Brent took another day off of work on Friday. We decided that would help until we finish. He gets so much done when he has the two back-to-back days. It's been the weekend of the railings...
The deck railing is taking shape. I am tickled that no other neighbor will have a railing like ours since it's Brent's original work.
Cole spent his entire Saturday welding. Putting together the two side banisters on the side porch took some time. I love watching Cole weld. He does an awesome job, he stays focused and he's good. Once they are all welded next step is to take them down, get them powder coated and baked. Flat black, gonna' be gorgeous!
Ben came Saturday and worked on the newell posts and handrail. We needed help with this job. The tile is inching closer to the wood. Love it!
This is my tile! I love it! It's from Contempo Tile, a series called "Lines". The color does not come through in the photo at all. It's a tan beige and I'm happy with is. The squares are 20x20 which looked HUGE on the wall but just right in our kitchen space.
Our neighbor Randy is laying all the tile. It was a job that we anticipated doing ourselves, but had to give it up. Randy is doing lovely work. 4600 pounds of tile. That's a lot of tile.
My living room is a dumping ground right now...
We have the beginnings of a shower!
And the beginnings of a drain pan for the washer/dryer.
Look! It's coming together! More stone and the foam is 90% hidden. Just that little patch up in the front right.
Ugh, still a few old issues and some new issues to deal with. We turned the water on to the house so we could run the hose. A couple of hours later my friend Annette came over for a tour of the house. It was fun to show her, her daughter and her mother-in-law our handiwork. We had not been in the basement at all Saturday and no plans to work down there. When we got into Sierra's room there was water on the floor. Water was coming through the ceiling and dripping from the closet door jamb. Her room just happens to be a hub for many of the water lines and the plumbing. Randy was there. He shut off and drained the water.
I hate think what type of damage we could have had if left unnoticed over the weekend. It was a real blessing that Annette came for a tour. But now we need to discover the source of the leak. I personally suspect a drywall screw.
The inspector came today to look at the shower bladder. I quizzed him about the railings. We know what to do now. But as he was measuring he took a measurement to the stairs. Our front stairs are not to code. UUUUGgggggHhHhHhHh. Not sure what our concrete guy was doing...the treads are all different. There can only be a 3/8 of an inch variance and our top step is off 1 inch. Bleck. It's kindof funny that we have built a concrete home and concrete has been our hugest challenge on all levels.
I might make an "I Spy" book of our house. Just to highlight the goof ups and the fixes. I think that it's likely normal for any house build but since it's our first (and last) house, it feels like a ton.
Railing looks fantastic. Go Cole! And I really like the shapes of the stone on the house. In my opinion, the bigger pieces give variety and make it interesting to look at.
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