December 16, 2012: Almost ready for the wallboard.

The back of the house is nearly ready for stucco.  The patio ceiling gets a special metal mesh.  The columns are almost done.

The bay window at the kitchen sink is ready.  The old foundation was low to the ground (not to code these days).  The weep screed is also low.  We'll need to be careful not to cover it with dirt.

The main electrical panel is in a wall in the living room.  We were a bit concerned about it getting drilled into by someone trying to hang some art.  So, we asked the Industrial Arts teacher at LGHS if he, or one of his students, would make a protective metal plate.

His students weren't interested in doing the job, but he was (Thank You!).  These are the results.  Three  plates to armor the wall.

This is how a plate will sit.  The other two would mount above.  Awesome!

The underlayment is nearing completion.  This is 3/8" plywood.  It gets nailed and glued to the subfloor.

The A/V and server closet looking a little more finished with the underlayment.

Another picture of the Ethernet, HDMI, telephone line and TV coax cable routing up from the under stair server closet out into the attic.

While I was expanding the size of the air vents under the gables in the California roof.  I wanted to get a picture of the main beam in the ceiling of Alex's room.  It's not centered on the room.  More on the California Roof:  I probably didn't take a good picture of the California Roof framing.  Here is an example on the web: Picture of California Roof framing. (Will open in new window)

The main support beam.  I've got a light up in the gable.  I'm going to expand the size of the hole to improve air flow from the gable vent through the California Roof into the rest of the attic.   We have a fan in the attic to remove the heat in the summer.

From the front corner in Alex's room.  The silver square thing in the ceiling is the heater vent.