October 03, 2024 - Windows and Prep
A couple pictures I forgot to take...
First, the lower garden is gradually being filled-in as time and material allows.
Second, the main house entrance and cross-walk to the mirador has been cemented in to the level required for
the finish layer.
Coming up...Metalsmith starts on garage gate. Chain link fence install starts next Wednesday

Pipes from lower garden to the garage entrance

Utility (2), Bio-digester clean discharge, Rain water run-off
Utility pipes for electrical, internet, propane, etc. will go under garage ramp.
Bio-digester clean water discharge and rain water run-off (not extended yet)
will be above the ramp emptying into a narrow channel out the gate.

Weed whacked path (again) for chain-link fence
Standing where the fence corner will be 1m to my left, a 3m car gate, and then
right toward the garage wall. Total, 45m fence to the back wall, 15m to the garage

Bedroom window frame installed; 2m width
Four sections, two outer fixed, two inner slide. Shown closed.

Bedroom window sliders shown open; view is looking east

Bedroom window; view looking slightly towards front

Kitchen window frame installed; 2.6m width
Two sections, left section slides. Shown closed.
Looking west and slightly south. Standing in center of kitchen area

Kitchen window; Looking west and slightly north
Breakfast counter top will be from the left side of the window, under the recepticle cutouts.
Kitchen sink will be aligned with the right side of the window.

Kitchen window, partially open
Picture Dates
- October 31, 2024 - Front Gate Installed
- October 17, 2024 - West Boundary Fence Installed
- October 10, 2024 - West Boundary Fence
- October 03, 2024 - Windows and Prep
- September 21, 2024 - Fencing the East Side
- September 12, 2024 - Catchup, Restart, and Secure the Border
- April 25, 2024 - Bathroom tile, Water System, Window Frames, Etc.
- April 04, 2024 - Garage Wall, Lower level and more
- March 07, 2024 - Bath, Ceiling, Windows & Doors
- February 22, 2024 - Bathroom, Primer and Lower Level
- February 8, 2024 - Decisions and a few minor things
- January 25, 2024 - Floors and More
- January 04, 2024 - BioDigester, More Inside Plaster & Cement
- December 28, 2023 - Garage Wall, Inside Plaster, Big Hole
- December 14 & 21, 2023 - Garage Wall, Plumbing
- December 06, 2023 - Rain Delay and Garage Wall
- November 30, 2023 - Plumbing Started & More Lower Level
- November 23, 2023 - More Lower Level & Front Garden
- November 09, 2023 - Lower Level & Front Garden Continues
- November 02, 2023 - Entrance, Lower Level & Front Garden
- October 26, 2023 - Even More Front Wall and Entrance
- October 4, 2023 - More Front Wall and Entrance
- September 21, 2023 - Front Wall and Entrance, Lower Level
- September 14, 2023 - Tower Walls, Prep for Entrance and Front Wall
- September 7, 2023 - Exterior Plaster, Lower Level
- August 24, 2023 - Even More Plaster, Bedroom Floor, Tower Wall
- August 17, 2023 - More Plaster, Lower Level Roof
- August 03, 2023 - Lower Level, House Inside Plaster, Front Views
- July 27, 2023 - Closet Plaster, Lower Level Roof
- July 20, 2023 - Lower Level, House Drains
- July 13, 2023 - Lot Corner, Cistern, House Drains
- July 6, 2023 - Cistern, Drainage, Miscellaneous
- May 31, 2023 - Cistern, Roof, Electrical
- May 11, 2023 - Roof, Retaining wall, Kitchen shelf
- April 27, 2023 - Roof, East wall, Electrical
- April 19, 2023 - More stuff done, More stuff to do
- April 13, 2023 - Roof, Registers, Workshop and East Wall
- April 05, 2023 - Ceiling, Roof and Workshop
- March 29, 2023 - Roof Prep, Workshop, Shower & Fire
- March 23, 2023 - Ceiling nearly finished, Lower Level Walls
- March 15, 2023 - More Ceiling, Walkway, Lower Level
- March 09, 2023 - Ceiling, Walkway, Lower Level
- March 01, 2023 - More Work on Ceiling, Stairs and Walkway
- February 23, 2023 - Work on Ceiling, Stairs and Walkway continues
- February 15, 2023 - Boveda ceiling started, Stairs and Walkway continue
- February 9, 2023 - Lower Structure, Entrance Stairs and Walkway
- January 25, 2023 - Lower Retaining Wall & Structure In-Progress
- January 5, 2023 - Roof Beams almost complete, Lower Level Retaining Wall
- December 15, 2022 - Ready for Roof Beams, Start Lower Level
- December 7, 2022 - Wall Headers and Peaks
- November 24, 2022 - Walls Getting Closer to Completion
- November 17, 2022 - Walls In-Progress ...continued
- November 9, 2022 - Foundation and Walls In-Progress
- October 27, 2022 - Starting to take shape, house build platform near completion
- October 13, 2022 - Work continues on the house build platform
- September 29, 2022 - Front retaining wall near completion
- September 15, 2022 - Back retention wall complete, side retention walls WIP
- September 8, 2022 - Back retention wall almost complete
- August 16, 2022 - Excavation complete; Back retention wall started
- August 3, 2022 - Excavation on-going
- July 28, 2022 - Excavation in-progress
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