Saturday, January 12, 2008

Some fun wiring...

At first glance, it just looks like Jeff's up on the ladder wiring in a fixture


Here's the part where he inched his way across the 2 2x10s we spanned across the foyer opening to reach up to where the entryway light will be located (about 20' above the floor.) Needless to say, it was a little bouncy.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Retaining wall almost complete

We hurried to complete the retaining wall 14' out from the house so it could all be backfilled and leveled in time for the deck construction. We'll still have some followup work to taper the wall down so it looks a little nicer and not so staggered. Here's the ALMOST finished product:

Retaining wall updates

Bill & Dad doing a little work (the foreman was taking pictures)

Pause for camera time...

Just what we want, more blocks.

Bill inspects his toy

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Plumbing!

Our ginormous water heater...


If it ever backs up, I think it'll be here: