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Saturday, November 19, 2011

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054, a photo by Squeeek on Flickr.

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Beach and Feather Fence

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I am gonna build a feather fence mom!
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Perfect way to warm up: roll in sand downhill
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First Beam and Post

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Saturday, July 30, 2011

New Perimeter Foundation Poured!!

Well, 85% of it for now. Good enough for me. After appox. 60 yards of dirt removed from our hill, new foundation is finally pour. Concrete as never looked so attractive to me!

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Progression as follows
after most of dirt is gone:
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Foundation formed and concrete being poured:
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Rough Framing here we come!!

Friday, July 22, 2011

Back From the Wild and Scenic Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho

We are back, and it was amazing!!

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Matt braving Tappan Falls
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Liza was a champ!
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One of Kev's better catches! I even got 2!
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The beautiful and rustic town of Stanley Idaho surrounded by the Sawtooth Mountains
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Now... back to our world of Dirt, LOTS of dirt...

Friday, July 1, 2011

Recap of the Exterior Demo

Untitled from siqi murphy on Vimeo.

Got Some (14) New Piers!!

After some serious dirt removal and drilling and a LATE JUNE rain storm in the SF bay area (when was the last time this happened?)we are 14 piers richer, think the appraisers would appreciate those as much as we do??

Never underestimate the power of a portable drill rig for tight hillside construction!
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3 work days later, 8 12" diameter 8' deep deck piers and 6 18"dia 12' deep perimeter piers are ready for rebar and concrete!
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Big Pour!! (4.5 hr)
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And some new foundation for lower level too
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Guess which one is concerned about the pour?
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Monday, June 20, 2011

Summer is Finally Here!

This weekend we visited Jean and her family up in Roseville while Kevin went to a bachelor party in S. Lake Tahoe. We were able to squeeze in some pool time for the boy, you think maybe he likes it?
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I think Robert enjoys dad's new phone as much as dad does!
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Untitled from siqi murphy on Vimeo.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Unexpected Benefit of roof removal - Better Cell Phone Reception!

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Progress note:
-Rough layout done
-Roof over Robert's nursery removed
-Freakishly large mirrors in living room and bedroom removed
-Stucco and wall downstairs removed
-5 truck loads of DIRT hauled away, our hauler told us that if we have anymore dirt they are going to come with "No More Dirt" picket signs.

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And the most exciting find so far: A 25feet long SOLID piece of Doug Fir 4X12!!
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Demolition is happening!

This is where Kevin and I differ, I can't contain my excitement, Kev on the other hand is in charge of putting it all back together at the end of it....

piles of masonry block and dirt to be hauled away
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The old and rotten deck is getting torn....
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A preview of the openness that's in our future at the new stair well:
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Coming up:
Foundation and new piers!

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Gone is the Chimney and some more...

A glimpse into our world right now and what is to come...

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Notice the Temp post? the ridge beam turned out was not supported by a post like we expected!

Kitchen wall is getting opened up...
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