Inside Out

Wendy and I went back to the house yesterday and saw even more completed sections. The stucco on the left of the cantilevered steps is brand new and so is the window. (The corners of the steps have been shaved down so no one's shins get stabbed by them.)


From inside, you can see the recently installed collapsing sliding door that opens up the new family room and kitchen into the backyard. No screen door because (1) that would be ugly and (2) it's too big anyway. We have anti-pest strategies, but there's still a chance this will backfire on us...


Wendy on the other side of the same sliding door. In China, the scaffolding would be bamboo. This must be the California part of CalAsia. The framing around the opening is among the only wood that's still exposed. There are plans to keep a part of it visible so the architects and woodworkers out there can appreciate the geometry.


John and Michelle in front of the French doors that lead into the new, very modest master bedroom. It's hard to believe the construction will be complete in a month or so and we'll be moving back in... The economy sucks, but I think that's been helping our project move along on schedule and get us more for our money. For example, we thought the job supervisor would only be on the site for maybe half the time, but you can tell Rody has been on the site every day attending to the smallest of details and kicking ass!