The upside of the fact that it took so long to get the tour assembled and posted is that some visible progress has been made! As Picture 1 shows, the stucco is now done on most of the house and the scaffolding is down so the house is now truly visible again. We think that the masons really did a great job. There are still a few small bits to do on the house and, as you can see in Picture 1 the scaffolding is still up on the garage/apartment because there is more of that still to do. But we are thrilled.
Picture 2 and 3 provide a closer look at the house with the stucco done and the scaffolding down. One thing that still looks wrong are the exposed wood beams on the edges of the overhangs. These soon will be covered with metal matching the window frames.
There has also be some work in the house. Picture 4 shows the metal lathe applied to the inside of one of the shower stalls. Picture 5 shows the “scratch” coat of cement, applied over the lathe; this will provide the foundation for the tile.
Today, as Picture 6 shows, they also began the grading for the backyard garden terraces.
