Casa de York

What this is

This little bit describes the building of a house in Santa Cruz, CA. Actually it describes more than that since I'm going to start at the beginning (oddly enough!).

I'm leaving out names and some details. The dates before June 2001 are rough. A full history will be available after we move in, around February 2002.

Finally, I'll be updating the text only when interesting things happen, probably about once a week. The picture will be updating continuously.

Note:Each day has two ``Video'' links which simply show what happened that day. Go to movies for more details. The pages are updated automatically. I only update the latest news when something interesting happens.

What's New (how has this web site changed other than the journal entries

Latest news -- Thu 03 October 2002
Latest PictureWhere is is?
<----North South---->
picture
Thu 03 October 2002
Map
People -- a primer
Cast o' Characters
Journal
In the beginning
Lot history
Our Dirt
Y2K Didn't Get Us
2001 -- Where's the House?
June -- There's Something Happening!
July -- Retaining Walls
August -- Ground Prep
September -- Framing
October -- More Framing
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
Stills
The Retaining Wall
Framing
rough-in
outside
downstairs
upstairs
The Drainage Plan
Floorplan
the Lot
Downstairs Layout
Upstairs Layout
Result (artist's rendition)
Changes from the original plan
Downstairs Bathroom
Evolution of the Deck Stairs
Minor changes (beyond our control)
Movie compilations
Retaining Wall MPEG
25 June through 14 July: the three retaining walls being built.
Lot Prep MPEG
31 July through 10 August: the drain pipes are laid, the trenches filled & compacted, and the ground setup for the house.
Foundation MPEG
13 through 24 August: the foundation is formed & poured
First Floor MPEG
27 August through 14 September: the first floor is raised. We experienced some camera difficulty here.
Second Floor & Roof MPEG
17 through 28 September: the second floor is raised & the roof put on. After this most of the work is on the inside, but I'll work on more movies when interesting things happen.
Month in Review
These movies are one minute summaries of each month.
June MPEG
Note: There are only 6 days for this month because the camera didn't start until the 24th.
July MPEG
August MPEG
September 1-19 MPEG
September 20+ MPEG
October MPEG
November MPEG
December MPEG
January 2002 MPEG
February 2002 MPEG
March 2002 MPEG
April 2002 MPEG
May 2002 MPEG
Acknowledgements
What others have said
Camera details
Email Me

Acknowledgements

What's New

12 February
Added the rough-in pictures.
29 December
I added one-minute movies for each month.
7 December
I started the ``what's new'' section. This describes changes made to the web page layout, not what's happening to the house. This does include changes made to past journal pages, or any other pages. Changes today: