Maybe it is a bit premature?

Researching Furniture

Jo-Anne found some interesting dining room tables on the internet and sent Bryan to look at a table in Danville.  It was a very nice table and chairs, by Drexel.  Nothing like three hours in a car and 15 minutes looking at a table and chairs in a garage.  Oh well …

(There was a beautiful rainbow on the way through Milpitas on I-680.)

After discussing the furniture, we looked at our bedroom furniture and, to our suirprise, it is all Drexel.  We bought the furniture when we bought our house in 1997.  Essentially, we bought all of the furniture in the house from the estate of the original owner.  The furniture was nice, but we never knew the make or history of it.

Now we do.

Driving up I-680 chasing the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Top of Drexel table, which can be extended to 104 inches.

Legs for the table ...

Four chairs with no arms.

And two chairs with arms.

Given the forecast, Bryan got some addtional tarps and cords. 

Jim O’Brien and Doug McNeil helped Bryan button up the site and prepare for the rain storms.

Doug McNeil in at the back of the property. Our SIPs are secure for the forecasted rains.

Bryan, feeling much better now that our SIPs are secure, at the front of our property.

Since there was rain forecasted, we got some tarps to cover our SIPs. 

We need to keep the SIPs dry so the OSB (Oriented Strand Board) doesn’t get soaked and expand.

We covered our SIPs and need some ropes and cords to hold the tarps in place.

Protecting our SIPs from rain.

We poured the remaining concrete in the house today.  This should be the last of the concrete that we pour inside the house.  It felt good today.  Very good.

Pumping Concrete into the Lower Level

The day started early since we knew it would some time for the high-slag content concrete to set (we were using 70% slag).  We had lights in place and a ladder in the window well; we’re ready pump concrete.

The pour went quite well and, yes, the concrete was taking a while to set.

John Rider came by to see our progress to date and the concrete pour.  We have been working with John on this project since July 2008.  John always comes by for key events to see our progress.

We're ready to pump the first truck. Note the plastic to simplify the cleanup.

Starting to place the colored concrete in the lower level.

The floor under the pantry is ready for concrete.

Looking from up above as we're pouring concrete.

John Rider came by to observe the pour and see our progress.

Second truck arrives with more colored concrete.

Our PEX (for the radiant heating) is holding constant pressure at 100 psi (this is good!).

Pouring the final 'strip' in the center of the atrium, going through the Snack Area to the door

Preparing to screed the final area in the center.

The floor under the panty is completed.

As expected, the concrete was taking a long time to set.

The lights that we planned for were put to good use. The high-slag concrete (70%) takes a long time to set.