The landscaping continues
Theresa and her crew have been hard at work on our landscaping. Plants and small trees have popped up all over the property, and a few split rail fences have appeared as well to help frame in some of the plantings.
Our stone walkway from the driveway is now complete, and like most of these additions, just needs a little time from Mother Nature before it looks perfect.
Today the irrigation system should be re-installed towards the road, something they plants badly need with the lack of rain this summer.
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Almost at the CO now…
The project is finally in its last stages, and we’re waiting for a CO (Certificate of Occupancy) from the town and a final inspection from the fire department. After that, we’re home free!
Now we’re working on the landscaping (yes, we finally have grass again) which will touch almost every part of the property. Hopefully my soon-to-arrive bee hive will help things grow rapidly this summer.
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Bee Hive Unboxing
My new toy has arrived, and is all shiny and new. By the June 13th, it should be full of 10,000 bees, happy pollenating flowers and plants within a two mile radius of the house, and storing up honey for the winter.
For those that haven’t heard, I’ve decided to keep a hive on the property. It’s an English Garden style hive that should hold from 10,000 to 60, 000 honey bees, depending on the time of the year. Honey bees are very gentile, so don’t worry about getting stung. When they fly out of the hive, they go up to about 12 feet and start their typical horizontal flight within two miles of the hive, so you won’t even notice them unless you watch their ascent/decent within about 10 feet of the hive.
Further adventures in my beekeeping can be found on http://bees.onestandish.com
Work continues on the outside of the house
Landscaping has started around the house, a sign that the project is in it’s last phases. Loam has been laid down around the house and has been seeded. The lawn will take about a year to fully come in, but will be usable during this summer. It will be great to see plants returning as it’s look pretty barren for one and a half years.
Also, a new outdoor shower is being rebuilt in it’s original location, complete with it’s famous ocean view.
Outside shower under construction
Loam on ocean side of house
Loam on driveway side of house
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Bedframe made from old timbers
Our contractors made an incredible bed frame and headboard for us out of the extra timbers in the house. These beams, dated to the 1920s when the house was built, made a perfect king size bed, and match the timers used as beams in the ceiling.
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Basement walls are up
The walls and ceiling are up and painted, washing machine and dryer is up and operational, and all that’s really left is the installation of the floors and the completion of the downstairs bathroom. Charlie and his team have done and incredible job, as shown by their outstanding work.
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Both new showers have rock floors
The whole family collected the rocks from the beach outside the house over a few weekends, given us more than enough to create two shower floors, one for downstairs and one new one in the existing ground floor guest bath.
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