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[Anesthetist]

Back in Sept, we started the process of doing an addition along with a little kitchen work and some essential electrical upgrades. After a bit of a delay from the architect (a long delay actually), we’re finally up and running.

Global pandemic? Furlough? Depression looming? Sounds like perfect timing [emoji106]

Anyway away we go, the old porch & patio are gone (as is most of grass [emoji30]) and the foundation walls are up. If the weather agrees, the rest of the concrete work goes Mon & Tues. Framing MIGHT even start by Thurs.

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[Clint_D]

Best of luck @Anesthetist!  I know things are tough right now but I hope things go smoothly for you!  Things like this can be challenging but are typically well worth it in the end, it's just hard to be patient at times.

[dinobarnesberlin]

Delay from an Architect? Get outta here!
Nice looking project and perfect timing to work on something like this @Anesthetist.
Could even be a nice family project.

[Anesthetist]

Sorry for the infrequent updates! Things have really been moving along and exterior finishing is about half way complete. Concrete board is up as are the fascia & soffits. Next will be the battens and replacing the door trim, gutters, and painting. We’ve chose a color scheme that a lot of Eichler and other MCM architects went with including a local architect, Ralph Fournier

Inspiration:

Today:

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[Graeme]

I saw the photos and thought that the top one was your house for a second @Anesthetist!

Looking forward to seeing what the extension is like when it's done. I like the design, and the fact that it's not slavishly following the original house.

Is there any reason you didn't glaze the whole of the rear wall?

[Anesthetist]

Thanks Graeme! Haha, the first house actually isnt far from me (suburb though, not the city), was an equal price to the house we currently have, AND in a better school system. I was almost packing my bags but…my wife is anchored in to our current home. We do have great neighbors and she has this thing about not living in a house without a basement [emoji2369] So we talked about it and decided to bring a little detail of it back to the city.

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[Graeme]

Shame about that, it looks a cool house, though yours looks good.

I'm sure that when we get around to shopping for a house, I'll be looking for something eccentric (like this), but I'll be overruled by my other half.

[Chap]

Being not at home atm my wife sent me those lovely pics of a wonderful sunny autumn day in our garden

Trees starting to turn yellow… the left one is a Ginkgo which gets amazing yellow leaves in autumn

[dinobarnesberlin]

Perfect place to grill and drink Saki all day

[Chap]

@dinobarnesberlin:

Perfect place to grill and drink Saki all day

It is. If you ever travel to the south of Austria you're very welcome to check out…

[Giles]

That Gingko fruit smells really, really bad when it falls…..

[dinobarnesberlin]

You are too kind sir 

[Chap]

@Giles:

That Gingko fruit smells really, really bad when it falls…..

Not ours it is a male tree and would be to young to have fruits too

[Giles]

There are some streets in Yokohama that are lined with them.  They look beautiful, but in late summer the smell is gag-making…..

[Chap]

@Giles:

There are some streets in Yokohama that are lined with them.  They look beautiful, but in late summer the smell is gag-making…..

Butyric acid

[Giles]

Is that Vomit, because that is exactly what it smells like?

[Chap]

@Giles:

Is that Vommit?

Yep…

[Chap]

… and can be part of sweat as well.... can we chance the topic? I had a gastro today and still feel a bit queasy

[Giles]

Nice cloud pruned tree you have there…...

[Chap]

@Giles:

Nice cloud pruned tree you have there…...

Thanks… black pine. I like the pines. There is a Japanese White Pine right of the lantern and the large tree on the left is a Himalayan ceder, the huge one in the back is a Hornbeam about 40 to 50 years old