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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Day 15



Lou talking a local plumber through the system

Lou showing the local plumber the greywater planter system

pantry

can wall party in one of the bedrooms!

daily check-in of the height of the can wall




concrete slab in the master bedroom

Phil and Casey working on smoothing and leveling the poured slab

master bedroom view from the hallway

beginning of the master bedroom step

can wall getting high!

Ale on pack-out

Testing the plumbing.  This is the planter cell behind the sink.

Ready to lay concrete slab for the kitchen cabinets

Francis explaining the pump setup that will bring the greywater to the toilets

Brian making doors


rebar trellis on back patio

vents

solar system

bathroom vents

can wall assembly line

Preston installing entryway frame

carpenters LJ, Mike, and Brian viewing the plans

Deb and Michelle visit from Rochester!

happy Ale extending the buttress

Beau squeezed in a tight spot for his height! 

Jacob doing what he does best

Rob and Beau install the hot water heater

finishing the master bedroom cement floor

Kelley on the back doorways

still laying cans!

pouring last bit of concrete

back hallway with two bedroom doorways and then our master bedroom straight ahead

Phil does a walkthrough to show everybody the house and answer questions

master bedroom cement floor finished!








Batman and Koda romping around in the dirt and dust

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Day 14



Megan and Ale building can walls

Hey there cement station!

Doug making our back entryway look pretty

Lovers.  They play all day long.

Sidd sleeps all day long.

I made our St. Germain star bottle bricks!


master bathroom walls

drain along the front 


Jacob concentrating on our entryway


Water Organizing Module (WOM) at work!


master bathroom




Momma's Tuesday lunch 
She even made Lou three birthday cakes, all with chocolate chip handle-bar mustaches!
plastering the stem wall

front berm


daily can wall height check

Osmany's drinking glass went missing... and he found it when doing my bathroom bottle wall!

Preparing to lay a cement slab in the master bedroom

The can room!  Thanks for contributions... yes, we will still need more!

Ale and Osmany made this AWESOME present for Lou!  He went go carting on his birthday!