| 2007 Updates |
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Jan. 28 - Days 529 to 532
Feb. 4 - Plane in the hangar
Feb. 19 - Asphalt - connected
to the taxiway
Jul 19 - Garage doors installed
We declare victory. Construction is complete. There are a few remaining things to do, and we may post an update here on one or two of those items, but essentially, the construction phase is finished. Thus, this ends our construction diary.
Thank you to all involved in bringing this project to a successful conclusion. We hope this diary helps others taking on a comparably complex construction project.
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| October 2006
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November 2006
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December 2006
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(Commenced August 2, 2004)
Click on Day for daily details and thumbnail pictures.
Scroll down for the weekly progress photos.
10/2: Week #101
Day 474 - Barrier footings
Day 475 - Rain prep
Day 476 - Inside day 
Day 477 - Medford run
Day 478 - Apron prep
10/9: Week #102
Day 479 - Apron prep 2
Day 480 - Apron pour #1
Day 481 - Stuff happens
Day 482 - Normal day
Day 483 - Got rocks? Stairs done.
10/16: Week #103
Day 484 - Seeded rocks
Day 485 - Slump stone #1
Day 486 - Shopping trip
Day 487 - Rock moving
Day 488 - Last pour
10/23: Week #104
Day 489 - Fence columns
Day 490 - Stoops
Day 491 - Projects
Day 492 - Seven items
Day 493 - Floor tile done
10/30: Week #105
Day 494 - Painters return
Day 495 - Irrigation
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Week #105 continued...
Day 496 - Stove installation
Day 497 - Final
Inspection
Day 498 - Day 1 AF
11/6: Week #106
Day 499 - Clean up
Day 500 - Transition
Wednesday - no work
Day 501 - Bi-folds
Friday - no work
11/13: Week #107
Day 502 - no report
Day 503 - no report
Day 504 - Door siding
Day 505 - Quiet day
Day 506 - Dig & nest
11/20: Week #108
Our 3rd Thanksgiving
Days 507-508 - Remote update
11/27 Week #109
Due to weather, Kelli didn't make it back up to Trinity Center this week.
Day 509 - Update
Day 512 - Update
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12/2 - Moved in!!
Weekend Update
12/4: Week #110
Days 514-516 Connected
Day 517 - Test fire
Day 518 - End of an era
12/11: Week #111
Day 519 - Shower re-tiling
Days 520-523 - Update
12/18: Week #112
Day 524 - Shower done
Tues - no work
Wed - no work
Day 525 - Cat door
Day 526 - Mech room done
12/25: Week #113
Monday - Christmas Day
Tues - no work
Day 527 - HVAC legs
Thurs - no work, tile prep
Day 528 - HVAC, rekeyed, 2nd phone line, sill bullnose, tile sealing
Last report for 2006
Happy New Year !!!
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July 2006
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August 2006
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September 2006
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7/3: Week #88
Monday - no work
Tuesday - 4th of July
Day 412 - no report
Day 413 - no report
Day 414 - Ding Dong
7/10: Week #89
Day 415 - no report
Day 416 - GeoDeck
Day 417 - Water filter
Day 418 - Flush
Day 419 - Stone only
7/17: Week #90
Day 420 - A/C set up
Day 421- Deck stairs
Day 422 - Hot water
Day 423 - Deck's a Go
Day 424 - Pace change
7/24: Week #91
Day 425 - Interior stairs
#1
Day 426 - Stairs #2
Day 427 - Stairs #3
Day 428 - Stairs #4
Day 429 - Stairs #5
7/31: Week #92
Day 430 - Step lights
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Week #92 continued...
Day 431 - Whoosh
Day 432 - 2nd
Anniversary
Day 433 - Landscaping
Day 434 - Face stone done
8/10: Week #93
Day 435 - Porch stone #1
Day 436 - Railings start
Day 437 - no report
Day 438 - Gutters
Day 439 - Anot'er week
8/14: Week #94
Day 440 - no report
Day 441 - Soapstone #1
Day 442 - Upper deck
Day 443 - Rail/Soapstone
Day 444 - Double duty
8/21: Week #95
Day 445 - Regroup
Day 446 - Laundry tile
Day 447 - Stairs, part 2
Day 448 - Cabinet final
Day 449 - Counter final
8/28: Week #96
Day 450 - Stair posts
Day 451 - Railing #1
Day 452 - A step back
Day 453 - Stairs ready
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Day 454 - Loose ends
9/4: Week #97
Monday - Labor Day holiday
Day 455 - Shim, Act 3
Day 456 - Compass rose
Day 457 - Compass final
Day 458 - CableRail final
9/11: Week #98
Day 459 - no report
Day 460 - Deck done
Day 461 - Wok Wow
Day 462 - Grab bag
Day 463 - Deck lights
9/18: Week #99
Day 464 - no report
Day 465 - Closet lights
Day 466 - Spiral stairs
Day 467 - Planters start
Day 468 - Ipé 1
9/25: Week #100
Day 469 - no report
Day 470 - Ipé 3
Day 471 - Gone shopping
Day 472 - Ipé 5
Day 473 - Planters 2 |
| April 2006 |
May 2006
| June 2006 |
4/3: Week #75
(Kelli's first anniversary of living full-time in Trinity Center!)
Day 349 - Grout
Day 350 - More tile
Day 351 - Broken silence
Day 352 - 7 for 4
Day 353 - TGIF
4/10: Week #76
Days 354-356 - Kelli in the Bay Area and Sacto, tile shopping
Day 357 - Shower tile
Day 358 - Redding run
4/17: Week #77
Day 359 - Spa tub plan
Day 360 - More tile, SUN!
Day 361 - Baseboard
Thursday and Friday Kelli was in the Bay Area
doing booth duty at the Strictly Sailing Pacific Boat Show
4/24: Week #78
Day 364 - Just shoot me
Day 365 - 1
Year of Work
Day 366 - Easy day
Day 367 - Step stone
Day 368 - Moving outside
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5/1: Week #79
Day 369 - Counter templating
Day 370 - Planning
Day 371 - NuHeat
Day 372 - NuHeat #2
Day 373 - NuHeat #3
5/8: Week #80
Day 374 - No report
Day 375 - Bath floor tile
Day 376 - Ditches
Day 377 - Bit of everything
Day 378 - Drainage
5/15: Week #81
Day 379 - Front steps #1
Day 380 - Spa tub in
Day 381 - Medford trip
Day 382 - Front steps wall
Day 383 - Shopping
5/22: Week #82
Day 384 - Underlayment
Day 385 - Wall stripped
Day 386 - A few hours
Day 387 - Generator startup
Day 388 - Scratch coat start
5/29: Week #83
Monday - Memorial Day
Day 389 - Scratch coat
#2
Day 390 - Backfill & Bamboo
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Day 391 - Pound sand
Day 392 - Deck sleepers #2
6/5: Week #84
Day 393 - Deck prep
Day 394 - Big step forward
Wednesday - Taking a break
Day 395 - End and Begins
Day 396 - No More Foam
6/12: Week #85
Day 397 - no report
Day 398 - Front steps
Day 399 - Snow cables
Day 400 - Stone start
Day 401 - Septic tank
6/19: Week #86
Day 402 - Deck start
Day 403 - Leach field
Day 404 - Water main
Day 405 - no report - PCBC
Day 406 - no report - PCBC
6/26: Week #87
Day 407 - Update
Day 408 - Deck 85%
Day 409 - Sleepers done
Day 410 - Stone and deck
Day 411 - no report
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January 2006
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February 2006
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March 2006
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New Years
update
1/2: Week #62
Day 292 - Holiday, but work
Day 293 - More backer
Day 294 - Backer down
Day 295 - Lumps and Bumps
Day 296 - Mudding down
1/9: Week #63
Monday - No pix
Day 297 - More mudding
Day 298 - Backer done
Day 299 - Scaffolding up
Day 300 - Fixes, no pix
1/16: Week #64
Day 301 - No report
Tuesday - One step forward...
Wednesday - TerraMai
Day 302 - Front doors
Day 303 - Wood lacquer
1/23: Week #65
Day 304 - Ceiling - 7 rows
Day 305 - Ceiling #2
Day 306 - One ceiling done
Day 307 - Two ceilings done
Day 308 - Office ceiling done
1/29: Week #66
Day 309 - Faux beams
#1
Day 310 - Busy day |
Week #66 continued...
Day 311 - Faux beam Day 3
Day 312 - Road trip to Medford
Day 313 - Cove lights
2/6: Week #67
Day 314 - Hangar door final
Day 315 - Interior doors
Day 316 - Babysitter
Days 317-324: Kelli and Mike were on a business trip from Feb 10 to Feb 20.
2/20: Week #69
Monday - no report
Day 325 - Checking in
Day 326 - Convergence
Day 327 - Undercoat
Day 328 - Ceiling stain
2/27: Week #70
Day 329 - First fixture
Day 330 - Undercoat |
Week #70 continued...
Day 331 - Color/Generator/Air
Day 332 - Color/Gen/Insulation
Friday - Snow Day, no pix
3/6: Week #71
Monday - No work
Tuesday - No work
Day 333 - Paint/doors
Day 334 - More color
Day 335 - Foyer paint
3/13: Week #72
Day 336 - Garage paint
Tuesday - Snow day, 7"
overnight 
Day 337 - End paint phase
II
Thursday - No work, tile shopping
Friday - No work
3/20: Week #73
Day 338 - First day of Spring?
Day 339 - Light fixtures
Day 340 - Window shades
Day 341 - Cabinets Day #1
Day 342 - Tile Day #1
3/27: Week #74
Day 343 - Cabinets Day #2
Day 344 - Tile and knobs
Days 345-347 - Tile, tile, tile. No pix, Kelli is in the Bay Area picking out slabs.
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October 2005
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November 2005
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December 2005
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10/3: Week #49
Day 231 - Saturday - Bonus Day
Day 232 - Inspection
Day 233 - Where, oh where
Day 234 - Bay window
Day 235 - No squeaks
Day 236 - Blown insulation
10/10: Week #50
Day 237 - Sheet rock here
Day 238 - First doors
Day 239 - Hangar door
Day 240 - no pix, shopping
Day 241 - Quiet
10/17: Week #51
Day 242 - No pix, Bay Area
Day 243 - Soffit saga ends
Day 244 - Shop til you drop
Day 245 - Beat goes on
Day 246 - Roof done
10/24: Week #52
(One year's worth of work weeks)
Day 247 - Planning
Day 248 - Dumbwaiter
Day 249 - First real rain
Day 250 - Scaffolding down
Day 251 - Rain and update
10/31: Week #53 (Halloween)
Day 252 - No pix, Bay Area
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Week #53 continued...
Day 253 - Race the rain
Day 254 - Clean up
Day 255 - Ceiling gets rock
Day 256 - Slow Friday
11/7: Week #54
Day 257 - Rainy days &
Mondays
Day 258 - Tired of drywall?
Days 259-261 - no pictures
(One year of workdays [52 x 5])
11/14: Week #55
Day 262 - no pictures
Day 263 - Gearing up
Day 264 - Hangar metal
Day 265 - Hangar & hanging done
Day 266 - Shiny copper
11/21: Week #56
Day 267 - Entry steps footing
Thanksgiving vacation - no pictures
Day 270 - Post Facto
11/28: Week #57
Day 271 - First snow
Day 272 - House shopping
Day 273 - Work before snow
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Week #57 continued...
Day 274 - Slush
Day 275 - Sole worker
12/5: Week #58
Day 276 - no pics (dial up down)
Day 277 - Lights and Dave
Day 278 - Texture
Day 279 - Color
Day 280 - Power cometh
12/12: Week #59
Day 281 - Styling
doors
Day 282 - Slow roll
Day 283 - Propane tank
P.S. Day 284 -285 - Will
call trip
12/19: Week #60
Day 286 - Drywall ends
Day 287 - Power
Day 288 - Propane connect
(First day of Winter)
Day 289 - Flame on
Friday - Holiday
(Our second Xmas on the project)
12/26: Week #61
Monday - Holiday
Tuesday - no work
Day 290 - no pics
Day 291 - no pics
Friday - snow
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August 2005 |
September 2005 |
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7/4: Week #36
Monday - July 4th holiday
Day 168 - Truss day #5
Day 169 - Truss day #6
Day 170 - Exercise room
Day 171 - End of a busy week
7/11: Week #37
Monday - No pix
Day 173 - Sheathing starts
Day 174 - Stairs, curb appeal, guests
Day 175 - More sheathing
Day 176 - A long week
7/18: Week #38
Monday - No pix
Day 178 - Sheathing almost done
Day 179 - Sheathing done!
Day 180 - Turret start
Day 181 - Turret day #2
7/25: Week #39
Day 182 - Turret day #3
Day 183 - Turret day #4
Wednesday - No pix
Day 185 - Pick up work
Day 186 - More pick up
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8/1: Week #40
Monday - No pix
Day 188 - Hummm...
(and our first anniversary)
Day 189 - Lighting planning
Day 190 - Lighting #2
Day 191 - Lighting #3
8/8: Week #41
Day 192 - House is alive
Day 193 - Humming along
Day 194 - Beat goes on
Day 195 - Bit of everything
Day 196 - Sigh
8/15: Week #42
Day 197 - Gone wok shopping
Day 198 - Eaves done
Day 199 - "Jiminy" Cricket
Day 200 - Shim shim sher-ee
Day 201 - Shim shim sher-on-and-on-and...
8/22: Week #43
Day 202 - Shim, vent, plumb
Day 203 - Know math?
Day 204 - Landing roof #2
Day 205 - Landing roof #3
Day 206 - No pix
8/29: Week #44
Day 207 - Dry-in #1
Day 208 - Dry-in #2
Day 209 - Finalize lighting
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Week #44 continued...
Day 210 - Thinking of the finish
Day 211 - The Monster is done
9/6: Week #45
Monday - Labor Day
Day 212 - Gearing up
Day 213 - Windows!!
Day 214 - Windows 2
Day 215- Windows 3
9/12: Week #46
Day 216 - You know it's Monday
Day 217 - Smurf'd
Day 218 - Dumbwaiter prep
Day 219 - The roof starts
Day 220 - Turret metal
9/19: Week #47
Day 221 - Craft paper
Day 222 - Stumble
Day 223 - East wall glass
in
Day 224 - Busy day
(First day of Fall)
Day 225 - Quiet day
9/26: Week #48
Day 226 - Quick day
Day 227 - Drive to inspection
Day 228 - No pix
Day 229 - Ex-siding
Day 230 - Quiet Friday
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April 2005
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May 2005
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June 2005
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4/4: Week #23
Day 104 - Last wall pour
Day 105 - Quiet day
Day 106 - Prep for the slabs
Day 107 - No pix, Rain
Day 108 - SNOW - 6" by noon
4/11: Week #24
Day 109 - no pix
Day 110 - Ready for pour
Day 111 - no pix
Day 112 - Passed inspection
Day 113 - no pix
4/18: Week #25
Day 114 - Slab inspection
Day 115 - Garage slab pour
Day 116 - Framing: Day 1
Day 117 - Stalled
Day 118 - Moving forward
4/25: Week #26
Day 119 - More rocks
Day 120 - First stick wall
Day 121 - More framing
Day 122 - More framing
Day 123 - More framing
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5/2: Week #27
Day 124 - And more
Day 125 - First entry support
Day 126 - Entry TJIs done
Day 127 - Rain day
Day 128 - Entry subfloor
5/9: Week #28
Day 129 - And more rain
Day 130 - Enough already!
Day 131 - Moving forward
Day 132 - First balloon wall
Day 133 - Moving to the garage
5/16: Week #29
Day 134 - No pix
Day 135 - Half day of rain
Day 136 - Lots of rain
Day 137 - Then there was sun
Day 138 - Garage stairs
5/23: Week #30
Day 139 - 2nd floor beams
Day 140 - 1st Second flr joists
Day 141 - Second flr joists
up
Day 142 - Locking in the TJIs
Day 143 - 2nd floor, #1
5/31: Week #31
5/30 - Memorial Day
Day 144 - 2nd floor, #2
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Week #31 continued...
Day 145 - No pix, but new B17
pix
Day 146 - No pix
Day 147 - Framing underway
6/6: Week #32
Day 148 - Office and masters
Day 149 - Closets and guest
Bedroom
Day 150 - Rain all day
Day 151 - Guest bath and more
Day 152 - Balloon wall
6/13: Week #33
Day 153 - Framing continues
Day 154 - Plumbing starts
Day 155 - Framing continues
Day 156 - Rain day
Day 157 - More RAIN
6/20: Week #34
Day 158 - Drying out
Day 159 - Elect rough-in starts
(First day of Summer)
Day 160 - No pix
Day 161 - Garage beams
Day 162 - HVAC rough-in starts
6/27: Week #35
Day 163 - Roof trusses arrive
Day 164 - Garage trusses up
Day 165 - Truss day #3
Day 166 - Truss day #4
Day 167 - No pix
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December 2004 |
March 2005 |
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11/1: Week #14 - Hangar interior
Day 66 - No pix, sailing
Day 67 - No pix, Election Day
Day 68 - Joists are up
Day 69 - Subfloor almost done
Day 70 - Subfloor done
Day 71 - Sat: painted subfloor
11/8: Week #15 -The house starts
Day 72 - Stalled
Day 73 - Hangar wood cont.
Day 74 - Hangar stairs
Day 75 - Rain, no work
Day 76 - No pix
11/15: Week #16
Day 77 - No pix
Day 78 - No pix
Day 79 - Bucked windows
Day 80 - Almost there
Day 81 - Up to 12 on both
11/22: Week #17
Day 82 - No pix
Day 83 - First floor concrete
done
Day 84 - No pix
Happy Thanksgiving! - No pix
Day 85 - No pix
11/29: Week #18
No pictures posted from 11/23 to 12/6 due to Thanksgiving and
business trips.
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Week #18 continued...
Day 86 - No pix
Day 87 - Garage level footings poured
12/3 - No work day
12/6: Week #19 - Weather delays
Day 88- Crew leaves due to snow
12/7-9 - Snow and rain
Day 89 - Dig snow off footings, start ground level walls. No pix.
12/13: Week #20
Day 90 - Work goes on in the
snow
Day 91 - The snow melts
Day 92 - Braces up
Day 93 - Still going up..
Day 94 - More of the same..
12/20: Week #21
12/20 - No pix
12/21 - No pix
Day 97 - Ready for the pour
Day 98 - Poured and Shut Down
SHUT DOWN FOR WINTER
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3/28: Week #22
Day 99 - Day 1 of the countdown
to house finish!!
Day 100 - A milestone
Day 101 - No pix
Day 102 - Inspection
Day 103 - No pix
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August 2004
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September 2004 |
October 2004 |
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8/2: Week #1 -Mobilizing
Day 1 - Getting ready
Day 2 - Lining up the ducks
Day 3 - Ready work starts
Day 4 - More dirt moving...
Day 5 - Bring in the big gun
Day 6 - Cleanup
8/9: Week #2 -Excavation
Day 7 - Hammer that stuff
out!
Day 8 - Rock, cement, rock,
cement
Day 9 - Excavation ends!
Day 10 - Foundation starts
Day 11 - Bye bye hammer, hello rebar
8/16: Week #3 - Hangar Footings
Day 12 -- Gone sailing
Day 13 and 14 - More rebar
Day 15 - Our first concrete pour
Day 16 - One more hole
8/23: Week #4 - Hangar Walls
Slow Week - Days 17, 18, 19, 20,
and 21
8/30: Week #5
Day 22 - Contractor no-show
Day 23 - The walls start
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Week #5 continued...
Day 24 - Abutments take shape
Day 25 - Up to 12
Day 26 - Finish work
9/6: Week #6
(Labor Day)
Day 27 - Ready to pour
Day 28 - A long pour day
Day 29 and 30 -- Regroup
9/13: Week #7
Day 31 - Gone sailing
Day 32 - Step ups done
Day 33 - Gosh they're big
Day 34 - They are REALLY Big
Day 35 Beams are up
(First Day of Fall)
9/20: Week #8
9/27: Week #9
Days 36-50:Kelli and Mike were on vacation from Sept 19 to Oct 8. |
10/4: Week #10
No report
10/11: Week #11
Day 51 - Hangar pour prep
Day 52 - Slab pour
Day 53 - No pix, Site cleanup
Day 54 - No pix, Supply shopping
Day 55 - Day off for everyone
10/18: Week #12
Day 56 - Rain is coming
Day 57 - Rain, rain, snow
The Hangar is officially done!
First real rain of the season, snow on the hills!
Day 58 - Finally, floor joists
& more
Day 59 - No report
Day 60 - Wet
10/25: Week #13 - First floor subfloor starts
Day 61 - Storm on the horizon
Day 62 - Wood goes up
Day 63 - A floor is born
Day 64 - Deck joists done
Day 65 - More joists |
