On Friday, March 19, 2010, Dolese Brothers delivered 168 cubic yards of concrete for the lower level walls of the home. It was a beautiful day, in the mid 60’s to the low 70’s. As you can see by the photos below, we finished the pour before the weather changed. We’re not very knowledgeable about concrete curing, but we’ve been told the colder temperatures may help strengthen the concrete.
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Photos of the big pour.
In the last few weeks, we’ve picked out the garage doors; ordered the windows, patio doors, exterior doors, including a hand carved front door; and decided on the vendor and equipment for the home automation system and home theater.
We chose Wayne Dalton series 9800 Garage Doors in walnut with horizontal panels from Trotter Doors in Oklahoma City. We have ordered Weather Shield Fiberglass-clad premium wood windows with Zo-E Shield 5 glass. We ordered a hand carved front door from Mark Gardner at Monticello Cabinets. Mark uses antique/reclaimed wood and has been building “green” for many years. Finally, we chose Aller, Inc as the subcontractor for our home automation system and home theater. Please see the new tab titled “Product Selections” to review all the products we have selected for our home.
