Author Archives: kimerer_brian

They put down the loam today and raked it into a real lawn. Here is a photo of our Loam Arranger, hard at work. When they got done, we had a lawn. Um. With leaves on it to rake. There … Continue reading →

They started putting in the walkway from the driveway to the front door today. Here is how they did it. First they dug out the hole for it about 8″ deep. You can see in the photo above that the … Continue reading →

Just for grins, we rendered an image of the computerized house model again, this time from a vantage point that is outside of the house. In the model, we have colored the siding and shutters the same colors that we … Continue reading →

From hardscape to hardwood. Most of the hardwood floors went in yesterday. We are having traditional oak floors put in. They are made of strips of oak that are tongue-and-grooved and stapled to the floor with 2″ staples. Here is … Continue reading →

“Hardscape” is what they call it now. “Landscaping” involves putting in the plants and trees and grass and all that. When they are putting in patios and walkways, they call it “hardscaping”. That is what they were doing at the … Continue reading →

The Devil is in the details. That is what they say. In our case, I think that it is a bit of the Imp instead. Our builders are always leaving us with little surprises of details that they have done. … Continue reading →

Some of the floors are in. The tiles have been glued down in the plant room. The floor isn’t dry or grouted yet, but the tiles are down. Take a look. Here is the other side of the room. Gorgeous … Continue reading →

They have started to install the trim. The slider in the sun room has trim around it. Yikes! The walls really are not pink. I don’t know how to do a proper White Balance yet. You can just barely see … Continue reading →

No, not like the poem…. these are the bathroom vanities. They have been installed in the bathrooms. Only one of them has a top so far, but the vanities are in place. Here is the small one in the downstairs … Continue reading →