Jaworski House

Category: Construction

  • Water Tank Install

    <a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaworskihouse/6299742428/” title=”water tank by jaworskihouse, on Flickr”><img src=”http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6057/6299742428_994c03eff2_m.jpg” width=”240″ height=”160″ alt=”water tank”></a><br />n<br />nThe water tank arrived at the house safely the other day. There’s a picture of it above, next to the house. Earlier today, I pulled it out to clean it up and rinse out the inside.<br />n<br />nThe image below shows…

  • Done: Landscape Project

    As of today, our landscape project is officially done. Done from the contractor’s perspective.<br />n<br />nHe and one of his foreman came by today to put some finishing touches on the post rock. He asked me if there was anything else to do, any questions or details to finish up. Other than adjusting the latch…

  • Overestimated Materials

    One of the things that was part of the overall landscaping project was to finish off the inside of the patio cover. It was partially done during the major construction, the sections that are part of the house, but the rest was left raw with the posts and beams exposed. Our plan was to finish…

  • Rainwater Harvesting

    <a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaworskihouse/6278276724/” title=”Jaworski House Water Tank, by jaworskihouse, on Flickr”><img src=”http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6097/6278276724_c0d07dc7ba_m.jpg” width=”160″ height=”240″ alt=”water_tank-1″></a><br />n<br />nPart of the landscape project includes a system that will harvest rainwater. Yes, I realize that water from the pipe is cheap and it will be decades before we recoup the cost of installing this system, but a), now is…

  • Landscaping

    <a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaworskihouse/6155487615/” title=”landscape_2011 09 16_0019 by jaworskihouse, on Flickr”><img src=”http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6210/6155487615_efdf991cf8_m.jpg” width=”240″ height=”180″ alt=”landscape_2011 09 16_0019″></a><br />n<br />nOver three years after the major remodel completed, early last month we embarked on the next and final phase of remodeling, which is the landscape. We’ve been living in a half completed, transitional yard that was awaiting the major…

  • Resorting to craigslist

    Another update, a bit of progress, on the <a href=”https://www.jaworskihouse.com/blog/index.php?/archives/185-Ditch-Update.html” title=”previous post on the topic”>mysteriously undetectable buried pipe problem</a>.<br />n<br />nGot a call back today from the underground pipe locater guy and spoke to him about my issue. He said that in order to find that plastic pipe underground, he would need to be able…

  • Ditch Update

    Here’s an update on the <a href=”https://www.jaworskihouse.com/blog/index.php?/archives/184-Exploratory-Trenching.html” title=”previous post on the topic”>exploratory ditching</a>. And there’s not much.<br />n<br />nSaturday was busy with some family obligations, at the park with the sky threatening rain and finally delivering which caused all the parents, new and veteran alike, fleeing to the shelter of their minivans. It rained pretty…

  • Exploratory Trenching

    Yesterday was another day getting close and personal with the pick and shovel. If you haven’t seen it, don’t miss <a href=”https://www.jaworskihouse.com/blog/index.php?/archives/181-Manual-Labor-Sunday.html” title=”prior post about manual labor”>my earlier post</a> about the irrigation plumbing work that was long overdue, and somewhat tragically wasn’t able to get done.<br />n<br />nI thought I had a good idea of…

  • Manual Labor Sunday

    <a href=”https://www.jaworskihouse.com/image_files/construction/irrigation_line-march2009.jpg” title=”larger picture”><div class=”serendipity_imageComment_img”><!– s9ymdb:50 –><img width=’220′ height=’165′ src=”https://www.jaworskihouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Construction/irrigation_line-march2009.serendipityThumb.jpg” alt=”” /></div></a><br />n<br />nThey were tasks that were left over from the construction, remodel project. The side of the house that faces our back redwood patio has a patch of dirt next to the wall which still contains lots of gravelly grit droppings from the…

  • Camper is Gone

    On Sunday, I got a series of calls from some guy named Victor. He was from Watsonville and interested in the camper I’ve had advertised on CL for many weeks now.<br />n<br />nHis issue, as seems to be the typical case lately, was that he only had a certain amount of cash and if I’d…