While some men are finishing the ceiling and wall insulation and plywood flooring, other men have started framing the interior partition walls upstairs. At the same time, we have dug into the renovation of the kitchen downstairs, which was a client add on. We have gutted the kitchen and are building a decorative suspended ceiling […]
Monthly Archives: October 2017
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Oct
Oct
DOWNSTAIRS TILING, WINDOWS AND EXTERIOR PAINTING We have almost fully completed the downstairs tiling and just need to apply the grout. Outside we have finished the exterior walls on the second floor with a 1/2″ cement board with the joints taped and puttied with an epoxy mixture. on the first floor exterior walls we are […]
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Oct
Oct
GOING FLAT TO THE WALL The impending turnover deadline is fast approaching so we are working all out with 2 crews and over 40 workmen on site each day. The kitchen renovation is nearing completion with the installation of the granite counter tops and the finishing of the ceiling. Downstairs we have also re-used some […]
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Oct
Oct
FLOORS, CABINETS AND OTHER FINISHING Moving along, we have almost finished the upstairs wood plank flooring, but we ran into a problem. The suppier of our Luaun wood for both the main second story and the spiral staircase has run out of wood despite us having put down a deposit and him confirming he had […]
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Oct
Oct
PAINTING With the majority of the basic work finished, we are touching up interior walls to prepare for painting. We are also doing the painting for the exterior.
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Oct
Oct
SANDING THE WOOD PLANK FLOOR AND MORE Well we received our missing wood and it is not a total disaster. The grain and color of the new wood is not much different and we have decided to use it. Now installed, we have planed and sanded the entire floor to a nice even and smooth […]
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Oct
Oct
TILING With the painting of one unit complete, the painter has moved over to the next and allowed us to get started on the tiling. Tiles are set with a mixture of cement and tile grip and carefully leveled. We will continue on with this progression of work so that the different trades men are […]
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Oct
Oct
WALLS AND STRUCTURAL ROOF FRAMING Construction was in high gear over the past month on this project. Columns, beams concrete hollow block walls and the steel roof framing were all completed. We have also completed the 3 chamber septic system.
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Oct
Oct
CEMENT FLOOR AND ROOFING Over the past 2 weeks, we have put the steel panel roofing on, attached securely to 2×2 steel girts which were welded to the site fabricated open web joist system. We have added gutters to all low eaves, which will train through down pipes to the site drainage system. We have […]
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Oct
Oct
TAPING , SANDING AND PAINTING Now that the ceiling board is almost entirely complete, the joints in the drwall have been taped and sanded. The wall too have been sanded properly and painted has started. We have also started applying the decorative stone cladding on the bottom half of the exterior wall of the home.