ONWARD WITH THE SUB-CONTRACTORS!

But first a side-bar of sorts.

Cloud House is in a Planned Unit Development with a

Design Review Committee. It also is in a Scenic Preserve

Reseach Area, under the Forest Service.

No bright colors or shinning metals. When the CPI panels

went up, so did a hew and cry: "¡¡WHITE ROOF!!".

We took some photos and showed that the roof coloring

varied with the sky, and the reflections.

This photo shows how some panel seem dark (with trees

and sky behind) others light (with yet to be painted

chimney and flashing behind).

We asked for patience until the painting was finished.

The last big flashing was the chimney caps...

too big to go through the roof hatch,

so here Colin (a recent grad. from Charlie's

U of O program) is on top, and ace flashing fabricator,

Guy, is below, preparing to hoist a cap to the roof.

The west cap is in place, the east is being set.

The skylight is still under wraps.

OH NO! Not the concrete guys again. Yup. 2' topping slabs on both levels.

And the black stuff got all over the place...

But did they do a great job of hard, smooth and flat.

Meanwhile Colin poured a sample for Charlie to take home.

(For a pillow??)

Its about June 21st, Summer Solstice, so this is as much

sun which will filter thru the leaves and land on the north wall.

Time for the permanent power to be pulled and do away

with the sheltered temp. power appearing in all the photos.

And time for the electricians to hook up some outlets for construction.

The main load center is on the right; the other is for "critical circuits", the ones

which the PV batteries will supply during power outages.

And over in the "sand box" (as I call the utility spaces and chase)

the HVAC guys are installing heaters, bath vents, and Heat Exchanger flues.

I shall not try to point out which is which....but you might wonder what

the wood plank platform is for: that is accessed by the ladder, and

the roof is reached out a hatch door off the platform.