Monthly Archives: November 2010

Model Magic

Just for grins, we rendered an image of the computerized house model again, this time from a vantage point that is outside of the house. In the model, we have colored the siding and shutters the same colors that we … Continue reading

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Hardwood

From hardscape to hardwood. Most of the hardwood floors went in yesterday. We are having traditional oak floors put in. They are made of strips of oak that are tongue-and-grooved and stapled to the floor with 2″ staples. Here is … Continue reading

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Hardscape

“Hardscape” is what they call it now. “Landscaping” involves putting in the plants and trees and grass and all that. When they are putting in patios and walkways, they call it “hardscaping”. That is what they were doing at the … Continue reading

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Details

The Devil is in the details. That is what they say. In our case, I think that it is a bit of the Imp instead. Our builders are always leaving us with little surprises of details that they have done. … Continue reading

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Floors & Doors

Some of the floors are in. The tiles have been glued down in the plant room. The floor isn’t dry or grouted yet, but the tiles are down. Take a look. Here is the other side of the room. Gorgeous … Continue reading

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Trim

They have started to install the trim. The slider in the sun room has trim around it. Yikes! The walls really are not pink. I don’t know how to do a proper White Balance yet. You can just barely see … Continue reading

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Vanity, Vanity

No, not like the poem…. these are the bathroom vanities. They have been installed in the bathrooms. Only one of them has a top so far, but the vanities are in place. Here is the small one in the downstairs … Continue reading

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Tire Rant #2

I just got back from getting my flat tire fixed. It was not a nail; it was a failed Tire Pressure Sense (TPS) valve stem. That is the sensor that is required on each wheel (spare included) that sends the … Continue reading

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Lights

We have lights in the house. Check out the front porch light. That looks pretty friendly and welcoming. The lantern by the back door is working too. You can’t really see the lantern, but that is the fault of the … Continue reading

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Tired of Tires

No house blog today. I barely got over there again because the car got a flat tire on it. My car has one of those idiot lights that tells you when one of your tires is below a threshold pressure … Continue reading

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