Bed, Bath, and Office Remodel Project

We met the architect and interior design team at Details International on Nimitz. Andrea, Clifford
Fritz, Glenda, and Sue, on Wednesday, August 10^th.

Glenda, Susan, and Andrea with the basin, on Thursday, September 8^th.

Arnel, our contractor, Andrea, Fritz, and Clifford, on Monday, the 14^th of November. Construction
to start the following Monday, the 21^st.

The roof is nearly off.

Wednesday morning Arnel and Daniel finish removing the old masonry wall. Most cells were hollow.

After lunch Wednesday we went shopping for a bathroom cabinet and counter top. Those and track lighting
are the only remaining items to purchase.

Becky on the slab where the front bedroom used to be.

Tuesday morning, the 29^th, the Bobcat excavator is driven onto the property through the space where
the soursop trees used to be.

The excavation continues on Friday, December 2^nd. One truck load of earth has already been removed from
the site, another is scheduled for Monday.

Kelley at work mixing concrete.

Later the masonry blocks for the new wall were delivered.

Tom Zelko in Kailua sanded our salvaged board so we could see what the mahogany would look like built into our custom cabinets.

The wall foundation extension has hardened on the afternoon of Wednesday, the 7^th.

Arnel is getting ready for masonry work and form building.

Arnel and Kelley start the masonry wall, Thursday, the 8^th.

Andrea talks to Arnel about the progress.

It's great to see it progressing well. The new wall is being built to withstand a hurricane.

Unlike the old wall it replaces, this wall has openings for two windows.

Monday morning: Arnel talks to the electrician about a conduit to go into the wall before grouting.

The wall was grouted Tuesday afternoon, December 13^th.

A view of the base course, Wednesday, December 14^th.

Another view of the base course. Tomorrow when the mortar is set the form boards will be removed and the footings will be
formed up.

View from the front door. Arnel finishes compacting the base course Thursday morning, December 15^th.

Setting up the form for the foundation footing, Friday morning, December 16^th.

Form for the foundation will need to have steel added. The plumber must put in the drain and water lines before pouring
the concrete later next week. We may have a new foundation for Christmas!

It rained all day Tuesday (1.1 inch) so Arnel and Clint went home without working. The foundation trench had water in it
Wednesday morning. Fortunately, Arnel has an electric sump pump.

Back at work with the plumber, Wednesday morning, December 21^st. Here, Clint and Arnel trench in the base
course for the shower drain.

The bathroom is set lower than the rest of the slab, making for tricky form work. Arnel says "I can form anything."

Arnel and Clint wire in the steel reinforcing bars. The foundation has number four (half inch) rebar throughout.

This is the little former study that Andrea and I moved into so the bedroom could be demolished for construction.
Photographed on December 24^th.

Rock in the bottom of the footing excavation is drilled with rebar bonded in. Click the image for the full resolution picture.

December 27th, Tuesday morning: Fritz and Cliff came over to inspect the work.

Most of the plumging has been installed for the foundation.

Arnel, Cliff, and Fritz check measurments.

We discussed the best way to proceed with the shed in the back for the new water heater (old shed goes away).

The crew is getting ready for the pour.

The first cement truck arrived at 7:00 AM.

Starting the pour.

Waiting for the second conctrete truck to arrive. It came at 9:00 AM, delayed an hour by traffic.

Continuing the pour.

The bathroom curbs are first.

Finished pouring, the bathroom floor is smoothed.

Extra concrete was saved in the wheelbarrow for finisning.

Work continues while the pumper crew cleans up.

The filled closet footing.

Charley with the work in progress.

The second stack was put on the side near the carport.

Arnel and crew came on that Saturday to continue framing.

Andrea talks to Jeff, the painter.

Framing continues. Here Arnel gives the "shaka" sign in the closet he's framing. The 4 x 4 king post is ibe (a hardwood). It will
support the ridge beam with its partner in the opposite closet. Monday, January 9^th.

Detail of the king post hold-down bracket.

The other king post hold-down. The post lag bolts are not yet installed..

Old bathroom wall plumbing, Tuesday, January 10^th.

The roof trusses were delivered Wednesday morning, January 11^th.

View of the house addition, Thursday morning, January 12^th, upon returning from the carwash.

Detail of one of the two post and beam interface bracket installations.

Friday the thirteenth: view of the building addition in the morning.

No work on the house on Sunday, January 15^th.

Fritz Johnson, architect, came over to inspect the framing Tuesday morning, January 16^th.

Progress as of Tuesday afternoon, January 16^th.

Detail showing installation of the corner stud hold-down bracket. The concrete is drilled for a 5/8 diameter threaded rod.
All corners and a stud in the middle of the long wall get this treatment. Wednesday, January 18^th

Thursday, January 19^th, the Windows were installed.

View from the driveway.

View from the street.

View from the northeast corner.

Actual roofing work started Sunday, January 22^nd.

View from the northeast.

This is the type of ridge vent used.

The join of the new roof (left) to the old roof (right).

Tuesday, January 24^th: A horizontal decorative 2 by 6 band has been nailed to the new addition to match the original
house. The original band was partly functional, being a good place to put light switches by doors, etc.

Plumbers at work in the bathroom.

The plumbing for the bathroom sinks from the bathroom side.

The plumbing for the shower.

Arnel and Chito excavated for the footing for the water heater enclosure, Thursday, February 2^nd.

Ray and Mike vacuum up dust in preparation for laying the pebbles in the shower area.

Friday morning, February 3^rd, Cory Kot came over to talk about etching some artwork on the bathroom mirror. We're thinking
about a mermaid. Cory's going to bring some sketches in two weeks.

Andrea, Arnel, and Cliff discuss the interior wood, Tuesday, February 7^th.

Shower pebbles are done, starting on the wall tile.

Three-fourths inch mahogany plywood paneling had been installed on two walls of the office.

Half inch plywood was installed to the bathroom-office wall, making it an interior shear wall.

Andrea prepared Parmesan chicken for the robotics team. See how small the kitchen workspace is? That's our next project.

While the interior work progresses, the exterior is ready for painting.

On Saturday, February 11^th we stopped at International Tile. Richard, the owner, returned our money for the
unused stainless steel dividers.

The last piece of tile goes into the shower wall, Saturday, February 11^th.

Interior wood panel installation continues. The half inch plywood in the closets makes that a shear wall too.
Later it will be covered with 1/4 inch mahogany paneling.

Arnel installed the bathroom cabinets on Saturday, February 11^th.

On Tuesday, Valentine's Day, the finish work on the office and bathroom ceilings began.

Our house needs some electrical work on the outside. February 15^th.

Jeff begins surface preparations for painting the exterior of the house on Saturday, February 18^th

Andrea stripped the paint off the existing door into the rebuilt bedroom.

Tuesday morning, February 21^st, Arnel works on the closet shelves.

Wednesday morning the closet shelves are finished and Arnel works on the window trim on the masonry wall.

Andrea chats with Jeff, the painter.

Jeff in spray painting action. Wednesday, February 22^nd.

The bathroom countertop has been installed, waiting for the tile and plumbing to be finished.

All the woodwork has been finished except the linen closet shelves. Thursday, February 23^rd.

Arnel works on the linen closet shelves, Friday, February 24^th.

Saturday morning the closet doors and shelves are complete.

Jeff completed the clear varnish on the interior wood paneling. It looks great. Wednesday, February 29^th
Photo taken the morning of March 1^st.

Work on the water heater shed continued on Friday, March 2^nd.

Exterior painting was completed on Friday, March 2^nd.

On Monday, March 5^th, the plumber came and finished the bathroom fixture installations. Andrea is pleased with the vessel sinks.

Everything looks beautiful.

Arnel works on the door to the small cupboard in the water heater enclosure structure. Wednesday, March 14^th.

After the glue dried Andrea put on a coat of water based varnish. Saturday, March 17^th.

Arnel surveys the scene of the slab installation for our Rubbermaid Big Max shed.

The front walkway is formed up.

Jeff has given the water heater enclosure and cupboard a coat of primer, inside and out.

The next morning Andrea gives a second coat of varnish to her decoupage floor. Sunday, March 18^th.

This is the clean and shiny green concrete mixer that brought the concrete. The blue concrete pump is in the driveway.

The crew get going on the front walkway.

They work quickly and expertly.

With four experienced men it doesn't take long at all.

Several days later, the forms are off and the walkway looks good. Monday, March 26^th.

The white enameled aluminum gutters are cut to length and have downspouts attached.

The Akamai Rain Gutters crew was fast and efficient. Akamai means smart and they were done with everything in about three hours.

The front gutter was the last to go on.

The house looks great and we tested them that night with fifteen hudredths of an inch of rain.

The back steps with their downspout.

Andrea got this photo of me the day before installing the sandpipers sculpture on the wall.

The Inspiration worker assembles the bed.

Nearly done assembling the bed.

I check out the adjustable back rests for sitting up and reading in bed.

Complete with bedspread, night tables, and pineapple lamps.

I reinstalled the glass diffusers for the lights and polished the faucets. We are done!

Andrea resumed landscaping while I mowed the lawn on Monday.