There hasn’t been much to talk about in the last couple of months. I’ve been busy at work and that’s about it. However, recently my Architect and I got back to work and we’re moving toward the point of calling in structural and mechanical people for the next round of design work. Meanwhile, I’ve been [...]
Posts Tagged ‘construction’
Big Concrete Tank in the Ground
Roughly 9 hours of work gets the pool from nice and comfy to something that looks like it belongs on the set of a disaster movie… The pictures represent two frames from the timelapse video that I’m assembling of the project. It’s working well so far and as soon as I decide on the best [...]
Construction begins
While architectural design work continues on the house, the swimming pool, unfortunately, can wait no longer. The leak in the pipes underground is getting worse by the day and has to be dealt with. So, the plunge – so to speak – is about to be taken. I’m in the process of completing an agreement [...]
Drip … drip … drip …
Well, OK, I guess water leaking underground doesn’t actually go “drip…” I have discovered one of those things in life that you always knew was a possible issue, but perhaps weren’t planning to have to deal with – or at least hoping that it’d be a while. My new-to-me house here in Phoenix has a [...]
House Skeleton
As part of my house redesign renovation project, I’ve been taking a run at learning Google Sketchup. It’s an interesting app and for most things it’s very easy to use. I’ve been spending some time watching Google’s excellent online training videos for the app, and I’m getting it. I’m nowhere near the level of my [...]
Residential Design
I recently relocated from Portland, Oregon to Phoenix, Arizona for my work. I’ve bought a house here (in what is perhaps the most depressed housing marking in North America right now) and have embarked upon a project to renovate it. The house is a 1950 model that was built by the family from whom I [...]
