Front Exterior

Here is the current look of the front exterior. The driveway was poured during the week and landscaping continues.

Photo to the right gives you a closer view of the rock work done previously.

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Back To The Interior

I did get into the interior of the home today to catch up on the finishing work going on. There are lots of projects being finished now, as the May 10th closing date looms near.

The granite counter tops on on in the kitchen and bathrooms. The gas cook top and hood are in.

The tiling is nearly complete in the master bath shower and looks really nice.

The hardwood floor has been uncovered in the living room and fireplace is looking good.

Another Level of Retaining Wall

I love the second level retaining wall Wayne & Susan have added for supporting the back bank.

-Carol Williams

The Wrought Iron Fencing

A beautiful wrought iron fence was Wayne & Susan's choice for securing the backyard. Behind the wrought iron fence is a walkway between the fence and the retaining wall.

There has been so much exciting exterior activity I haven't been in the house for a while, so will try to get in this week-end to catch up on the finishing work going on inside.

Remember, you can always click on any photo to enlarge.

BIG Rocks Are Placed Very Carefully

As the work continues on the landscaping, there are more of the Giant rocks being placed, making a dry river bed on the north side of the house. Watching the machinery operators picking up and placing these big rocks was interesting.

The orange in the background is the temporary safety fencing around the pool.

Work also continues on the block wall at the back of the lot. Also, large rocks have been place on the bank above the wall. This dirt bank has now been sloped to avoid future problems such as we experienced earlier.

Driveway & Landscaping Underway

As work continues in the house, serious progress is being made on the driveway and landscaping. Wayne brought a landscaping crew over from the west side of the state. There are a lot of BIG rocks in the landscape plan and I can't quite see the vision yet.

I do like the color they're incorporating into the concrete for the driveway, walkway and front porch.

Our Fears Come True

In the previous post I mentioned an ongoing concern over the dirt bank at the back of the lot. Our fears came to fruition when the irrigation water was turned on and a broken pipe spewed water, causing the bank to slip and create a mess of the brand new block wall.

As you can see the bank sluffed off and pushed mud through the new black wall.

Pool Work Continues

Work on the pool installation continues. There was a bit of a miscalculation and they ended up needing to shift it a foot or so further south, so that took some extra time and labor.

As you can see in the background the landscape crew is working on a block retaining wall. We are concerned about the dirt bank (from the uphill neighbors) sluffing off so feel it's important to get the wall built right away.