Stucco Complete

The outside stucco got sprayed with (very pink) primer and then the final layer of custom colored elastomeric/powerflex (stretchy colored stucco) went on. They did an excellent job and I couldn't be happier!!

The house was pink for 3 or 4 days. I bet my neighbors were wondering if it was the final color.

 Left side is stucco before elastomeric, right side is elastomeric. The color I chose is called Wax Sculpture.

 I adore this crew! They were so great! I miss them.

Notice Rogan sitting on the Katchakid net. He wishes it was a trampoline.

Oh my lawd that primer is PINK!!

 Patio wall before final coat.

 Patio wall and house completely finished. Patio wall need 3 weeks to dry before it gets painted.

DIY Install of Katchakid

Our pool barrier (besides welded gates in front) is a Katchakid. I custom ordered it online and it was sent out in about 2 weeks. It is specifically made for your pool dimensions. So far I love it and I think it looks so much better than any tall fencing around the pool. *All these pool barriers are to comply with city codes, regardless of if you have kids or not*

The directions were really great and they also send a DVD instruction video. They say it will take 4 to6 hours. It probably took us 10. We broke it up into three days and the most time consuming thing was tying the knots around the perimeter of the net/pool. You go around the entire outer edge tying knots, twice.

 Borrowed a hammer drill from Builder Brad

These are the plugs that will hold the net hooks. They are placed 3 feet apart all around pool.

The two ropes leading out from the center are the tension lines. It's a circle in the middle that gets smaller/tighter as you pull the two ropes.

Burn off the ends to neaten up the edge

Mishaps of the Week...

Had a few glitches this week.

Door bell wiring and an outside light wiring on turret got covered up by stucco. Luckily I have so many pictures of every step that we went back and found pictures of location and Thomas figured out the exact locations.

Having problems getting faucet plumbing to fit behind

the Kohler Brockway sink

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Stucco bossman, Antonio, crushed my brand new gate :(

Bottom hole you see is where my electrician tried to locate the wires.

Measuring location from past photos.

Thomas found it first try!!

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I'm finding it practically impossible to find plumbing to fit behind this wall mount sink. The pipes are 3/4" and almost all elbows are too fat. This brass one is the best so far. May have to chisel out a bit of the dry wall behind? Not sure...

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ugh...............keep..........moving..........forward........

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Fence Acid Wash

The fence is rusting nicely and my welder and I are thinking of possible designs for a mail box and house numbers.

Mailbox idea...

A welder in Texas makes some awesome products. He has an Etsy store and his own site. You can check out his Etsy store here.

I'm going to have my welder make something similar with a few changes so that my incoming mail is secure.

Possible ways to change it into a locking mailbox. I'll have to have this design approved by my postmaster before I can install.

Above are the dimensions of a US Post Office approved locking mailbox. I'm using these measurements as a template.

I love these house numbers also designed by Bold MFG from the Etsy link above. Might have my welder do something like it...