Day 96: West and north wall plastering

Today we applied the first of three lime plaster coats to the exterior of the west and remainder of the north wall. Thanks to Trevor, Raphael, Joshua, Ben, Georg and Justin for helping complete the first coat of exterior plaster in 3 days. Here is a pic of the northwest corner of the home.

Some other tasks from day 96:

• I planed and sanded more of the reclaimed tongue and groove redwood flooring for use as casing molding. I ripped off about one inch from the tongue side of the boards.
• Justin installed the casings around the exterior of the utility room and entry doors. The groove will hold the plaster in place next to the molding.
  
• Installed 2X4 boards in the kitchen wall to support cabinets
• Installed extensions on the bottom of the window bucks inside to: 1) control the thickness of plaster on the wall next to the windowsill (plaster screed), 2) support the windowsill and 3) act as a support for the apron under the windowsill
• Started cutting and installing diamond mesh metal lath to the interior wall top plate

Stella status:
She is still growing, and her bark has gotten deeper. I caught her napping this afternoon. Thanks for reading. I appreciate your comments.

Day 66: Completed porch roof framing + 3 subs

On Friday, we completed installation of the reclaimed redwood tongue and groove flooring material on the porch roof framing. Here is a pic from northwest of the porch. It looks sweet!

Other tasks from day 66:

• Trevor completed digging the trench to connect the main power to the utility room
• Erik and Ryan continued to install electrical wiring
• Tim and Carlos started installing the fire sprinkler system
  
• The folks from Wildcat Metals were back again to install gutters on the main home. Here is a pic of the south wall of the home.

It is really exciting to see finish materials being installed. Thanks for reading. I enjoy reading your comments.