Saturday, November 24, 2007

floors, cedar framing . . .

These pix are a few days old, not sure if the crew continued working over the raining, cold Thanksgiving weekend here in Austin. The bamboo floors on the main level are done (minus a few details) and the cedar framing for the screened porch is done as well. BTW, the ply panels are all being replaced with Plexiglas inserts, but we're trying to get past first round of COA inspections. Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

This is looking from the front door toward the back of the house into the kitchen/dining area . . .


The Powder Room of the entry hall . . .


The main living space (sorry for the bad exposure) . . .


Cedar Framing for screened porch is in place (again, lower ply panels will be Plexiglas inserts).

Sunday, November 18, 2007

lightning fast . . .

The agave team is hitting on all cylinders now, props to Nelson, Denny and Bryan! Lots of stuff got done this week and additional good stuff in the works for next week! Here are a bunch of pix . . .

Front shots (check new front walls and paint in carport) . . .




Plumbing rough is in . . .



Bamboo flooring is awaiting install . . .


Spiral Stair case is in . . .



Back lot grading is done and has resulted in a nice, usable back yard area (saving every penny for landscaping projects after close!) . . .



Gramma Emi makes an appearance in this shot . . .

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

back . . .

Just a quick shot of the back of the house - scaffolding has been removed and they're starting to clean up the lot. Things are moving REALLY fast and that is AWESOME!

Sunday, November 11, 2007

cmu walls, more paint, railings, counter tops, etc . . .

more great stuff going on, I can't keep up! Here are a few shots . . .

You can see the cmu wall going up on left, carport stucco work is just about done and most of it is painted, and a few more metalwork details in the carport have been taken care of as well.


All counters have been installed throughout - here's the kitchen (and Alexandra)


The paralam wood stair treads were removed from the I-beam and stained - they look VERY cool!


All interior metal work has been installed and painted, here's the stair railings - plexiglass inserts still to come . . .

Sunday, November 04, 2007

crusin' . . .

LOTS and LOTS of progress in the past week, too much to list really, so here are a few pix of some of the stuff . . .

All lights and ceiling fans are installed . . .

(master closet doors and barndoor sliders can be seen leaning against the far wall too)


Railing inside and out has almost been completely installed . . .



Tile work has begun in bathrooms . . .




deck framing and stucco work continues to move ahead . . .



All HVAC and AC units have been installed and one day during a drive by, I saw working lights and ceiling fans moving . . .


And a hint of what is soon to be a daily event . . . the sunsets . . .