We are building a fire-pit into the patio on the freeway side of the house. The first step in the process was building a masonry bench on one side of it, the bench is done and the gas line is installed, next up is installing the burner and the patio pavers...
From March of 2005-July of 2006 we built a new house on an urban infill lot near downtown Sacramento. Jeff designed it, Mike was the general contractor. Our house is 3 stories high and 17' wide x 72' long. Among the goals were energy efficiency, cool design, & noise mitigation as we are right next to a 10 lane freeway. The house has solar electric, solar hot water & radiant heat. For the past 9 years we have been working on the landscaping and enjoying our home.