2642 Second Street (Under Construction)

Scaffolding Is Down

Annie & Daisy — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:07:06 +0000

We were excited to see the scaffolding go up in August 2011, but now 6 months later the stucco is done and the scaffolding is down.

Walnut Shelves Installed

Annie & Daisy — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:43:01 +0000

BoMo installed the walnut shelves in the pantry hallway.

Fireplace Goes In

Annie & Daisy — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:50:17 +0000

The steel shell of the fireplace is installed.

New Gas Line

Annie & Daisy — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:42:52 +0000

Well it is time to re-connect to that gas line. The gas main runs down the middle of the street. Our old connection was on the north side of the property – that connection is capped. It makes more sense to have the gas meter next to the south side of the house, and have the gas line go straight out to the street. So we are having (i.e paying) the gas company (Southern California Gas Company) dig up the street and put in a new line and gas meter. The gas supplies the gas range (cooktop), tankless hot water, radiant heating, wall heaters, fire place, clothes dryer, barbeque and patio stub.

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Possible Thunderstorm For Santa Monica Today

Annie & Daisy — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:44:38 +0000

Downtown Los Angeles has not recorded measurable rain for more than a month. The last measurable rain was on December 17 when 0.01 inch recorded. The water year precipitation total for Los Angeles has been stuck on 3.76 inches, which is about 2.5 inches below normal. Los Angeles has 0.64 inches on Saturday 21. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm are forecast for Santa Monica today 23 with a high near 58.

Walnut Bar Top Installed

Annie & Daisy — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:12:39 +0000

BoMo installed the solid walnut bar top on the kitchen island.

Kitchen and Living Room Ceiling Goes In

Annie & Daisy — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:00:40 +0000

BoMo is installing the wood ceiling fixing the Centennial Woods snow fence to a plywood substrate. Franchisca, Derick, Patrick and Bill varnished the wood before it went up.

Final Stucco Coat Goes on

Annie & Daisy — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:15:14 +0000

The texture coat stucco is being applied after waiting 6 weeks to allow the brown coat to cure, shrink and crack. Then Gabriel & Ishmael patched the cracks with drywall tape and then applied the texture coat. We chose the cementitious stucco for the texture / color coat.

Living Room Chandelier

Annie & Daisy — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:56:47 +0000

A chandelier is a branched decorative ceiling-mounted light fixture with two or more arms bearing lights. Chandeliers are often ornate, containing dozens of lamps and complex arrays of glass or crystal prisms to illuminate a room with refracted light.

Brake Metal (Modernist Cornices)

Annie & Daisy — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:51:20 +0000

The intersection of two surfaces (or two materials) often presents architectural issues. Cornices of various shapes are often used to smooth the transition. Sheet metal replaces what was previously done with stone, wood or plaster. Brake metal is sheet metal that has been bent or formed by a brake machine. A brake is a metalworking machine that allows the bending of sheet metal. Architectural brake metal is usually aluminum sheet metal. After it is formed, brake metal can be coated with an anodized bronze finish. A coating of aluminum oxide is grown from the aluminum by passing an electrical current through an acid electrolyte bath in which the aluminum is immersed. At the same time color can be added.