Sunday, September 28, 2008

Garage Doors, Cabinet Bases, Stairs to "Roof"


This is a view of the inside of the utility room (part of the garage module). I have a sort of hybrid mini-split/ducted HVAC system that should be super efficient. The solar hot water tank will go in this space also--to be put in this week.



















I had some stairs built to make is safer and easier to get on top of the house.


















The kitchen cabinet bases are in with part of the counter top. I am using a common granite (baltic brown) turned upside down and sandblasted to give a more natural, mat, stone look. The edges are chiseled to look even more like stone. The floor here is partially done; I completed and grouted the areas under the bases. Now I have the task of attaching and filling in with broken tile the rest of the floor.















Here is the recycled pavement car pad and the garage doors installed.












A more current view of the entire house.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Septic, Solar PV and Tiling



The drain field for the septic system.















The tiling in the master shower. I still need to grout the vertical tiling.















Their were multiple cracks throughout the kitchen/living/dining room slab--so I had a crack isolation membrane installed before I tiled.













The solar PV panel. Along with the solar hot water, I should be selling KWs back to the electric company during the day.