Trellis

The crew is installing the garapa trellis today! We used steel tubes & plates as a support frame and the garapa trim was precut and sealed prior to installation.

Details: cantilevered west addition

We extended the existing house to the west, and aligned it with the setback line. The added interior spaces provides a larger Master Closet, a master shower and a larger Guest Bedroom. To create a floating effect, for support we used the existing west foundation walls, and cantilevered the structure with (4) 4x4 steel posts. 

Front door

The teak pivot front door is installed.

View towards the backyard

View towards the street

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

Deck

The view from the deck is spectacular. The 180° view of the backyard makes you feel like you are in a treehouse.

Deck

Galvanized pans, joists cap, gutters, flashing and downspouts were installed to provide a dry space below the deck.

Testings

Testing the shower pan.

February 2014

The attached image compares the back side of the house when we started in 2012, to how it looks now. As you can see, the cantilevered extension in the back of the house is almost completely enclosed and the concrete curb & footings for the deck are being poured this week. The entire south facade was opened with storefront windows so the Owners can enjoy the beautiful views of the woods from any location in the house.

Roof

The new Standing Seam Roof is almost complete.