Side Note... "The Shed"

Kari and I decided that we were out of space in the house and needed some storage so we spent the weekend building a shed. Here's a picture, we'll be adding siding in the furture but at least for the short term we've got a dry place to store things.

Siding Finally Goes On...

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

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"

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. :)

Concrete Countertops

Here are some photos of us in action pouring the concrete countertops in the kitchen. We used Buddy Rhodes brand concrete which is made for this type application. We used standard bone concrete without a color additive.

The Sidewalk

Here are some pictures of the sidewalk and patio in the front of the house. The patio has a rock salt finish and I'm planning to stain it once we finialize the paint colors for the house.