Sunday, July 27, 2008

Getting close!

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Thursday, November 22, 2007

We've been busy trying to get the inside finished and there are a thousand details to remember. But we are close - we will be moved in before Christmas. Its taken us three years to get here - but we are quite please with the results. All the cabinets are in and all but one of the counter tops have been installed. Electricians should be completed next week - its nice to have electricity and lights so we can work late in the evening. The tile guys are back on Mon. and the cork floor installers will be starting on Wed. All that will be left on the inside is finishing the A/C vents, plumbing fixtures, appliances, and paint touch ups.


Here's the front of the house looking from the west showing the garage and front porch.


This is the front again looking a little more from the south to show the south patio and lap pool.



This is the south side of the house looking from the east showing the lap pool and the upstairs balcony. The long back tube on the right is where one of the above ground water storage tanks will be. We would have had them in by now, but the plastic mold broke - so it will be another month before we get them from the manufacturer. We will have four 200 gallon tanks when done. We will use this water to irrigate the trees, flower beds and gardens.



This is the north side of the house showing the north patio. Above the air conditioner condensing units are the two Rinnai 85E exterior tankless water heaters (two white boxes on the wall). These water heaters are 'clustered' together - one is the primary and the other is the secondary. If the primary is unable to handle the hot water flow rate demand, the secondary unit starts up. After a predetermined time, the primary and secondary units switch roles so that the primary doesn't wear out sooner than the secondary.



This is the Music Room looking southeast - outside is the pool.


This is the Living Room and Dining Room looking from the breakfast bar - again that's the pool outside.



This is the kitchen looking across the breakfast bar from the dining room.



Here's a close up of the kitchen granite - its called Cold Spring.

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