Closer

The penultimate (hopefully) batch of siding went up this weekend. One more shipment should do it. Everything is getting a little harder to reach. But I'm almost there. Still a few hundred screws to put in though...when are you getting here Paul?

We also put in a much needed culvert two weekends ago. While there is still some landscaping to accompany it, it is keeping the water from running over the top of our driveway.

Start of culvert.





Window detail. Board spacing had to be adjusted to make it work but it looks like it will fit.

Chloe surveying the scene.



Fat cat perch in use.

Wood shortage!

Well I got a little behind where I would like to be at this point. It seems that most South American wood has been diverted to help earthquake victims and cambara is one of those woods. I called around to many places unable to locate 1x6 cambara. In the end I bought 5/4 x 6 and planed it down. I may need to do this for the next couple of months; it is unclear. I now need approximately 550 LF to finish and Attila's planer may get a workout. I am hoping to get the back side done before Paul and Eliza's wedding in July...

Here's where I was at the start of the weekend.







And here's where I ended up. I took some more photos available for view here: http://picasaweb.google.com/cpapadopoli/20100529.