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Schuld Residence: August 2007



August 1, 2007 -- Beams are installed in the billiard room upstairs. The sewing room also gets beams. They are being installed today.


August 1, 2007 -- The billiard room beams are finished and look good.


August 2, 2007 -- Sewing room beams are being installed on the ceiling. The beams are also western red cedar.


August 3, 2007 -- The beams are installed in the sewing room. There is still a scaffold in the room that will be removed soon.


August 8, 2007 -- The study pocket doors have been installed. The left door is closed. They have beveled glass panels.


August 8, 2007 -- The master suite is trimmed out. Only a few days more and the interior trim will be finished.


August 9, 2007 -- The baseboard is installed on the back hallway. The laundry room is on the right. The distant door is the sewing room.


August 9, 2007 -- The entertainment center is installed beside the fireplace. The fireplace is covered with plastic for protection.


August 10, 2007 -- Granite counter tops have arrived and are being installed. The sink openings have been partially cut out, but not removed.


August 10, 2007 -- Five men carry the granite tops into the house. It has a clamp on brace to hold it securely until it is in place.


August 13, 2007 -- The back hall has imported stone. It connects the sewing, laundry, a powder room and main hallway.


August 13, 2007 -- The kitchen counter tops and sinks are installed. The blue box in the foreground is for an electrical outlet.


August 13, 2007 -- This view shows the relationship of the kitchen counters with the fireplace and family room.


August 13, 2007 -- The dining room has cove lighting behind the crown molding.


August 16, 2007 -- The stairway has a large column at the inside of the turn. It is being fabricated in our cabinet shop.


August 16, 2007 -- The screen has been installed on the back porch.


August 22, 2007 -- The main hallway floor is being installed. This tile is laid on a steel mesh.


August 22, 2007 -- A walnut border is being installed in the breakfast nook.


August 23, 2007 -- Tile in the hallway is nearly complete. The same tile goes in the entrance foyer. The blue tape is masking to keep glue off the wood.


August 23, 2007 -- The tile is laid in various patterns in each square. Wood surrounds the tile squares.


August 24, 2007 -- The breakfast nook has a walnut outline and spokes in the flooring. The wood is precisely cut. It will be filled with oak.


August 24, 2007 -- This is a close up of the center circle and three spokes. Note how precisely the wood is cut. Who needs filler?


August 28, 2007 -- Oak has been installed between two spokes. The paper at the top protects the floor as the wall trim is painted.


August 28, 2007 -- The sewer holding tank is being installed. The light colored control box is visible on the wall.


August 28, 2007 -- The tank has a grinder and pump. It is about five feet tall.