Landscaping Proposal

Talked to the permitting office and they want all kinds of permits and evaluations in order to do the parking pad and retaining walls in front of the house. So, as the first part I did a very sloppy mockup of the plan.

Crushed rock parking pad with 4 tiered walls made out of grey basalt boulders in 1/2 man to 1 man size. Based on my initial measurements I actually managed an even 6' of flat earth between the walls, with 10' of parking pad. The ground between the walls will be level, the mockup shows some green between them just to show where the flat setback is.

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Craigslist Find

I'm still using a lot of old Ikea Expedit stuff for storage. It works, and is flexible, but not fancy. Been on the lookout for something better. Ran across this on CL for only $300, and got them to deliver. Right now it's just staged in the open area of the basement. I should be able to finish the framing and drywall in the old theater, and I'll move these in there.

Basement Bathroom Progress

Just for reference, here is the original, claustrophobic, non-code-compliant basement bathroom. And here is progress on the much larger bathroom, even though to overall footprint is the same size. The shower has been expanded to fill the entire width, and the ceiling raised in the shower area. The original was a generic shower stall, and was very dark and cramped. This will be much brighter and while the dimensions are small, won't feel nearly as cramped.

Kitchen Progress

Backsplash tile almost done, just need to install the outlets and faceplates.

Normandy Park Restoration

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