6/26/09 Today's drive up.

6/26/09 Jeremy Delost and Jimmy Vaughan with Rainwater Harvesting Sysems, Inc.

6/26/09 A submersible pump for the underground rainwater collection tank.

6/22/09 Joey Parks runs the stucco operation. He's been doing this for a number of years.


6/22/09 It's a very smooth hard finish with obvious mottling--not "perfect" like the synthetics.


6/22/09 Our LaHabra stucco starts with a metal lath, a scratch coat, then a brown coat. Then right before a final coat, they put up a fiberglass mesh to prevent cracking.


6/22/09The final coat has to be done all at once--at least one whole wall face at once. Otherwise just a little too much trowelling in one area will make that spot too much different than the rest and it won't look right.

6/21/09 Shop exterior stucco.


6/21/09 Shop interior Durasol.


6/21/09 Shop interior Durasol.


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6/18/09 Gerardo Martinez-One of the guys that makes that stucco happen!

6/18/09 Stucco will finish up this week. This is the final color.


6/18/09 Obviously a lot darker before it dries--Here they apply the wet stucco to the North side of the house.

6/18/09 Here's the West side with the final color.


6/18/09 The pool rock work is coming along.

6/14/09 Time to start think picking colors.


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6/12/09 Flatwork in back poured today.


6/12/09 Interior doors now being hung.


6/12/09 Carport poured today.


6/12/09 Carport

6/10/09 Master media cabinet.


6/10/09 Master bedroom cabinets

6/9/09 Pool rock work around top edge. That's a seat along the length of the pool.

6/9/09 The white paint is waterproofing.

6/8/09 This is what the entry looks like today.


6/8/09 Oklahoma Flagstone delivered for pool.


6/8/09 Some door hardware installed.


6/8/09 Forms for backyard flatwork finished today.


6/8/09 Kitchen Island


6/8/09 Kitchen


6/8/09 Kitchen


6/8/09 Cubbies for coats & other things.


6/8/09 Kitchen cabinet drawers fill kitchen.


6/8/09 Away Room floor tile down.


6/8/09 Hardie Backer for Master bath before floor tile is installed.


6/8/09 Forms for step stones outside back door.


6/8/09 Shared Bath

5 1/2 inches of open-cell foam in ceiling throughout the structure provides a virtual air-tight house. In our climate, the R-value is important, but not as important as preventing outside air from entering. Our A/C units are inside this climate controlled shell, as opposed to being in a hot attic. That means it doesn't have to work as hard.

6/5/09 Kitchen/Living/Dining


6/5/09 Steps running East


Wayne Atkins - our builder - Anderson/Sargent Builders


Bob Fritts and John Hoffler - our cabinet builders - F&H Construction


Sam Miranda - our interior designer - Studio M

Floor Tile

Floor tile in hall 6/5/09


Floor tile in hall 6/5/09


Floor Tile JB room 6/5/09