Warrenty Repair

Last weekend, while we were sitting around watching it rain, I heard a drip coming from one of the windows on the front of the house. Well, of course we started to investigate and determined that the water had to be coming from the roof drains. In the closet of one of the bedrooms, we noticed some discoloration of the ceiling.


We called the builder and he sent out his brother to have a look. After he cut a hold in the ceiling, we pulled out a trashbag full of wet insulation. He was able to slip on a pipe extension and glue that in place. Now we have a fan blowing into the opening to make sure the area is dry before we close it back up.


It was too wet to work outside today so we spent the morning cleaning out the garage. We have also been sanding down a teak table that we bought from a friend that moved back to the States. It was in pretty bad shape, but with a little elbow grease and some teak oil it will look as good as new soon. You can see some of the chairs that we have already refinished in the background.

Along with the rain, we have had some really pretty sunrises. This was a look to the east last Monday. Red skies in the morning, sailors take warning.

Filling Grout on the Oven

The next step in getting the oven ready to use is complete. The stone guys put in the grout that fills out the morter to make a clean, finished look. The guys let me try putting on a bit. It is like putting a topping on a pastry. The grout is put into a big vinyl funnel and then squeezed into the spaces between the stones.

After the grout has set up to where it is firm, it is brushed smooth with a wire brush and then with a soft broom. Also any grout that is on the stones can be cleaned off with a brush. Then hose the whole thing off so the dust and bits do not stick.

The Oven is Almost Finished and More

At last! The top of the oven has been closed up. This is not the design that we started with for the top, but this really works well with the rest of the oven. The two pipes sticking our of the top let the smoke out when we are cooking.

The cement table on the right as well as the bare cement on the front will have natural stone finishes.

The free form stone that is the floor is the same stone that is on the house. The oven stone is more of a brown and we chose that so it would not look like just a big stone pile.

We got some plants from my friend Nick, who is moving back to the States. We wanted to get some more plants on the roof deck so this worked out really well.

We finally got the last piece for the kitchen cabinets. It only took 15 months. Check out the posting when we finally got the right cabinets. Tess re=grouted around the cabinets so everything looks finished and clean.


Now that the cabinets are complete we painted the kitchen. We picked Whole Wheat from Sherman-Williams. We were really amazed to see just how well it matched the granite counter tops and the decor.

Now it is time to paint the rest of the downstairs.