October 24, 2015

Well I find it hard to believe its been over a month since last post. So much has happened!!

Lets start with the mundane..

The Kitchen sink!

(it kept backung up and the plunger was a counter top accessory)

Alfonso dug up the old drain which ran under the middle of the sidewalk.

 

we then built a collection box  at the kitchen junction, another at end of sidewalk  and another out in the middle of the driveway entrance which entailed much digging and pipe laying.

 

 from the  end of the sidewalk diagonally across the yard to the street

and then across the front of house to the new sewer connection box at entrance to driveway

 

 

during this project we also installed a 11/2 inch tube from the electrical access on the street into the same ditch ( we had already covered it up so had to redig the front yard ditch) and along the side of the new 4 inch sewer line across the back yard to the corner of the pool house..... (as seen from the corner of the pool house   Whew!

 

 

After all that we rebuilt the sidewalk.

 

 

OK NOW FOR THE POOL UPDATE!

last time we had just finished the entrance steps,

well now the tile is done!

 

and the entrance roof is also complete

 

Inside paint is done and the outside paint goes on.

 

 

Inside the tile went in 

 

meanwhile the glass arrived for the roof 

and was soon finished along with the tile work

Ready for water!!

(But not until we get doors installed so we can control the boys! 

Door eta is not for two more weeks)

Time marches on and now the window frames are in and await glass

 

 

We also anticipate that the gutters will arrive soon so we can clean up the splattered mud on lower wall.

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FOUR MORE PROJECTS TO REPORT ON...

Project #1. We had a really heavy rain and the area in front of the pool house turned into a lake so we are installing a "French Drain" to alleviate that problem. First from corner of house and across front of pool entrance

and then on the far end of the pool house another drain going out under the wall.

Project #2. an extension of the patio across the front of the pool entrance steps here Alfonso lays the plastic before the cement goes in.

 and the finished red colored extension. we will probably add tile like the patio tile later.

 

 Project #3 is just another 2-3 weeks of chaos, is an extension of the Master Bedroom Closet.

so here the foundation has been dug.

and two days later the floor is pored and two walls are up and we now have ventilation in our old closet.
 

and last but not least project #4 is our friend Nancy Hannigan has started painting a mural on the long white wall next to the pool. 

the start,

and after about 4 days.

So there you have the reason why I haven't been posting much the last month.

(too busy running here and there buying materials!!!)