November 12

Wednesday morning and time for 'the house is completely naked' pictures that I didn't take yesterday. Good thing this is not a cold winter yet. They'll be blowing in insulation and tyvek wr ...

2008-11-12T12:55:51Z

Lisa Call
Wednesday morning and time for 'the house is completely naked' pictures that I didn't take yesterday. Good thing this is not a cold winter yet. They'll be blowing in insulation and tyvek wr ...

The north side of the house void of asbestos - yay. And gotta love the colors on the dumpster. Maybe a Rothko painting?

2008-11-12T12:11:33Z

Lisa Call
The north side of the house void of asbestos - yay. And gotta love the colors on the dumpster. Maybe a Rothko painting?

First up this morning is laying the new sewer line out in the yard.

2008-11-12T12:12:26Z

Lisa Call
First up this morning is laying the new sewer line out in the yard.

Jose was in charge of lots of rocks to pack the sewer pipe.

2008-11-12T12:13:08Z

Lisa Call
Jose was in charge of lots of rocks to pack the sewer pipe.

The new sewer line (the white one on top) where it will come in under the foundation. I know - who the heck takes so many photos of sewers?

2008-11-12T12:13:57Z

Lisa Call
The new sewer line (the white one on top) where it will come in under the foundation. I know - who the heck takes so many photos of sewers?

My backyard is highly entertaining with all the dirt piles. But not for long. Tomorrow the diggers will be back to back fill around foundation.

2008-11-12T12:15:03Z

Lisa Call
My backyard is highly entertaining with all the dirt piles. But not for long. Tomorrow the diggers will be back to back fill around foundation.

First up for Jim and the contractors is to take the 2x4s that were the statue to hold up the power line and convert them into a workbench. Can't do construction without a workbench. Actual ...

2008-11-12T12:31:07Z

Lisa Call
First up for Jim and the contractors is to take the 2x4s that were the statue to hold up the power line and convert them into a workbench. Can't do construction without a workbench. Actual ...

Multitasking - sewer work and framing all at the same time.

2008-11-12T12:16:56Z

Lisa Call
Multitasking - sewer work and framing all at the same time.

Beautiful day to build a house (vs go to an office and build software in a cube).

2008-11-12T12:18:56Z

Lisa Call
Beautiful day to build a house (vs go to an office and build software in a cube).

Here in the background you can see Jim the builder pretending he's a gymnast walking on a balance beam. He's measuring stuff and doing who knows what in preparation of putting the laundry r ...

2008-11-12T12:58:28Z

Lisa Call
Here in the background you can see Jim the builder pretending he's a gymnast walking on a balance beam. He's measuring stuff and doing who knows what in preparation of putting the laundry r ...

Sewer line is moved from the old to the new sewer. All ready fill in the trench tomorrow. Which sadly I will miss cause I'm headed out of town for a few days. Bummer!

2008-11-12T12:36:08Z

Lisa Call
Sewer line is moved from the old to the new sewer. All ready fill in the trench tomorrow. Which sadly I will miss cause I'm headed out of town for a few days. Bummer!

Sewer pipe packed in rocks down where it attaches to the main line.

2008-11-12T12:34:52Z

Lisa Call
Sewer pipe packed in rocks down where it attaches to the main line.

Cleanout pipes. Very decorative.

2008-11-12T12:36:39Z

Lisa Call
Cleanout pipes. Very decorative.

They got the workbench built and apparently the entire purpose of it was to have a table to eat lunch. I think they'll build some chairs tomorrow.

2008-11-12T12:37:54Z

Lisa Call
They got the workbench built and apparently the entire purpose of it was to have a table to eat lunch. I think they'll build some chairs tomorrow.

Okay - I lied - they did use the workbench for a workbench also. I hope they measured and made it the correct ergonomic height for everyone. In real life Eric is not usually this blurry. ...

2008-11-12T12:47:02Z

Lisa Call
Okay - I lied - they did use the workbench for a workbench also. I hope they measured and made it the correct ergonomic height for everyone. In real life Eric is not usually this blurry. ...

Ta da - I came home from work to find that they really did do some framing today. This will be the laundry room floor. Jim's trying to measure the length of the board. Eric is supervisin ...

2008-11-12T12:48:04Z

Lisa Call
Ta da - I came home from work to find that they really did do some framing today. This will be the laundry room floor. Jim's trying to measure the length of the board. Eric is supervisin ...

So the measuring thing didn't work out so well so Jim had to do the balance beam thing and walk around and hook the end of the tape measure on the end of the board then walk back to get a me ...

2008-11-12T13:00:00Z

Lisa Call
So the measuring thing didn't work out so well so Jim had to do the balance beam thing and walk around and hook the end of the tape measure on the end of the board then walk back to get a me ...

With all the excitement outside of the house tomorrow with the digger Jim and crew need something to do. So they decided to rip out a couple of my walls. This photo was taken from the cu ...

2008-11-12T12:43:42Z

Lisa Call
With all the excitement outside of the house tomorrow with the digger Jim and crew need something to do. So they decided to rip out a couple of my walls. This photo was taken from the cu ...

This photo was taken from the dining room - again the wall between the kitchen and living room will come down. The plan is to have 1 big room for everything. The house won't be huge but it ...

2008-11-12T13:01:49Z

Lisa Call
This photo was taken from the dining room - again the wall between the kitchen and living room will come down. The plan is to have 1 big room for everything. The house won't be huge but it ...