Tile

We've been using Porcelanosa products for a while now and we are impressed with their european look and great quality. With their help, the Owners selected a beautiful neutral stone tile to be used for all the bathroom floors, bath & shower surrounds and a different mosaic tile to be used as a feature wall behind the sink vanity in each one of the bathrooms. The crew worked hard for a few days (weeks), but the results are amazing.

Crew working on the Master shower floor

Guest bathroom - work underway

Guest Bathroom - tile work complete

Guest Bathroom sink vanity

Master Bathroom shower

Master Bathroom tall cabinetry

Half toilet

Front Door

As a focus for the main entry we proposed a large teak pivot front door. You can see attached a picture with the actual door as it arrived on site today, but stay tuned to see the final product installed with all the necessary hardware. This will be an impressive door.

Marlin holding the door

Garapa deck

Rainy day on the job site today. The Garapa decking is almost complete, the steel structure for the Garapa trellis is in place, and next week the railing will be installed. 

View from the east edge of the deck towards the Office

Deck, views, backyard

Even on a gloomy, rainy day like today the views from all over the house are still beautiful

View from the Living Room towards the backyard

View from the Office towards the deck through the double sliding doors

Interior

One can enjoy wonderful views of the backyard, the moment you step into the house. The attached image is a picture from the Foyer looking towards the Living Room.

Wood Flooring - Nothing goes to waste

The Owners loved their original red oak floors and mentioned they would love to keep it. Because we hate wasting beautiful existing materials, during demolition the crew removed, salvaged and stored the existing wood flooring.

Last week they carefully installed the original wood flooring in the common areas of the house: Foyer, Living Area, Dining & Corridor. In the rest of the house (Bedrooms & Office) we will install a new red oak flooring that will match the size, layout, color & finish of the existing one as much as possible.

Driveway pavers

The crew finished the concrete apron, driveway strips and turnaround area installation. 

Driveway & turnaround area

A couple of months ago we selected the driveway pavers and a pervious installation method to allow the water to percolate between the pavers and drain back into the ground. 

See post: http://ranchstyleredux.blogspot.com/2014/01/samples.html  

The crew worked all last week to prepare for their installation (dug out dirt, level area, fill & grade west side of the property, install forms for the concrete curb around the driveway strips and the turnaround area, purchase all the materials necessary, etc) 

 

Job site sign

We "carefully" designed, measured and located the job site sign so the power line ditch will go exactly between the (2) vertical posts :)

Retaining stone wall

The retaining Crab Orchard stone walls in the back are complete. They create a beautiful access way for the Garden Room Area.

Stucco colors

Remember the stucco mock-ups I shared a few weeks ago? See in the attached photo our final color choices: the stucco work is complete on the house and the colors are so vibrant.

Details & materials

The crew is currently working on the deck garapa louvered wall and the stair. The louvers and screen hide the storage area under the deck but also create a beautiful horizontal lines that tie into the garapa stair steps & risers.

The brick used for this patio was salvaged during demolition from the existing house. This is a great way to reuse an existing material and a create a nice memory for the Owners of the house they lived in for more than 20 years.

Under the deck storage

By installing the metal pans between the deck floor joists, we provided a deck drainage system that keeps the space under the deck dry and usable for the Owners.