10/19/05. Arrived to deliver our first plumbing fixture. This 22' x 8.25" x 18.5" beam was about to be lowered onto the framing over the ping pong room by the crane in the background. The car deck will rest on it.
First real clouds in a long while. The retaining wall is done.
Lowering the driveway beam.
Touchdown!
We finally got Marshall to take some credit for his fine work. That beam fits precisely on its wall supports which are some 22' apart.
Sitting in the living room already.
The floor of the ping pong room and the stairs leading to it from the living room.
The stairwell between floors.
10/27/05. Lunchtime. We brought burritos and this time the architects want in on the our local taqueria fare - more mouths to feed!
The plank from the street to the parking deck. Everything has had to be carried across the plank from the street, since there is no driveway, and there won't be for another month.
Front porch and stairs taking shape.
Mary and Art (one of the architects).
Mary with Art Chartock and Bryan Murdock of of Rushton- Chartock Architects.
10/30/05
Our steep front yard.
Standing in the tower for the first time.