hold the handrail is in place while the correct components are ordered. When the
right stuff (catch my space theme today?) is delivered, work on the staircase will resume.
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| Handrail will go here |
Meanwhile, the wood was delivered in between rain showers and is safely housed in the master bedroom. That is a lot of wood!!!!
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| Engineered Wood |
The wood flooring crew placed on top of the wood pile a variety of tools required to do the job including painters tape, mineral spirits, rags, a tool chest, and a chalk snap line. It has been fun to see the types of tools the different trades bring to do their job.
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| Wood flooring guys tool chest |
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| Snap Line Kit |
The chalk snap line was used to mark the cement for the placement of the wood flooring pieces.
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| Dot in circle is starting point. |
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| Note floor plug in right background |
The wood flooring guys also set up a couple of saws in the garage. We have seen many types of saws used on this project. Some of the trades have invested a lot of money in very sophisticated saws.
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| Simple table saw |
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| Mitre Saw |
Here's a shot of the start of the wood layout. It will be great fun to watch this puzzle of wood get put together. I hope to have progress shots very soon!!!!
It's been raining off and on for several days here in Central Texas. The rain is really needed since this area has been in drought conditions for a number of years. The wet weather has stopped the outside work on the pool deck, but the crew installing the wood floors was able to get started. They had to drive over a huge mud hole at the end of the road base forming our driveway.........ah, the joys of a construction site!!!!
Before we go out to the house, here are a couple of views of the balcony/patio at our apartment. We have enjoyed our location looking out over a backyard of trees leading to the dry creek bed. And the apartment kitties love the location as well. They hang out together on the patio lounging on chairs, tables, and flower pots. They peacefully share
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