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Wed, 23 Jul 2008

Home Renovation Project: Back Patio Deck: Hearth Installed
The solid surface slate slabs were installed today, namely the hearth and the fireplace cap. Here are a few pictures of both the hearth and the project progress at large:

The slate floor around the fireplace and columns.
The hearth stone and fireplace cap are made from solid surface Brazilian multi-color slate; the same material used for the tile. The fireplace and the bottom portion of the columns will be wrapped in the synthetic stone shown resting against the hearth. The colors of the synthetic stone and the slate look a little too close, but the slate will be sealed which will give it a permanent "wet look" that is darker than currently shown. The synthetic stone is scheduled to be installed late next week.
The roof/deck intersection
This is how the intersection of the deck and the roof turned out. If you look carefully, you can see the small exposed line of the flashing that extends up the roof about 8" inches and underneath that last row of slate tile about 6". That outside corner has also been sealed up. The roofer said there was a big hole there between that corner and the deck (which he fixed).

Eventually, the handrail will be installed right along the intersection to keep the kids off the roof.

The upstairs deck slate is now completely installed.
This is a shot looking back toward the house from the south corner of the deck. The slate tile is completely installed now upstairs and lacks only some grout around the curbing (not to mention the mess that still needs to be cleaned up). The first window will be replaced with a door. This door will lead into the kids study (or music room or whatever we are calling it). The large holes on either side of the windows are for the lights. The smaller holes are for speakers that will be connected to our home audio system. The second window is the window in our master bedroom. Eventually we will need to address some structural concerns before we can swap out that window for a door.
The covered patio and deck.
This picture show much of what Baxton did last weekend. The column was built out to cover the storm drain system and then wrapped in fascia. The soffit cedar material was installed. And the posts were built out to hide the downspout pipes. What's next for Baxton? Siding repair... this weekend supposedly.

(Update Fri Aug 8 11:34:34 PDT 2008 // changed URL of pictures)

:: Posted by rus on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:21 pm
:: Filed under /projects/back_patio_deck



        

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