Thank you neighbors

Thank you to our new neighbors to the south.  We went to the work site and saw the temporary cable TV link strung along the driveway.  We can only assume our construction crew cut your cable.  We also want to thank the Coits for letting us store dirt on their lot 363.

It’s been too muddy to haul off much dirt, however, some digging has been accomplished.  (The dirt is being stored on the Coit’s lot.)  The team has reengineered the roof so no beams will be necessary in the kitchen or in the home theater.  Additionally, we are reexamining the 20,000 gallon rain harvest system.  We have been quoted $28,000 for a steel tank from Tulsa and $25,000 for a fiberglass tank from Denver.   Now we are looking at building the tank out of concrete under the garage floor.  The solution looks good and will save 30% or more.

We attended the Oklahoma City Home and Garden Show last weekend and the 2010 International Builders Show this week.  At the Home & Garden Show, we met Jeremiah Rivers of Rivers Edge Countertops.   They offer concrete/recycled glass countertops similar to Ice Stone or Vetrazzo at half the price and they are local!  We’re looking forward to checking our their product.  We also talked to a couple businesses regarding home automation systems.

At the International Builders Show we narrowed the field to two companies for the home automation system – HAI and Verve Living Systems.    We purchased Fire Magic’s demonstration 32” outdoor grill and figured out the rest of the equipment for the outdoor kitchen.  We also visited with Ameristar Fence from Tulsa, OK.  They use recycled steel for some of their fencing products.  We hope to begin pouring the foundation next week.

Tagged as: Ameristar Fence, Fire Magic, International Builders Show, Rivers Edge Countertops, Verve Living Systems