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Thursday, June 30, 2005
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The 2nd annual Hale Nani Fireworks Extravaganza looms large and
it doesn't look like our contractor's going to get the
appropriate troops out to get the roof deck sink base rebuilt
and reinstalled, so I've assumed the task. Rather than rebuild
from scratch (my initial inclination), I decided to try and
salvage the remains of the prior base. It's frame and stucco and
was broken in two parts. When the carpenters originally
installed it they attached it to the wall with about 100 nails
and enough construction adhesive to keep Godzilla's dentures in
place for the millennium. I'm not sure where they thought it was
going to go--the sucker must weigh 300 lbs. Anyway, the
pieces have been re-joined, the top's been remounted, it's back
in its proper place against the wall and I've reconnected the
plumbing. When the base was built, the door openings were too
small for the pre-fab BBQ doors we had selected. As a part of
the rebuild, I'm increasing the size of these openings to
accommodate the doors. This involves cutting stucco with a
cut-off wheel and then sawing the 2x4 frame. Stucco is cut, but
my 25+ year old recip. saw keeps tripping the GFI breaker, so I
guess it's time for another new power tool. Laurel loves that
part. A little more sawing, some stucco patch and a little paint
and this job should be pau.
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I had a handy man come to do an estimate on putting up the
greenhouse gable glass. It's been a week and I've not heard
back. That 20 foot high work locations seems to scare them off.
It's looking more and more like Handy Randy gets to do his
Monkey Boy routine.
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Speakers for the central audio system have been installed in the
kitchen ceiling. Quality is not bad.
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Last night, one of the sun shades didn't retract properly. It
was all askew and the fabric was buckling. When I ran it back
down to see what the problem was, a dead bird fell out. We've
killed another one. :{
Aloha Friday, June 24, 2005
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I still don't have the glass installed in the greenhouse gables.
If it wasn't that the work requires working 20+ feet off the
ground, it'd be a snap. Anyway, I called a couple of local
"handyman" workers. One turned me down flat, the other was out
this morning to prepare an estimate. If the price is reasonable,
I think he's got the job. If not, I guess I'll have to put on my
Monkey Boy clothes.
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I just connected the natural gas plumbing to the cook top. Why
am I just doing this now? Well, there are a few of things going
on at Hale Nani that I haven't been able to write about on the
web. I'll explain more later.
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If you look at the bottom of the live camera picture, you'll see
a number in the lower right hand corner. It's the temperature
inside the camera housing. Hace caliente.
Aloha Friday, June 17, 2005
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It only took two weeks of intermittent work (I quit when the sun
gets high), 3 trips to Home D and 1 to Lowes, but GEMS, the Greenhouse Environmental Management System
(I love making
acronyms), is up and running. Saying this thing is a little Rube Goldberg is like
saying Ken Tomlinson is a White House bag boy, but I'm assuming
it will work OK. The system uses two thermostats, sash vents
operated by an electric motor and an evaporative cooler.
Basically, when it gets to be about 85°,
the sash vents open. When it gets to 95°, the evap. cooler kicks
in. Right now there's a problem with the east end of the vent
getting hung up on something, so it won't close all the way. It
shouldn't be a big deal, but I'll do a bit more work and see if
I can get it freed up. The only access is from the inside of the
greenhouse, through the vent.
Pictures.
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The portulacas in front are doing OK, but
the rest of the new plantings are looking pretty sickly.
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
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Laurel's new flowers in the front planters aren't real happy
with this 110°+ stuff.
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Haven't seen our chuckwalla for over a
week. Where did you go, buddy?
Monday, June 13, 2005
Saturday, June 11, 2005
Thursday, June 9, 2005
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Laurel has proven herself to be a far
better herpetologist than I. What I reported as Gila
Monsters was actually a chuckwallas. Second largest lizard
in the US, behind the Gila Monster. They are non-venomous, diurnal
herbivores.
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Chuckwalla |
ChuckWollery
Don't get them confused |
Monday, June 6, 2005
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Interesting weekend on the fauna front!
On Friday night, I took Zoë outside for her final pee break
and soon noticed she'd found something of interest. In an
expansion joint in the lower lanai was a pencil-thin and
just as straight baby snake. The dog was pretty cautious,
but after a couple of sniffs the snake bolted for the cover
of a nearby bush and Z did a pretty cool vertical leap. The
snake, however, was nothing compared with what Laurel found
on Sunday. On a rock about 10 feet north of the house, was
18 inches of Gila Monster, soaking up the late morning sun.
With a thick tale (a sign of health) and an incredible
orange color, he was quite a sight. We watched him for
several minutes while he bobbed his head and chewed creosote
bush. After about a half hour, he started climbing the front
slope and there, under a small rock ledge, was a
second lizard! They rolled
around in the dirt a bit, but soon ignored each other and
went their separate ways. Obvious assumption is that this
had something to do with making baby Gila Monsters. Per
Google and the web, Gila monsters are one of only two
poisonous lizards in the world. They mate in the spring with
3 to 13 eggs which hatch in 117 to 130 days. We'll keep our
eyes out for the babies. I took a bunch a pictures (35mm)
and I'll put 'em up as soon as they're developed.
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Greenhouse wrap-up is taking a long
time. Wiring alone has involved two trips to Home D and one
to Radio Shack.
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I'm also working on adding cabinet
lights to the bar. Two rework electrical boxes, another Home
D trip and, once again, a little drywall dust.
Aloha Friday, June 3, 2005
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During the cooler periods of the day,
I've been trying to get the greenhouse installation wrapped
up. There were a couple of large gaps between the GH frame
and the house structure. In areas where backer rod won't
fill the void, I'm using expansive "squirt" foam. Bringing
all the wiring together for the sash vent motor, limit
switches, etc. is proving to be a bit of a challenge, too.
Sure would like to get this project pau this weekend.
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Added a few
old pictures (circa April 25) to the water remediation
section--the bad old days.
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
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Scratches were buffed out of the shower
enclosure today. The guy used a really cool buffer that
actively pumped and collected a polishing slurry.
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Settled up with the stair builder today.
I'm sure he's glad to be done with this project, and so are
we. His welders damaged $2,000 worth of butt-glazed glass in
the stair tower which kind of puts a squeeze on the profit
margin.
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
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After a little recoup time in Kihei and
HNL, it's time to get back to the open items list at Hale
Nani. Item Number 1 is to put the final touches on the
greenhouse. Tasks include wiring the sash vent motor,
glazing the gables and a little frame caulking. Only problem
is that during my little 10 day break the average
temperature went from low 80's to low 110's. Guess we'll see
just how good the evaporative cooler in the GH is.
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
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Wedding is over and I think everyone had
a great time! This is, among other things, a pretty good
party house.
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Other than doing a little planning and
recon on the seemingly endless Hale Nani task list, Laurel
and I will be spending a few days just enjoying the views.
Aloha Friday, May 6, 2005
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Carpet replaced the tack strips near the
Juliet balcony door. These had been removed during the water
damage repair.
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Most of the cleanup is done and we're
pretty much ready for this weekend's celebratory events.
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The window washers just left. It's a
real treat to have them work this place, that at times,
feels like a PPG showplace.
Wednesday, May 4, 2005
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Painting is done and now the cleanup
begins. There's dust everywhere. Sure is nice to have our
house back, though.
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Tile work is done. There is still an
issue with grout color in the master bath and one re-grout
area on the lower stair landing got missed, but all in all,
it looks good.
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Still need a carpet tack strip near the
Juliet balcony replaced (the demo guys pulled out the
original one), and the sink base on the roof deck has
to be rebuilt, but we are getting closer to being pau with
this project.
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I'll be spending the day, towel in hand,
dancing with the shop vac.
Tuesday, May 3, 2005
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Construction day number 800 and we once
again have paint on all the walls. The plastic containment
barriers were attached with a heavy duty red tape. Removal
of the barriers also resulted in the dislodging of chunks of
paint and drywall mud. I wanted to leave the barriers in
place until the drywall sanding was done, but that meant the
drywall crew was long when the tape was removed. I did
patched the marks, but with our compressed schedule, I was
one step ahead of the painters. All this fun began at 6:00
this morning.
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Grout's fixed on the rear stairs, foyer
and master bath and roof deck tile has been grouted. Tile
work also began at 6:00.
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Time to clean, clean, clean in
preparation for events surrounding the forthcoming nuptial.
It's a good thing I can finally get to the bar again.
Monday, May 2, 2005
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Drywall sanding was completed today!
Even with the plastic sheeting, we still have a lot of dust,
but it'll clean up. I can't wait to take down the plastic
containment barriers. Painter is on deck for tomorrow.
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Tile was replaced on Friday. Garret did
an acid wash on it today and will be back at the crack of
dawn to grout.
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The kitchen delightful shade of green
called Promenade (not quite Army, not quite 1960's appliance
avocado) and the cornices are up. The finished product is
quite wonderful.
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Lower lanai landscape lights are up and
running.
Aloha Friday, April 29, 2005
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Drywall work continues with mudding,
taping and sanding. Even with all the plastic sheeting, the
joint's getting trashed. Dust and debris all over the place.
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Laurel's been out of town all week, but
she left The Big Guy with a formidable "Honey Do" list. To
the surprise of most, he's managed to drag himself away from
the local saloon for long enough to accomplish several tasks
on said list.
Thursday, April 28, 2005
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Drywall work continues. The hanging
process and the first coat of mud should be complete today.
Even with plastic down. It's still a mess.
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Off to HTPO (engineers) in Fountain
Hills to pick up a set of drawings.
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Monday, April 25, 2005
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Saturday night brought us a moderately
hefty rain showers and believe it or not, we had NO LEAKS.
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Of course, nothing can go 100% smoothly.
The rain showers also came with some rather strong
winds--very unusual for Phoenix. The winds wouldn't have
been a problem if it weren't for the fact that the tile
installer spent several hours on Thursday cutting roof deck
tile. To keep the cut pieces from getting walked on and
potentially broken, he stacked them on top of the parapet.
When then wind started, I heard a bunch of crashing and
banging but couldn't figure out where it was coming from
until I thought of tile. End result was about 14 pieces
broken. Amidst the rain and lightening, I rescued the
majority of the cut tiles.
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Flasher/sealer guys were here this
morning to apply the final seal and sand coat to the
repaired roof deck.
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Drywall repair is scheduled to start
tomorrow.
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Great room half hot oversight was
recovered on Monday.
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I just killed a really ugly scorpion
(are there 'cute' ones?) in the garage. I think it had a
whole family of babies on its back. Yuk!
Aloha Friday, April 22, 2005
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On Wednesday, the tile guy ripped out
all of the tile on the roof deck exterior stairs and today,
the sealer/flasher dudes arrived to reseal this area. This
will be a two-coat process. I think the intent is to do it
right this time. Good thing they got here today because
there's a 30% chance of rain in tomorrows forecast.
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Drywall guys are scheduled to start
repairs on Monday.
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Nothing seems to move fast at Hale Nani.
On December 2nd, we ordered two leather chairs for the great
room. They were delivered yesterday.
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Laurel has cornice building and mounting
on my weekend schedule. Probably a bit more landscape work
too.
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
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Yesterday afternoon, we reran water
test. Scupper leaks appears to be fixed, and the stair
landing drain is no longer a problem, but the stairs still
leaks like crazy. Various theories, but I think the
flasher/sealer guy and the contractor are returning today to
reassess the situation.
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The roof deck, save for the staircase
seems to be OK, so the tile sub is replacing tile
removed during the repair process. He's also going to fix
the grout problem in the master bath (color match issue from
a prior repair), replace some broken tiles and re-grout the
foyer.
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Randy made a small technical adjustment
to the power for the bridge landing lights.
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The 60Hz hum on the phone lines is gone.
Go Qwest!
"I have re-paired the rrringing in your bell. There is no
charge." --Inspector Jacques Clouseau.
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I've added a new section to the site
called "In Retrospect."
Here we'll document things that went right, things we
overlooked and a few candidates for the "Bonehead of the
Year" award. I'll try to refrain from too much 'Fristing'
(creative reworking of history).
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Monday, April 18, 2005
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The plumbers are here today installing a
missing band around the joint between the roof deck drain
and the PVC drain pipe.
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Laurel and I spent most of Sunday doing
yard cleanup, adding plants to the lower lanai and
installing associated drip systems and landscape lighting. I
also installed low voltage lights on the bridge landing
Friday, April 15, 2005
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A little schedule change. The final
stucco coat on the repaired area at the roof deck landing
was completed on Thursday, so water testing was rescheduled
for today. Unfortunately, there's still a leak on the east
end of the roof deck scupper and the fitting going into the
stair landing drain leaks like crazy. Take 3 or 4 or
whatever it is.
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
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The painters are back, repainting the
exterior stucco patch and other problem areas. At least now
our house won't look like it has psoriasis. While the
outside repaint is a bigger job than they might have
expected, when the painter sees what's happened on the
inside he's going to throw the big M.I. (that's a 410 for
all you ICD9 geeks).
Monday, April 11, 2005
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Re-application of the water sealer goop
was completed on Friday. It has been sanded and is ready to
be water tested.
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Tried to get the cornices in the kitchen
done, but we seem to have a little problem selecting fabric.
We've purchased several samples, including two that were
actually mounted.
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Yesterday was construction day number
777!
Tuesday, April 5, 2005
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Flashing and a first coat of sealing
goop is being applied (again) to the roof deck scupper and
the staircase landing. Plan is to do a three coat process
with the final coat having a sand texture. The tile guy can
then float a cement coat over the sealer for the tile to
adhere to. In prior attempts, the tile guy had been screwing
backer board over the flash/seal work and then adding his
own sealer (RedGuard). I do hope this works. The flash/seal work should be
done by Friday. Once it's complete I plan to do about a bizillion gallons of
water testing.
Monday, April 4, 2005
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The taker-outers were briefly on the job
to remove stucco around the roof deck stairway landing. This
will facilitate the resealing process in this area.
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The gang from Damage Control removed the
giant sucker machines today.
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A few small electrical problems have
popped up. The cans lights in the great room trip their
breaker, the swamp cooler on the upper lanai occasionally
does the same.
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Drip irrigation to the lower lanai
planting areas is pau! One more thing off da Big Guy's do
list.
Aloha Friday, April 1, 2005
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Herb was here this morning to replace
the plywood at the roof deck stair landing.
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Mold test results are back and we're
A-OK. Plastic barriers are being left up to contain the dust
from the re-construction.
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Try as I might, I just don't feel like
I'm fitting in in this neighborhood, so today I changed my
voter registration from D to R.
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
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The mold inspector returned today to do
the post-remediation testing, but he wasn't happy with the
plywood on the roof deck stair landing, so he skipped the
tests. The taker-outers will return to remove the plywood
that surrounds the roof deck drain.
Sunday, March 27, 2005
Aloha Friday, March 25, 2005
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Early this morning we had a little rain
and we STILL have leaks. Water's pouring in around the floor
drain and on the north wall, under the roof deck scupper,
things got very wet. With the walls wide open, at least it's
easy to see where the leaks are. Before we close those
suckers up, we're going to do some major leak tests.
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The taker-outer guys wrapped up their
work today. This included working in the master bedroom, the
media room and the garage. The vent fans are suppose to
operate all weekend.
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Laurel had the day off so we left the
workers unsupervised and drove to Chandler to check on two
leather chairs that were ordered in early December, but have
yet to arrive. We decided to buy the story that they will be
here by April 8th, but I think there's a very good chance we
had a little Scandinavian smoke blown up our bums. After
checking on the chairs, we made our first trip to IKEA. It's
quite the joint.
Thursday, March 24, 2005
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Water damage remediation continues. The
air scrubbers they're using are big and noisy and we now
have two of them running. They're suppose to run all
weekend, but I've got to shut 'em down at night. You can
hear the damn things all over the house. They're hauling out
dozens of bags of dead insulation and drywall. Maybe it
would have just been easier to rip the place down and start
over. I've added a few updated pictures of the
Water Damage Remediation.
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Stucco guys are here to put the finish
coat on the areas that were patched for leak repair.
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
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The area from the kitchenette on the
lower level to the great room, foyer and bar is enclosed in
one giant plastic-sealed containment area. Moldy drywall is
being packed in plastic bags. The Mold Cam should provide a
glimpse of what's going on. Never thought I'd have guys in
Tyvek suits in my house.
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New photos of
Leak
Repair and
Water Damage Remediation are now online.
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
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Disaster Recovery (how great of a name
is that?), the sub that's doing the water damage remediation
work is on site today. Plan is to get the plastic isolation
barriers up in the great room.
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Our neighbors across the street are
having roof and HVAC repair work done. With both of our
crews parking on the street, it's once again time for valet
parking.
Monday, March 21, 2005
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The environmental report is back and it
shows elevated ambient spore levels in the media room. The
great room had levels below the outdoor ambient levels, but
the plan is to remove the ceiling drywall and cut the
drywall up 2 feet from the floor and ceiling. After that,
they'll determine what else needs to be done.
Thursday, March 17, 2005
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The tile contractor put his sealant down
in the areas to be repaired, including the roof deck, entry
way and Juliet balcony. It's suppose to rain this weekend,
so maybe we'll get a real world test.
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Spent the morning at the Phoenix Theater
watching a live performance of Al Franken's Air America
show. Actually, I call it the
Katherine Lanpher show. She's fantastic! She and Al did
a great bit with E. J. Montini, one of the few enlightened
journalists at the Arizona Repugnant.
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
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Of late, the timely posting of my journal
entries has been less than wonderful. Perhaps I'm tiring of
the project.
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On Monday, the mold inspector was here, along with a representative from a company that does,
among other things, mold remediation work. They took air
samples in the great room, foyer and media room and did a
few other tests. The results should be back by Thursday. The remediation process
will take about a week and involves setting up air tight
containment areas, using HEPA filters and blowers to
maintain negative air pressure within the containment areas,
removing sections of drywall and if mold is present, sanding
and treating wood surfaces and then re-testing. All this
sealing and filtering is needed to keep from contaminating
the rest of the house when they remove molded structure. Depending on
where water has run, we may also have to remove cabinets.
I've got a feeling this is going to take the "taker outer"
craft to a new plateau.
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The weekend of 5-6 March saw a lot of
rain. The roof deck stair area leaked, but all the other
areas were dry. This was after the stucco had been cut back
from the tile, so we had big open areas in the parapet, but
no leaks. Maybe we're on the right track in fixing the
problems.
Tuesday, March 1, 2005
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The rain has finally taken a break (3rd
wettest Feb. on record) and the great leak fix project of
aught-five is under way. The tile taker-outers are here to
remove, albeit reluctantly, a course of tile from around the
perimeter of the roof deck. They'll do the same at the entry
way and by the doors on the Juliet balcony. I currently have
23 boxes of replacement tile in the garage (that roof deck
is a big sucker). Stucco guys are scheduled to be here
tomorrow, followed by the sealer/flasher folks. The mold
crew is also scheduled to be in sometime this week.
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I spent a chunk of Sunday adding
fittings to the PVC I had pre-plumbed for Laurel's upper
lanai planter boxes. She has a dozen pots freshly planted
and as soon as I get stands built for these pots, we'll have
another project out of the way.
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Replaced the 100 watt bulbs in the
dining room Wing fixture with 150s. BIG difference.
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
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Tomorrow will be Hauoli la hanau (Happy
Birthday) to the construction process. Two years ago we
broke ground on Hale Nani. Actually, it was "break
oleander."
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It's been raining for a week and it's
suppose to rain for another. I think we've got mold
growing in the walls.
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As of Monday night, we are actually
parking cars in the garage. That was quick.
Saturday, February 12, 2005
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For the last couple of summers, we were
so busy with house construction tasks that we couldn't find
time to go camping. Well, last night, I camped in the great
room. It was pretty much as how I remembered the woods in
the rain, except I think maybe my dome tent is a little
drier. The sofa's positioned is such a manner that you
really get the full effect of water dripping into each of
the three sets of catch pans. I would have made S'mores, but
I couldn't get a fire started. The photo area has a new
section dedicated to our
soggy
mess.
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In addition to the roof deck leaks, the
tile never did get replaced following the threshold
replacement, so the water's really seeping in under the
front and Juliet balcony doors. In the bedroom, the carpet
is wet and the water leaking into the foyer is now dripping
in the kitchenette, on the first level.
Tuesday, February 8, 2005
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Heavy rain is in the forecast for Friday
and Saturday and we've still had no leak repair work. Time
for the tarps and buckets :(
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I keep thinking it's time to take the
pole camera down. The pictures are pretty boring.
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Still working on the storage design in
the garage. One final piece of peg board got hung over the
weekend and I've added another section of shelving. Problem
is, I've just got way too much junk. Cars in the garage is a
novel idea.
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QUESTION:
How many Bush administration officials does it take to screw
in a light bulb?
OFFICIAL CABINET ANSWER:
None. There is nothing wrong with the light bulb. Its
conditions are improving every day. Any reports of its lack
of incandescence are a delusional spin from the liberal
media. That light bulb has served honorably, and anything
you say undermines the lighting effect. Why do you hate
freedom?
Monday, January 31, 2005
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Powder room sink plumbing is finished!
We need a little towel and pooper paper hardware and that
room is pau.
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Word from the leak gang is that we're
going to rip up a course of tile around the roof deck, cut
the stucco up several inches above the floor, re-flash &
seal. Theory is that water is being trapped in the bottom of
the j-metal by the grout. Tough part is that we need a
couple of weeks worth of dry weather--usually not hard to
find in the desert, but 2005 hasn't been that way.
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Stair detailing is done. We've got one
panel that's got a couple of pretty big scratches in it and
will need to be replaced. Once the touch-up painting is
done, the stairs should be complete.
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I trimmed out the edges of the stair
landing that are visible from the 19x1' windows in the stair
tower with painted foam core and Velcro. A touch Rube
Goldberg, but it looks fantastic.
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Dennis' gang replaced the door
thresholds for the front door and the Juliet balcony. Once
the adjoining tile is replaced, we should be done with our
door water leaks.
Monday, January 24, 2005
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Yesterday was construction day #700.
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The powder room sink top was delivered
and installed on Friday. It's made from Verde Peacock (same
as the kitchen), but from a different slab. Color is quite a
bit different. Now all we need is to get the plumbing
connected and we'll be set.
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Another leak meeting is set for today.
If talk were water proof, this place would be dry as a bone.
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As you may be able to tell from the live
cam, we had more stucco crack patching last week.
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Since we have about a billion square
feet of glass in this place, I went out Friday and bought a
commercial window cleaning wand and a couple of pro
squeegees. On Saturday, Laurel and I put them through a good
test cleaning the master shower enclosure and the main stair
railings. When we designed that puppy, cleaning was
obviously not high on the priority list.
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The outside door thresholds are suppose
to be raised so we don't get rain water running under
them--duh! Garret noticed this about 6 months ago.
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
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Water coming from either from above or
through the wall has destroyed a 6'x6' section of our
hardwood floor. Until the whole floor is re-finished
(something that shouldn't happen for 5-10 years), it'll
never be right.
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The top for the powder room sink has
been templated, I pick up the vessel sink on Monday and the
light's been installed. We ALMOST have a powder room.
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Greenhouse stucco and patching was
wrapped up yesterday (I think).
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Garrett's coming today to try and figure
out why we have water destroying the front door jamb.
Actually, I don't think it's his problem.
Monday, January 10, 2005
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Water leaking below the front door
threshold has caused it to swell. This makes the front door
stick, and it's trashed the sweep. The water has also run
under the foyer tile and up the walls around the door.
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Stucco guys were here on Friday and
seemed to be able to prove that water on the roof deck was
coming from someplace other than the wall. :( I don't care
where it's coming from, I'd just like it fixed.
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Stair painting is pretty much done.
Glass is suppose to be re-hung on Wednesday or Thursday.
Tuesday, January 4, 2005
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Laurel and I spent the weekend putting a
coat of bronze paint on the staircase. We sprayed the primer
and it made one hell of a mess (paint dust) ALL over the
house. Decided to brush the rest. One flight of stairs is
pretty much done and it looks OK. We were painting with
artificial light, so a little touch-up will be required.
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Leaks, leaks, leaks! Gonna rename this
place "Hale O Ke Wai" House of Water. We now have
rain coming in at seven different locations (at least those
that I know of) including the great room, garage and foyer.
Water on hard wood floors is not a good idea. It's
been 3 weeks since a repair plan was formulated and the only
sub to show up has been the stucco guy to say "not my
problem", chip a few holes in the parapet around the roof
deck and split. I'm running out of buckets, rags and
patience, but the word from the contractor is that we have
to wait until things are dry before we can patch. Another
Pacific storm is scheduled for Friday and then another on
Monday. You know, back in the old days, when I had a life, I
rather enjoyed the rain.
Prior Journals |
Dog ate directions to
the house