{"id":523,"date":"2015-09-13T21:27:42","date_gmt":"2015-09-13T21:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/?p=523"},"modified":"2015-09-30T01:36:23","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T01:36:23","slug":"short-construction-update-after-a-lot-of-business-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/2015\/09\/13\/short-construction-update-after-a-lot-of-business-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Short construction update after a lot of business travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just got back last night from San Francisco where we had our annual Disaster Recovery exercise and our next year strategic planning offsite (sort of heel to toe on those) &#8211; however, both went really, really well so the lack of sleep was definitely worth it. \u00a0I have been laying low today (plus it is on and off again drizzling here)<\/p>\n<p>Paul and his team have been making progress however and we went over to take a look.<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming is the final decision on the metal roof color, the hood over the kitchen cooking surface and the brick work for the fireplace. \u00a0As far as roof color goes, the roof manufacturer is <a href=\"http:\/\/everlastroofing.com\/color-guides\/\">Everlast Roofing and I really like the Brite White<\/a>. \u00a0It looks good, will have the minimum heat loading and will match the barn next door &#8211; so very site specific<\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t figured out the cooking hood yet but the brick looks great. \u00a0Paul and I just need to confer and keep him on track \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-523 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/img_0419\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0419-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-515\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-515'>\n\t\t\t\tPlumbing in the master bath is starting to go in\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/img_0424\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0424-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-516\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-516'>\n\t\t\t\tThe windows from Deck have started to arrive.  Computer designed and CNC machine cut &#8211; Excellent!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/img_0425\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0425-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-517\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-517'>\n\t\t\t\tPaul&#8217;s team putting a Mahogany stain on trim wood.  Paul and I discussed and decided that we wanted to keep the natural tone of the wood but to even out the colors.  For the exterior siding &#8211; which is Cedar &#8211; we are just going with a clear oil to let the natural colors take their course.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/img_1008\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_1008-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-518\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-518'>\n\t\t\t\tSample brick laid out for the Rumford fireplace.  I think it looks fantastic\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/img_1010\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_1010-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-519\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-519'>\n\t\t\t\tThe first two windows are installed &#8211; up in the clerestory \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/img_1012\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_1012-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-520\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-520'>\n\t\t\t\tDetail of the Post and Beam construction that is a signature of a Deck house &#8211; along with the tongue and groove exposed ceilings\n\nJust beautiful looking wood isn&#8217;t it?\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/img_1018\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_1018-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-521\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-521'>\n\t\t\t\tthe guest bathroom is going to have an integrated tub\/shower assembly &#8211; and here it is sitting in the living room!  The master will have a walk in shower that is hand tiled.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/img_1020\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_1020-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-522\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-522'>\n\t\t\t\ttrim that has been stained, stored in the garage.  The shiny silver stuff on the left is hard foam insulation\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just got back last night from San Francisco where we had our annual Disaster Recovery exercise and our next year strategic planning offsite (sort of heel to toe on those) &#8211; however, both went really, really well so the lack of sleep was definitely worth it. I have been laying low today (plus it [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,9],"tags":[10],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=523"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":525,"href":"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523\/revisions\/525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}