Mike and MaryAnne's house blog

May 6 - 17 Moved unpacked furniture delivered almost done for now

2011-05-17T05:14:00.003-05:00

A long over due post. There just is not enough time in the day to get everything done.

Mary Anne did a great job in unpacking almost single handed the entire house.......

here you go, pictures only.... no witty comments

We still have some cool outdoor furniture on order, will be here by 4th of July

1 - 5 May: exterior, stain back patio, hydro-mulch landscaping

2011-05-05T22:23:00.002-05:00

Its almost done....... yeah.......

Moving in tomorrow, 5/6 and 5/7

Door Bell...... interesting? isnt it?

April 20 - 30 - its going slow, but move in time is May 9

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Last 10 days have been slow and go.....

Pool plaster finally done, morning beach sand color for the pool plaster, its nice.....

Landscaping irrigation was slow and tedious.......

the wind in austin has not stopped in months, not sure what it is but that has put a damper on getting things done in a timely manner....

back patio stain....was put on hold will start again on monday.....

and YES...... the kitchen tile is in and up.......whoooooaaaaaaaa (army ranger moniker emphasizing something)....... lol

April 17 - 19: Howdy Walter from texas, thanks for calling - Landscaping

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13 -17 April: Sue and Reed ... with Chicly B.... hanging ....

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Swimming with no water......

we start them young.....lol

beware of heavy machinery...

Hello..... what do you think?.....

April 6 - 12: landscaping, pool, tile appliances....yeah

2011-04-12T21:23:00.001-05:00

pool beach entry.... drying after miguel finishes

Miguel, the stone mason....is really a great guy.....and a true professional

finished product for cadens bath and shower with glass doors

The inspector general taking her finger to all the components.....

what a mess of tile, Alex is a very messy worker, but a very good tile worker

Master bath....ready for glass......

Mary Anne little bathroom area.....

what a cool seat in the shower.....

master bath being grouted.....

coffee area and frige area....in bathroom.....yeah baby......

before grout..... after grout is even better

Front door with glass....finally....

Before grout......

Doesnt this look cool..... pool bath tile.....

pool bath tile....cool...

kitchen.......

front door with landscaping...

Appliances.......nice....

cappacino coffee maker.....

3 to 5 April - landscaping, pool tile and pendent lights....

2011-04-05T21:16:00.005-05:00

Finally, Miguel, the rock dude is getting on the pool

Kewel.....llllll.....lllllll

check those drop pendents..... mary annes pride and joy.......lol

a little glow action behind the front counter.......sweet........

more of those kewel.....drop pendents.....

another long cool looking view....

laundry room pop.....of extra tile......

cabinet guy, jerry made some nice access wood for the sliding doors......

putting in the second propane tanks.....for heating the pool and fire feature next to the pool.....

sweet.....time to take a little shower.....lol....compared to our little cubby hole of a house now.....

yes....this is not how this works.....but its close.....

negative edge pool back to catch basin.......

commercial real estate inspector brings it home....lol......

pool guts .......

nice,...... irrigation ...... only around the house...... minimal for sure.......

Fence..... in the back

front irrigation in the driveway circle.....nice.......for sure.......

same........

yes......we are getting close........to the end......

another one for posterity.....

Mar 26 to April 3 - Fence, Landscaping, pool finishing, fireplaceMarry hearth

2011-04-03T12:15:00.003-05:00

Mary Anne and AJ

Cowgirl and Austin ... Dales dogs

Dale and AJ....doggies racing after a rock

Took 8 people to put the fireplace hearth in place.....

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A little fun at the Austin rodeo, Stephanie, Mary Anne, Caden and Rylee looking like cowfolks

Max Lee and Jeff Backnecht, Co-workers at 3PAR//HP

Monthly training meeting at a local BBQ place....todays was the Saltlick about a mile from the new house

Justin, old neighbor, and new son of his, Parker, looking very serious as a baby....

Liz, justin's wife and little Olivia, dont they look cute...

Cherry and Mary Anne walking the living room.....

The culdesac nieghbors from old house.....hanging with us checking out the new digs.....

Bevo and Caden hanging at the UT vs Missu baseball game

Enemy's within harms way....lol....... having a laugh

Caden, Austin the dog, Rylee walking around the baseball game at Dish Fauk Field.....

Fence going in

dirt being leveled in the front

Play Ball.....

Fence people ...... its going up.....

Fence in the back???? can you see it?

Pool Guts

Alex the tile guy..... he is good, but slow and messy

Second gas tank to heat spa water and fire pit next to pool.....yeah, baby.....

Mike, MaryAnne, Byron and Cynthia our builder and his wife... at the four seasons hotel bar for drinks and appetizers........

20 - 25 March - Let the landscaping begin, clean up, final grade

2011-03-26T05:33:00.001-05:00

wow we have windows finally

more windows to the front

look, no paper on the floor, where is the cat going to poop now?????? just kidding, we are not cat people

more windows from the guest//media room to fun place in the back

now this is looking much better.....outside kitchen starts taking shape

let the cleanup begin.....

real drawer handles

kitchen center isle, one of two

Wow, landscaping???? could it really be?

now that is really looking cool, a little something....something rock wall in front

now to give these trees some tree growth tables.......lol

got some grading going on here......not bad, wait till a little grass is added

master bath taking shape..... the red is water barrier material

Yes, its me, mike, chillin next to the empty pool......

final grading with dirt and trees are getting a manicure......

March 14 -18: pool and tile and landscaping

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7 - 13 March - pool and bathroom tile

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pool over flow negative edge reverse look

Mary Anne and Judy,

Judy, Martin, Mary Anne and Byron - bulider chatting in back yard next to pool

gas grill for backyard kitchen......yeah

2 - 6 March - Tile and bathroom stuff, pool deck and more

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Mike trying to shoot the champagne cork over the pool

it was close....almost made it over the pool?

Charlie in the dark shirt, mike his twin bother in the foreground with Champagne bottle......

Mike and Mike

Charlie

Mary Anne coming in late from work....

Tina on the left, ....Christina on the right

Rylee playing cute....

Mike, Mike and Dale... self-pic... the best kind....

3Form Plexi-glass type material...

Front door without glass ....yet.....

Cadens's bathroom shower, waiting for additional tile, inset....you will see below examples.....

Master shower, waterproofing....waiting for tile.....

more tile...

some more tile .....example....

move down lights to me better positioned...

March1 minus... finishouts

2011-03-01T21:15:00.001-06:00

15 feb to 1 march - flat work driveway and back yard

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Feb 9 - 15 Snow exterior and Interior stuff

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Feb 2 - 9 Front drive way, vetrazzo countertop, fill in for back pool deck

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Feb 1 - Flatwork.....plus

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28 Jan - flat work in the front

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Jan 24 - 28 paint and outside flatwork...? yeah....

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Jan 17 - 3 coats of Stain on cabinets, preping for paint

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Fireplace mantle is huge and then a second extended mantle up higher

Mary Annes study.... also has washer and dryer in it..... actually the utility room modified. Cabinet guy, Jerry did a great job here too.

Mike's study, desk, shelfing..... with audio//visual component rack in the closet.... out of view

view of kitchen from other side of room next to the fireplace

another cool shot of the monster mantle setup

Dale the builder

Byron the builder and owner of company

Dale looking enthused at the kitchen war game session

More enthusiasm by dale....lol

The house is freezing.... due to good insulation, its actually warm out side, but after sub-freezing days prior, its still cold in house

Mary Annes vanity area

Coffee bar in the bathroom...... can you believe that?????? Mini-fridge not installed yet......

toilet area, minus the toilet....

The dwindling pile of extra limestone bricks. im sure kids and people around the area coming and borrowing the rock. we missing one entire pallets worth. we still need to the exterior of the pool and spa...

Jan 13.... cabinets...new stuff but not new stuff, what a wild mantle..

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wow....entry way to the house......can you believe it?

is that just not cool..... look at the floor totally covered in paper.... so when they stain the cabinets, it does not get on the walls and floor?.... nice....

wow...that is an amazing mantle....... and look?

everything was taken down, so it could be stained.... just wait till the stain....u aint see nothing yet....

check the mantle out...... very huge....

wow....very cool look....

oh, no....no cabinets....

checkout the nice back splash.....

yes this is the closet for mary anne to hang all her clothes....

and for all the xmas ornaments.....

Mary Anne...chilling with me in the garage.....freezing our booties off.....lol

the garage... in the current home......very cold.....ol

Jan 10 fireplace mantle.... very nice and unique

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jerry the cabinet guy hanging the mantles....what a great job....

more to come as we get pics..... what a great job...

Jan 8 more cabinets and rain water collection system

2011-01-09T11:44:00.004-06:00

4" PVC rapped around the perimeter of the house

Murphy bed built-in cabinets in the guest // media room

Handmade by Jerry..... the cabinet maker

Cappacino marker (click on link to see maker)

Cherry and Mary Anne

Jason at his finest..... opening a bottle of wine

Garson, wine anybody????

bad picture taking for sure of mike and jason on back patio

Jan 2 cabinets

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dec 21 to 24 trim and flooring

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