Friday, October 31, 2008

Siding Finally Goes On...

Here are the pictures of the siding being installed. More to follow when it's finished.





Sunday, October 19, 2008

Stone Installed

Here are some pictures of the stone that we had installed on the front of the house and on the planter box we had built. We used a stone manufactured by Eldorado Stone called "Alderwood"






Saturday, October 4, 2008

Siding Starts

We started the siding this week. We are installing 12" x 6' sections of hardie lap siding (without the lap) using a "rainscreen" technique. This technique using furring strips to provide an airspace behind the siding that will allow air to flow behind the siding. This technique is used primarily on wood siding to keep the siding dry on the back and keep it from rotting. We are using 15# felt paper under the furring strips to provide an extra layer of watershed protection between the house and the siding. More picture to follow once we start putting up siding.




Planter Box and Stucco for Rock

Here are some pictures of our planter box. As you can see in original photo at the top of the page there was a brick ledge with a wood fence on top, we changed the design a little and when back with a concrete block planter box which will have some plants to help provide some privacy. My concrete guys also did the scratch coat of stucco on the front of the left side of the house getting ready for the rock that is going on it. More pics of that once I get done. :)