The fun begins

Things are finally proceeding to the point where we can begin the truly creative work on the house. On the east side the ground slopes away from the house making for a very tall, plain wall. It needed some special attention. The solution was to create some faux pilasters. They would sport some carved 'stone' featuring the same heart detail that will be carved into the 'wood' trim on the upper portion.

The bulk of the pilasters will be fabricated from carved fiberglass reinforced concrete that will be fashioned over a pressure treated plywood form that will be attached to the wall. The feature center sections will be routed from Precision Board high density urethane. I routed the first pieces today.

The crew cut and assembled the treated plywood forms this afternoon. They will be put in place in the next couple of days.

The fun has begun for real. Stay tuned...

-grampa dan

House built with love

This weekend we've been talking about and working on the details for the erin on the outside of the house. The discussion has actually been going on for months without final resolution. We tried butterflies, leaves and other motifs but one or both of us was not in agreement. It was time for a new idea. We asked Peter to come up with something.

He took inspriation from the electrical tower shutters we had build almost nine years ago.

Peter came up with two quick drawings, one of the trim and one of the knees that would go under the soffits.

I fired up the CNC router to create some samples.

One more piece of the puzzle is complete. This is a house built with love.

-grampa dan

A peek inside

The house is starting to look like we imagined. There are still lots of walls to come, and the roof of course, but the windows are in the right place and with a little imagination we can visualize our dream.

Each day things become a little more complete and we have to imagine a little less.

-grampa dan