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View of rear elevation

Continued view of rear elevation

Elevation of front courtyard

Detailed close up of front entrance

Observation deck railing now installed

Close up of railing at Observation Deck

View from Guest bedroom window of observation deck railing.

Close up of Foyer water fountain

Close up of Viking range and overhead exhaust

Photo of Kitchen

Expresso coffee machine cabinet

Satisfied owner from his Observation Deck

Close up of Observation Deck

Rear pool elevation

Close up of rear elevation

Close up of tub in Master Bathroom

Two months away from occupancy

Styrofoam has been added getting ready for stucco

View of front Entry composition

View of bedroom wing at front elevation

Photo of rear patio. Foam is complete.

Windows over circular stairs.

Roof tile loaded and exterior doors and windows installed.

Exterior elevation ready for exterior foam system

Close up of windows which will be located over the stairwell.

Windows at Guest Bedroom installed.

Close up of window at Home Theater.

Upper floor roof trusses are now in place...

The second floor begins to take shape

View looking down corridor at upper floor.

Picture of Observation Deck beginning to take shape

View of private stairwell and entrance canopy

View from new Home Theater window...not too shabby !!!

Progress at second floor. All moving along...

Views from upstairs Office

Overall view of the progress. Very few questions...no surprises. This is good..!!!

View of Master Bedroom side...soon the roof trusses.

Floor trusses have arrived...

View from rear pool patio

Floor trusses in place over Master Bedroom

Floor trusses at stairwell

View of rear patio

Week one of framing complete

Owner and builder discussing important project matters

Complex framing structure at balcony framing over Master Bedroom

Large beams with joist hangers and view of stair shaft

View from Mechanical Room corner

Framing begins !!!

After the first day 1/3 of the exterior frame walls were erected.

Close up view of the Bedroom area towards the front.

At the same time, the connection to the sewer tap was established. And backfilling began.

Close up view of the enormous trench that was dug out.

Backfilling will be finished today.

Digging continues attempting to locate the sewer line.

First wave of lumber arrives. All walls are marked on the slab ready for framing tomorrow.

Finally located the sewer line. However the elevation of the line is too shallow. Further digging was required.

Digging out from under the street attempting to find a successful connection point. It was 20 ft. deep and 5'-0'' under the sidewalk.

Concrete slab poured day !!!

The entire house slab will be poured today.

Close-up of fireplace block out

The bank inspector showed up to verify progress (red shirt).

Trowelling the slab as it is freshly poured.

Saw cutting control joints will occur tomorrow. Nice job guys !!!

Soon the area will be ready for the concrete slab

A.B.C. placement and compaction now underway

Close-up of clean outs outside the Bedroom side

Close-up of plumbing lines under Bedroom side

Close up of plumbing system at Kitchen

Waste lines trenches complete and underground plumbing lines going in.

Rough plumbing underway along concrete retaining stem

All stems poured and depressed stems blocked out.

Retaining wall has been poured at perimeter.

Concrete stems in place

Forms for exterior wall footings in place

Forms go up for concrete stems

Pouring begins as soon as delivery arrives

Pump ready for concrete footings

After a three month delay, due to soil bearing capacity issues, construction resumed...

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Concrete footings have been poured.

Soon to come after the Christmas break, will be the concrete stem forms and inspection.

Close-up view of the Master bedroom fireplace footing and mystery photographer (shadow).

Concrete pump settles in awaiting the arrival of concrete mixer.

Ready for concrete footing pour

Concrete footing pour underway....

Reference points requested for Graham to perform

Need to verify Top Of Wall (TOW) heights and driveway elevations

Along driveway wall, the following points were requested

View of lot and stake locations

More stakes as provided by the survey crew

Backfiling is 95% complete.

View from rear garage corner while standing in the setback

View from same location looking towards the front of the lot

View from rear patio wall corner while standing in the setback...dirt mound is GONE !!!

View of master bedroom side retaining wall...compaction remains to be done

View of retaining wall corner while standing at grade level

Next step is  compaction of soil to minimum 95% or 1,500 p.s.i. bearing capacity (certified).

Finally...backfilling begins today. View of rear pool area, nearly 90% complete.

View of fron retaining wall, now with waterproofing and 4'' perforated drainage pipe.

View of waterproofing and perimeter drain to daylight beyond. Trucks moving earth in background.

View from side towards the front retaining wall. Mound of dirt dwindling...

View of rear retaining wall from the property line

Backfilling continues at the front courtyard area

Additional equipment used for this phase.

Overall view of our building area being prepared for concrete footings...our next phase.

Missing rebar appears...

All bolts in place and ready for framing crew

View of finished front retaining wall

Instructions left behind in chalk for waterproofing crew and perimeter drain extent. Backfilling by early next week.

Chalk marks missing rebar for future spa wall. In Marco's absence, I went around leaving little "post-its" everywhere.

Chalk marks missing bolts and grouted cells and other work instructions.

Remaining work to be performed tomorrow, marked on the wall for workers tomorrow. The front walls were chalked as well.

View of finished pool retaining wall. Most of this wall will disappear once the soil is backfilled.

View of finished rear corner garage wall. This whole area will be backfilled up to the bottom of the drainage block openings.

Solid grouting all the block cells of all retaining walls begins today !!

View of curved front retaining wall and cement trucks. Wall yet to be cut and sloped per plans.

View of stepped retaining wall along Master Bedroom side

View of driveway retaining wall, one block course away from completion.

Photo from driveway of curved, and eventually sloped front retaining wall.

Photo from future mechanical yard adjacent to the garage, one block course away from completion

Another view of the stepped retaining wall on Master Bedroom side

Close up view of Master Bedroom privacy screen wall.

View of front entrance courtyard near completion.

Photo of the rear patio retaining wall...two more block courses remain

The west side retaining wall nearly ready for inspection

Retaining walls continue to be erected

Masons finishing up the southeast corner, at the end of the driveway

The block for the retaining walls finally arrives.

Work can now begin to finish the retaining walls. A couple inspections still pending.

Marco glad that the masons are at work...Nice job !!!

Detailed view of the southwest corner by the pool. We instructed them to begin at this point to allow ample time for curing before backfilling.

Detailed view of the west wall currently under construction.

Freshly poured footing along east wall (garage side)

Rear retaining wall footing being poured

Last remaining portion of retaining wall footing will be poured today.

Stepped footing along west wall (M. bedroom) ready for the block wall portion of the retaining walls.

Twenty four hours later the concrete showing signs of drying. Block work to begin tomorrow...

Close up shot of Pinnacle Peak viewed from residence

Cement truck descends as second scheduled pour arrives

The stepped footing along the Master Bedroom side (west) is poured

Concrete footing poured at front corner retaining wall

Trucks barely maneuvering in cramped conditions

Front retaining wall concrete footing being poured

Close up of front retaining wall footing

All rebar are in their proper place

Master bedroom rebar side all in place correctly

The footing at the rear has been lowered 12'' as we requested

All rebar at the critical front corner all placed correctly

Worker putting final touches for inspection on Monday. Next...concrete pour

Rebar in place for the garage side

Rebar in place for north retaining wall (correct and per detail)

During a meeting with Rutilio, we agreed that these rebar are incorrectly placed. They need to be reversed to match the retaining wall in the front.

Rebar for the rear retaining wall, in correct position, but footing depth may be too shallow. Looks more than 5 inches. Please verify...

Forms up at rear retaining wall. Ready for rebar placement. After rebar is in place, an inspection will be called in.

Trench dug out and ready for the concrete forms.

Concrete forms are in place for the Master Bedroom side stepped retaining wall.

Rear wall forms and masonry location strings (white lines). They should be completed within the next week and a half.

Rutilio and Marco heading up the retaining wall phase. This is a stepped footing along Master Bedroom side.

Workers digging out the footing and setting forms for the retaining wall at the severe corner.

Trench has been dug out for the garage side. Ready for forms and rebar

Workers prepare the front corner retaining wall for the concrete forms to come.

Heavy machinery roles in to continue the excavation process

The front part of the lot has been excavated.

Trench digging for retaining wall along garage side of the house

View toward the front of the lot...large mound of dirt to the right

Large dirt mound. Some will be used for backfill...the rest hauled out.

Say goodbye to this tree. It will be in the way of the front retaining wall

View along front retaining wall location, with still 2'-0" more to dig...

Retaining wall construction begins

In the beginning.....Street view of Lot #9 prior to construction

In the beginning.....Street view of lot from future driveway

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                                              Last Update: 05/02/11