Accessories

This post is all about some of the extras that are starting to be installed.

 

Here are the stairs to the basement.  They were custom built to be stronger than a prefab set, to have a descent that is not as steep as an ordinary set, and to fit perfectly.

 It's easiest to see this at the floor.  The small rectangle that is framed next to the stairs is a future wiring chase.  If you've ever had to chase wires through pipes and boards to add any new electric in a house, you know why this is brilliant.

These are more accessories to make the house more interesting to the eye.  At the top is a corbel brace made of 4 x 4 cedar.  The eaves will have siding, the rest of the face of the house will be stucco.  Above the garage window is a shading trellis.  Also made of cedar, these will also be installed above all of the basement windows to provide shading.  Another passive solar feature.

The framers are about to start installing cedar boards under the clerestory soffit.  It will be a tongue and groove application*.  Again, more things to add interest to the eye.*http://www.woodworkdetails.com/knowledge/joints/edge/tongue-and-groove

Here is a view of the installation from inside the house.