Day 44, Tape and Texturing Begins, New Windows Arrive

 Day 44, ends the sheet rocking and signals the start of the 'Tape and Texture' of the newly incapacitated walls, ceilings and insulation.

I was getting ready to go on a five day road trip. I was spending three days in the Chico area. On the fourth day I drove up into the mountains to audit two remote service center sites. Then on to visit my Dad for a couple of days. I got back Saturday noon to see the weeks progress.


In my absents, Sandy, Co-PM and wife, meet with builders and contractor every day, discussing scope and photographing the work.


Here, Craig and Stacy joke about some of their mutual adventures on road trips. That afternoon, Craig drove to Chico about 3-1/2 hrs away to begin his next adventure.

  

 

 Tape and Texture team was organized around three tasks. One member applies the tape to sheet rock seams and holes created my screws.

One member will float the wall and ceiling to give the surface a uniform non-ripple surface.

The last member focuses on key wall edges or wall and ceiling angular transitions.


The drying and curing of the taping mud is critical to each day's work progress. Every night the electric fans were left on to dry the mud before it is re-worked the next day.


     

Here, Darrell and Stacy has Mikey add some new AV enhancements to re-locate the Flat TV screen over the fireplace plus adding five new speakers installed in the slanted ceilings. The Builders raise their hands to speak on the next discussion note. "Not really!!!!"

Mikey make the first snurf gesture to signal time to communicate.

Below, Craig take a standard snurf tube to communicate with Mike, our job electrician. Darrell suggested I use this technique to have a more well rounded conversation with Mikey. 

Sandy suggested I make the blue snurf tube into a hula hoop to get his attention. I did not try her suggestion.

 This day saw the delivery of our ten new windows. They are top of the line products that are double glazed and able to keep the heat in during the cold season and the cold inside when the temperatures outside soar above ninety degrees. They are tailored made for the Sonoma County climate.

We have four new 5'x5' fixed windows and two 3'x10' with end slider windows. The window replacement was not in the original scope of work.




One characteristic of remodeling is weighing rather do the work now or delay it till after the remodel is completed. In this case, we opted to install six of the ten windows now. Darrell and Stacy will install the rest of the windows after the main scope of work is complete.

Above, Paul, our AV guy, shares his thoughts on how to revamp our entertainment system and where all the gear and wiring will reside.

Paul and Craig have shared many changes in our TV systems and video/sound technology changes over the last five years.

Sandy and I are excited about re-doing our family room with a new flat TV and adding the latest computer streaming techniques.