Hopefully for the neighbors they will get this part of the project done quickly. I guess the vibrations from loading the dumpsters is pretty bad. I'm checking to make sure we're not starting any earlier in the morning than we are supposed to.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Demolition Continues
Garage and wall are down. Demolition of the family room/dining room wing starts.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Coral Stone
We are considering using Coral Stone on the exterior of the house as accent pieces around garage doors, arches, etc. Jimmy has found a good supplier in Miami with a wide range of thicknesses etc. Coral Stone is indigenous to south Florida and typically found in limestone quarries It most often shows tiny fossils (plant and marine life) imprinted in the stone.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
All Clear
All utilities and the City have been out and have marked locations of lines or verified the lack of them.
NEFIBERLIGHT LLC.- Clear No FacilitiesPROGRESS ENERGY - ST PETERSBURG- Clear No FacilitiesPROGRESS ENERGY FLORIDA TRANSMISSION UNDERGROUND- No Conflict - utility is outside of the requested work siteVERIZON FLORIDA INC- MarkedTECO PEOPLES GAS- ST PETERSBURG- MarkedBRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS, LLC- No Conflict - utility is outside of the requested work siteCITY OF ST PETERSBURG- Marked
Today Emil's crew was to move the plants in harms way,take down the garage doors, take out the hot water heater, A/C, and remove salvageable item i.e. the stain glass, bath sink and intercom. The demo company will start on Monday and by Tuesday should start tearing the designated buildings down.
The permit box is up with all necessary permits pinned on it! Gosh..its a reality!
NEFIBERLIGHT LLC.- Clear No FacilitiesPROGRESS ENERGY - ST PETERSBURG- Clear No FacilitiesPROGRESS ENERGY FLORIDA TRANSMISSION UNDERGROUND- No Conflict - utility is outside of the requested work siteVERIZON FLORIDA INC- MarkedTECO PEOPLES GAS- ST PETERSBURG- MarkedBRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS, LLC- No Conflict - utility is outside of the requested work siteCITY OF ST PETERSBURG- Marked
Today Emil's crew was to move the plants in harms way,take down the garage doors, take out the hot water heater, A/C, and remove salvageable item i.e. the stain glass, bath sink and intercom. The demo company will start on Monday and by Tuesday should start tearing the designated buildings down.
The permit box is up with all necessary permits pinned on it! Gosh..its a reality!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Progress
Have approval of permits with one actually in hand ready to on the post. Emil says he'll get the post hole digger out tomorrow and slap that baby up on a post. Demolition will hopefully start on Friday. Finally!
Had a productive meeting of the "brain trust": John, Susan, Jimmy, Emil and me. We discussed the possibility of a rainwater collection system that could be in an underground or above ground cistern like device that could provide all or most of the water needed for flushing toilets in the house. It can be connected to City water so if they run low they fill with city water when needed.
We also discussed again the use of solar for water heating of house water and perhaps the pool and spa. Also, LED lights in the home that can significantly reduce electricity needed to power lights. Photovoltaics may still be too expensive on the front end to make it worth the effort...but we are going to investigate it one more time before deciding. We're trying to get as green as possible without spending money that we won't see back for two decades.
Tomorrow we go to the bank to notarize some paperwork and open an account for the project at Wachovia. That way i can pay them by simply transfering money from my account to theirs online. Also, will meet with the LED light guy and gosh...someone else...I'm forgetting who. It's been a long day...but productive.
Had a productive meeting of the "brain trust": John, Susan, Jimmy, Emil and me. We discussed the possibility of a rainwater collection system that could be in an underground or above ground cistern like device that could provide all or most of the water needed for flushing toilets in the house. It can be connected to City water so if they run low they fill with city water when needed.
We also discussed again the use of solar for water heating of house water and perhaps the pool and spa. Also, LED lights in the home that can significantly reduce electricity needed to power lights. Photovoltaics may still be too expensive on the front end to make it worth the effort...but we are going to investigate it one more time before deciding. We're trying to get as green as possible without spending money that we won't see back for two decades.
Tomorrow we go to the bank to notarize some paperwork and open an account for the project at Wachovia. That way i can pay them by simply transfering money from my account to theirs online. Also, will meet with the LED light guy and gosh...someone else...I'm forgetting who. It's been a long day...but productive.
Monday, December 15, 2008
December 2008....where is that permit?
In St. Pete for meetings with John our architect, Emil and Jimmy our contractors, and Geri our stained glass guru. Also hoping to get those demolition and building permits...still hoping...have been hoping for two months. Any day now..really...any day. Sigh.
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