The Watery Times

Friday, April 25, 2014

Exterior Siding and Rock Wainscot

The siding is all finished with the trim put up around the windows and the rock wainscot is nearing completion as well.

Garage front windows.

Bedroom, two bathroom, and master bedroom.

Back of the house with the living room bumpout picture window.

Soffit.

Big and beautiful picture window for the living room.

Utility hookups on the back of the garage.

Utility hookups with the tar paper prepping for the rock.

Front door porch.

All the layers that go beneath the rock.

Looking good! All those pipes coming out of the chimney are so that we didn't have a million holes in our roof. Keeping it simple.

The French doors from the dining room. Eventually there will be a deck for eating outside, but to get the house finished, we will just have stairs.

Rock over the whole South side.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Interior Framing Complete

The interior framing is complete and the drywall is also going up.

Kitchen wall where the refrigerator and microwave will go.

The office.

Through the kitchen wall over the stairs.

Washer and dryer hookup in the closet of the office.

Picture window in the living room.

Living room wall to the master bedroom, view from the dining room.

Gas fireplace with the other ductwork from the basement venting up the chimney.

The corner bedroom next to the bathrooms.

The bedroom closest to the front door.

View of the living room from the master bedroom.

Plumbing hookups for the bathrooms.

Bathroom vent duct work and light.

Basement utility room with basement bathroom in the corner.

Electric panel.

PEX plumbing system.

HVAC ducting

Basement stairs.

Basement stairs with the bottom door on the right going to storage and on the right going into the eventual family room.

All the snow that was in the basement has melted, the drain works! And those windows really are awesome.

HVAC ducting.

More HVAC ducting.

The garage.

Door into the house from the garage.

Kitchen lighting.

Water pressure is holding!

Interior wall insulation with the ceiling drywall up.

Gas fireplace in the living room.

The front door, stairway, and kitchen as seen from the living room.

Kitchen with drywall and insulation.

The hallway.

The hallway closet.

Corner bedroom.

Attic.

The piping and ductwork all to exit through the chimney.

Saturday, April 19, 2014

April 19, 2014

Cordoba currently has 330,000 inhabitants. In the 10th century it was the most populous city in the world during the Moorish times. By 1236, King Ferdinand III captured the city and in that same year the cathedral was consecrated as the mother church of the diocese. This was our first stop of the day, also known as La Mezquita which is a UNESCO site. Its foundations are originally from a Visigoth church. This same Visigoth church as turned into a mosque and then a Catholic cathedral and then again a mosque and know again turned into the present-day cathedral. The structure itself is not super remarkable from the outside, but once inside it is a totally different story. It is one large room with 856 columns. The columns are smaller in the bottom and support a thicker top and also support double arches making the ceiling appear like it is "floating." Various additions and redecoration have occurred over its lifetime but the Moorish arches and designs are still the dominant style. Next we went to the Puente Romano (Roman Bridge) that crosses the Guadalquivir River. Only the foundations of the bridge are original Roman. We had lunch in a fun little courtyard and lunch consisted of lamb kabab and veggies. Our last stop the was the Alcazar of the Reyes Christianos (Palace the Christian Kings.) The tower of the palace was the seat of the Spanish inquisition for 300 years. The gardens were beautiful with formal shrubs and quiet water features. I loved all the flowers in bloom. This is definitely a top 5 Spanish city to visit.