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Adventures
Dec. 28th, 2006 03:42 amKarl and his boys were on the way out to the property this afternoon with the architect, so he could examine the site. They were in his oldest son' car, which died, due to a busted radiator hose. Fortunately, Karl had his cell phone with him, so he called me at work and I arranged for a tow truck for the car, then left work early to take the architect out to the site. Karl and his oldest rode back in to town with the car, so it was just me, the architect, and the two younger boys. The architect likes the property and was pointing out that we have spectacular views of not only the castle on the hill to the north, but a mountain range to the northeast and, in the distance, a range to the south. We walked around, primarily noting the boundaries and features on the lot we've identified as the first building site. As we walked, we picked up many small rocks with interesting stripes of white quartz (I think) in with a darker stone, as well as some with greenish bits that might be copper ore. The architect noted that despite the geographical interest provided by the gentle slope to the south and the washes, there were no large boulders apparent, which will make building easier than it might have been.
The current owners (who are making improvements as part of the contract) have started digging the trench for what we believe will be the underground electrical lines, and possibly also phone lines, along the north end of the property. The architect noticed that some of the stakes are too close to our largest tree, a huge old cedar that we are especially wanting to protect, so we need to contact the people we're buying from and make sure that they don't allow that tree to be damaged.
We like the architect a lot. He seems very knowledgeable, not just about building and design, but about the kind of alternative, ecologically-friendly sort of houses we want to build.
Okay, gotta log off. Just heard the crack of thunder.
The current owners (who are making improvements as part of the contract) have started digging the trench for what we believe will be the underground electrical lines, and possibly also phone lines, along the north end of the property. The architect noticed that some of the stakes are too close to our largest tree, a huge old cedar that we are especially wanting to protect, so we need to contact the people we're buying from and make sure that they don't allow that tree to be damaged.
We like the architect a lot. He seems very knowledgeable, not just about building and design, but about the kind of alternative, ecologically-friendly sort of houses we want to build.
Okay, gotta log off. Just heard the crack of thunder.
