The sheetrock has been loaded in

Our 12 foot long sections of sheet rock have been loaded into the house. Each and every one of these sheets was dragged up the stairs by two of the hardest working guys we've ever met....They are natives of the Mexican State of Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico. They'll be back in a couple of weeks to install the rock and to apply the stucco.

You will note that the casement windows in the 3rd floor office have been installed...We did lots of research and chose Lincoln Windows from Merrill, Wisconsin. These windows have special glass that is supposed to help keep transmission of heat/cold to a minimum..We also upgraded them to have glass panes of two different thicknesses installed. Our research found that this was the best way to minimize the transmission of sound. (Laminated glass is the best solution for sound abatement, but the level of improvement did not justify the price.)

http://www.lincolnwindows.com/
NOTE: We discovered after the windows were installed that the order was screwed up at the factory and our special glass was NOT installed....Sigh..So much for sound abatement...

We did a LOT of shopping for doors and windows, the best priced package was put together by the French Door Store in Sacramento, sadly their service has been less than impressive.

http://www.thefrenchdoorstore.com/

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Fridge is in

The kitchen cabinet bases are all installed, the only appliance we have placed is the fridge. The others will go in over the next week or so....you can see the Eucalyptus veneer on our cabinets....yes, they are from IKEA.....it has been a lot of work for Jeff to put them together, but they were significantly less expensive than the other choices we looked at.

3rd Floor bathroom progress

One of the cool things about the house is that when taking a shower in the 3rd floor bathroom, ones head will be in the skylight dome....Do they issue tickets for flashing a helicopter? You can also see that the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) guys started last week. They started to pull duct work up to the air exchanger and fan on the 3rd floor.... All 4 of the toilets in the house are wall mounted Geberit low flow toilets with dual flush mode. You can see the `carrier' for the toilet in the middle of this pic. The tank for the toilet is hidden in the wall cavity. We bought almost all of our plumbing fixtures online. The sinks and toilets were purchased from Ira Wood & Sons in Kentucky. They have an excellent website for comparing products: http://store.yahoo.com/irawoodinc/tewamotosy.html

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

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