Thursday, May 26, 2011

Garage Doors

Double garage door - we're thinking this will painted the same color as the trim around it.

Single garage door - notice the fascia is painted in this one.

Sheetrock

Northwest corner of great room - glider to deck on the right.  The piano & two cabinets will be on the wall at the left.


Fireplace surround - the hole at the top will house a cabinet for audio/visual components Tom is building.

Looking toward kitchen - pantry is in the center.  Obvious, yes?
From great room, down hallway.  Foyer coat closet at left, guest bedroom door next, then guest bath & laundry room.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Stucco Progress - 5/8/11

Browncoating...this process involves slathering on a rough layer of Quikcrete stucco mix & then smoothing it in a circular motion.

Fine-tuning includes the corners and areas around the garage openings.




Prep work for stucco involves covering the entire exterior with a heavy-duty waterproof black felt paper, then adding metal L-shaped pieces around all doors and windows.
The next step is gluing 1" foam to every vertical surface, taping the seams with masking tape, then attaching a very strong wire mesh with barbs to hold the stucco.  Each outside corner is reinforced with a 2" L-shaped curled wire piece.