Owner Builder Center

If you are considering building a new house or doing a renovation we encourage you to check out the Owner Builder Center here in Sacramento. They teach two day classes that help one to understand the process of acting as a general contractor. Even if you hire a G.C. to manage the project, the Owner Builder Center classes will really help you to understand the start to finish process of home construction and renovation....

UPDATE: July 23.

We have only used one of the contractors that the Owner Builder Center recommends on their website. It has been a horrible experience and we would be recommend extra caution before hiring anyone from their list of `pre-qualified' contractors....Do your homework and buyer beware!

www.ownerbuildercenter.com

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Out of the gutter and into the cold..

Although the stucco guys completed their job a couple of weeks ago, some minor cracks developed in 3 areas and they have come back to patch them up..... Having the scaffold up for the stucco guys allowed our gutter guy to hang the final piece.... On Wednesday of this week the guys from Airsmiths installed the air conditioning condenser...If you're wondering if that is the American Standard Allegiance 14 Super Efficiency Condenser, you would be right! It is made in Texas in the same factory that Trane air conditioners are made at. http://www.americanstandardair.com/Products.asp?Section=homeOwners&ProductID=7&CategoryID=16&SuperCategoryID=1

Controlling the weather

We installed a Weathermatic irrigation system controller. It is connected to an on-site weather station that monitors temperature, rainfall, windspeed, and humidity. As the seasons change, it automatically adjusts the station timing, very handy! UPDATE: We had nothing but trouble with this controller and in 2016 we replaced it with a dramatically better one from Rachio. See it here: https://www.rachio.com/ Better yet, the City of Sacramento has a rebate program to replace old controllers with `smart' controllers like the Rachio, check it out here: https://www.cityofsacramento.org/Utilities/Conservation/Rebates/River-Friendly-Landscape-Rebate

Fountain Installation

We are installing a fountain system that will use 3 linked aqua basins from Aquascapes.

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