The roof is on! Here's the front and rear of the house:
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Rhonda noticed that the vents, which had been aluminum color, were now painted a black that matches the roof. I don't if this is a code requirement or not to have them painted, but it certainly looks better.
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They are pretty much done sculpting and terracing the hill behind the garage.
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There's our front door (upside down) in the garage.
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The interior walls and ceilings are all textured.
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All the tile work is covered with a protective material while they prepare for painting.
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Ever wondered what the door and frame look like before they are installed?
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I guess they have repaired the damaged valve on the LP gas tank, because the two big ugly cylinders above ground are gone.
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I spoke to my oldest sister last night, and she mentioned that she had attended a FEMA emergency preparedness class that mentioned that LP gas tanks are a major hazard in the event of a brushfire. (This should not be a surprise.) I am thinking that the fire suppression sprinklers need to have an oscillating head that is aimed at the spot where the tank is buried.
The pictures of where they have brought more topsoil at the front and rear didn't come out too well because of overexposure, but there's a lot more there for the grass to grow.
It is so quiet up there. The birds chirping; wind blowing through trees. At one point, Rhonda thought she heard someone talking at the house that is roughly 1/4 mile away.
The last water test showed .031 mg/liter of lead--twice the EPA action level. The 25 micron particulate filter didn't pull it out (and I was grasping at straws to think that it might). The builder located a whole house filter that is supposed to pull out lead--and he appears to have installed it. I need to check with him before running another lead test.
Last house project entry.
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