Stucco almost completed

The stucco guys were working hard today, to try to get things completed. They are also doing the parging around the foundation. They got as much completed as they could do. They still need to put the finish coat on the chimney and one gable, as that was just base-coated today.

The appraiser is coming tomorrow, to see if the house if at least 95% complete - it should be. Then we have a meeting with the bank next Thursday.

Stucco progress

The chimney, now covered in styrofoam. It still needs to be covered with mesh and a base coat, and then the top coat.

After that, a flashing will go over the top of it.

Drive-up, Wed May 10th.

more photos

This photo was taken in the morning just after the stucco guys started.



This is view of our house from across the ponds in the back. Our house is in the tree line, about 1/3 of the way from the left edge of the photo.

More updates

This is the back of the house, looking through the space that was once occupied by some rocks.
Looking across the ponds at the back.
signs of some visitors! (deer)
A view of our house from the road. The stucco is not quite completed, but it looks like it will be ready very soon.

Roll that rock!

Steve, loading some of the excess rock behind our house into a truck. 22 loads were trucked away today.
This is what our house looks like with the stucco on. Way better, I think you will agree!!
Stucco completed along the north wall.
Stucco completed behind the great room.

Wrap party on Saturday

Here are a couple of pictures from the wrap party we had on Saturday.
From Left to Right: Sean (P. Diddy) - at edge of photo, Chris Scully, Chris' fiance Nancy, Cathy Irvine, and Charles Irvine.


From Left to Right: Freda, Colleen Ulrich, Heinz Ulrich (cabinetmaker), Margot Lajeunesse

Shrek & Blandings Dream House

Tonight, Freda and I watched Shrek II. At the end, it said In Memoriam - William Steig. So I googled William Steig and found that he was the author of the 1990 fairy tail picture book "Shrek", which was the basis of the first Shrek movie.

Interestingly enough, William Steig also illustrated the 1946 novel "Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House". Read more about it here.

May 5th - Stucco progress

Drive up - Friday May 5th, 2006.

Stucco guys put the colour on the banding around the windows, well the banding that was in place. The full crew was not there so didn't look like much got done. The weather wasn't too great - on the cold side - so that was probably a factor.

We had frost on Sunday morning, and overnight low is forecast to be 4C for the next couple of days. (Must be at least 6C to apply the stucco.)

I expect the stucco will be completed next week, weather permitting.

May 3rd - almost all of the back of the house has been base coated.

May 2nd - putting the banding around the windows, and preparing for the base coat.