Day 32
The
brick is in, or at least most of it. The
builder tells me it was the first thing ordered and that a reasonable amount of
excess had been projected. Then came boo-boos 1 & 2, each of which will necessitate
re-bricking an existing house wall.
As
most of listening audience knows, construction is not all fun & games. Here is
Little Tub after the Boyz wrapped up their brick inspection:
Appropriately,
a Big Tub project will require a big pile of sand. With all the “big” aspects we’ve had, you’d
think we live in 
With the framing and air conditioning rough-in done,
Kim & I took the opportunity to clean up the place:
The Boyz can get some serious speed up while racing
the length of Project Big Tub.
Carlos
& Gil of DeColores Painting stopped
by over the weekend to prime the exterior.
Using a spray gun instead of a brush or roller, they were only here two
or three hours.
No more “busy” looking finger-jointed boards on Big
Tub now:
Here’s an exterior shot of Big Door. The temporary steps, when placed, lined up
with the left edge of the original door.
In lieu of buying a new door for the project, I had
the framers move the den’s existing door over to the new construction.
Where’s Waldo?
There he is!
Seeing
as how the masons’ mixer & scaffolding is still on site from the chimney
work, there is a strong possibility of the exterior brick being laid in the
next few days. Plumbing rough-in is
necessary before the sheetrock is hung, but the plumbers are probably waiting
for Big Tub itself to be delivered.
Don’t blink – Project Big Tub appears to be in the fast lane for completion!