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Cottonwood Meadow: January 2014
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The Final House Design. Friday, January 31, 2014. Decency please - Covering up. You will remember the big road trip we went on to pick up the plaster material we would be covering the ICF with both interior and exterior. Well you can always refresh your memory and relive our adventures here. It was actually a really fun trip and Adam at Gigacrete. This is THE RASP. We collected all our equipment, hopper gun at the ready (just used a regular drywall hopper), trowels, edging tools, hawk and trowel for thos...
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Cottonwood Meadow: May 2014
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The Final House Design. Monday, May 5, 2014. Even though I have a few more posts to get you to where we are now there are many, many requests to see pics of what the house looks like now, so here are a few latest and greatest shots. Master Bath Shower and vanity- still awaiting a soaking tub but it is pretty nice with a great view. Master bedroom - yeh, we need a bed and the temporary railing will go out to the deck eventually. Loft area overlooking the living room. Front view of the house. The Ironworks...
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Cottonwood Meadow: March 2013
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The Final House Design. Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Spring has Sprung - I hope. Spring has sprung in N.CA and the walnut trees are gorgeous and the tulips are out in full force. The weather (touch wood) has been amazing with temps up in the 70's and bright sunshine. I have been able to mow twice already which is great and an improvement over last year getting it mowed so early so we can enjoy green, park like grass. And as always, cutting the grass, THE most satisfying chore, I love it. We installed it in...
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Cottonwood Meadow: April 2013
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The Final House Design. Friday, April 12, 2013. California Blacksmith Ass. Spring Conference. We spent today at the CBA (California Blacksmith Association) Spring Conference which was amazing. Tons of smithies from the state and even beyond, all gathered to teach and work on amazing creations. There are competitions with some incredibly creative and beautifully executed works. Famous smithies lecture and give demonstrations and then you get the chance try your hand with their input as you go. You know it...
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Cottonwood Meadow: August 2015
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The Final House Design. Wednesday, August 5, 2015. 1,250,334 lb door. It turned out amazing but phew does it weigh a ton. Apparently we aren't shy around here and doors for privacy are optional. We did get a door on the guest bathroom though prior to its installation it didn't seem to deter visitors (shows what kind of company we keep). The best part is the door handle that Kyle made - this was made from a salvaged valve he found. The door threshold on the side is made from angle iron and keeps the d...
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Cottonwood Meadow: March 2014
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The Final House Design. Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Yes, would LOVE this staircase. Always a way around. They say each code requirement is a result of some idiot doing something stupid and filing a lawsuit to someone over it - you know, the American way. So as we come across each code. Requirement you sit quietly to ponder the event that resulted in that code addition. Of course most of them are not PC enough to repeat so I will leave it with your imagination. As long as you aren't a sleep walker. We are Ky...
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Cottonwood Meadow: August 2013
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The Final House Design. Tuesday, August 20, 2013. Fast forward to this past weekend I figured I needed to blog about something far more interesting and and visually satifying than black ABS vent pipe. A post about paint drying is more interesting than ABS vent pipe. I will return to the chronological progress of the house next post. This weekend we knocked out a big project that has been in the planning from the beginning. Remember THIS. Once the posts were up, the cross beams in place and the large perp...
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Cottonwood Meadow: June 2014
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The Final House Design. Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Put a Hat on it. We all know how key hats are to keep warm in winter or keep the sun off us in the summer. Or if you are lady on Derby Day you KNOW how key a fabulous hat is. They also have great longevity, it should last over 30 years, it has a minimum of 25% recycled metal content and is 100% recyclable at the end of its life, has little to no maintenance and looks great. We went with a galvanized metal roof that has a light silver look and high SRI...
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Cottonwood Meadow: June 2015
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The Final House Design. Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Kyle told me to name this post 'Uplifting' - I apologize in advance for the bad pun. So you may remember many moons ago when we installed the center structural beam for the ICF portion of the house Kyle very smartly had the foresight to add two metal straps for anchors for lifting. He figured that in the future we may have the need to haul some big pieces up to the second floor and this would provide a lifting point. Details of this install are here. It wor...
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Cottonwood Meadow: Latest and Greatest
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The Final House Design. Monday, May 5, 2014. Even though I have a few more posts to get you to where we are now there are many, many requests to see pics of what the house looks like now, so here are a few latest and greatest shots. Master Bath Shower and vanity- still awaiting a soaking tub but it is pretty nice with a great view. Master bedroom - yeh, we need a bed and the temporary railing will go out to the deck eventually. Loft area overlooking the living room. Front view of the house. Precision Con...
