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Rebuilding Emory Cottage

A photographic chronology of rebuilding the cottage at 1595 Emory Road.

October 7, 2007

The original Emory Cottage was a 1929 painted brick bungalow.

February to October, 2008

Design work completed in April. May to September were occupied by endless Historic Preservation Comission meetings.

October 27, 2008

The lot at 1595 Emory Road before start of construction

November 19

We finally have a building permit!

November 30

Erosion control, tree protection, and "facilities."

December 2

Tree removal.

December 3

Tagged trees have been removed.

December 5

Temporary power pole and temporary water installed.

December 8

Start of rough grading.

December 9

Removal of grading debris.

December 11

Prep for foundation trenches.

December 16

After a delay because of rain, the contractor began constructing forms for footings.

December 17

Completion of forms for footings.

December 17

Installing reinforcing steel in footing forms.

December 18

All reinforcing steel is in place. Footing survey complete.

December 19

Transit-mixed concrete is pumped into the footings. That's a 105' boom.

December 19

The footings are in place; all 29-1/2 cubic yards of concrete! The outline of a house is beginning to emerge.

December 22

Most of the forms for the foundation walls are in place. It's hard to see at this low angle, but there's definitely an outline of a house!

December 23

The forms have been filled with concrete. (Another pumping truck and three more transit-mix trucks worth; there are 60 cubic yards of concrete in the footings and foundation.)

Christmas Eve

With the foundation walls (and internal supporting piers) in place, the footprint of the house is clearly defined. the double row of piers just left of center supports the gallery and clerestory that is the principal architectural feature of the house. (The camera is facing east from the rear of the lot.)

December 30

Waterproofing compound has been applied to the foundation walls and construction of the brick ledge has been started.

January 5, 2009

The foundation inspection is complete and backfilling has been started. By the end of the day, the huge mound of earth at the front of the lot had been moved into place. In the picture, fill is being placed in the area that will be the front porch.

January 6, 2009

Work continues on backfilling the foundation. Rain and wet soil have delayed things.

January 6, 2009

At the end of the day, exposed soil was covered to minimize erosion in the face of expected heavy rain.

January 8, 2009

Better weather provides the opportunity to catch up on work. Here the permanent water and sewer lines are installed.

January 8, 2009

At the same time, backfilling of the foundation continues.

January 8, 2009

The garage and driveway landing are graded, and excess soil is removed from the site.

January 8, 2009

By the end of the day, forms for the garage slab were in place. The slab is to be poured tomorrow.

January 9, 2009

Mud! The picture shows the area that will be the crawl space under the house. We will have to stop work for a day or two next week to allow it to dry.

January 9, 2009

Concrete for the garage slab is delivered. The boom on the back of the truck houses a conveyor belt...

January 9, 2009

... that delivers the concrete to the garage area.

January 10, 2009

The driveway area has been temporarily filled with crushed stone to accommodate heavy trucks.

January 10, 2009

The drive leads to a newly-paved concrete garage slab.

January 13, 2009

Prefabricated framing was delivered before dawn on Tuesday. We caused a certain amount of chaos on the street, but it didn't last long.

January 13, 2009

By 9:30 AM, the floor struts were mostly in place.

January 13, 2009

Finishing up the floor supports.

January 13, 2009

By 10:30, the floor framing had been inspected and the framing crew were getting ready to install the subfloor decking. (There was a nearly complete house by the end of the day!)

January 14, 2009

By Wednesday morning, most of the house was framed, inside and out!

January 14, 2009

Foil-lined roof decking keeps most radiant solar heat out of the house.

January 14, 2009

The garage is nearly framed, too.

January 15, 2009

The last framing details have been completed and the weather barrier has been installed.

January 16, 2009

Windows and cornices are in; roofing felt is being installed. The house is almost "dried in."

January 21, 2009

Roofing work continues. Sand for mixing mortar has been delivered, and some plumbing material has been delivered. (It was too cold to do much work on the 20th.)

January 22, 2009

The roof is nearly complete and bricklaying has started. You can see a few of the bricks just to the right of the pile of sand.

January 23, 2009

About a third of the bricks have been laid.

January 23, 2009

There's chaos inside, too, as plumbing, electrical, and mechaincal contractors to rough-in work.

January 30, 2009

Electrical, plumbing, and heating and air conditioning rough-in is complete.

January 30, 2009

The fireplace is installed and piped to the chimney. (The masonry chimney cap is not in place yet.)

January 31, 2009

The brick layers are nearly finished. (They'll be back later for porch and sitting wall.)

January 31, 2009

The centerpiece of the façade is the depressed Tudor arch over the entryway.

February 2, 2009

For those glorious spring and fall days, a ducted fan can change the air in the house about every five minutes with no need to run air conditioning. It goes in the attic of the garage.

February 3, 2009

Brick work is nearly finished, and the roof is being tidied up.

February 4, 2009

The window seat in the dining room is framed by a Tudor arch. It's an ideal place for a child. Or maybe me!

February 5, 2009

The guest bedroom has sound-deadening insulation in the interior walls. (I'm told I snore. As if!)

February 5, 2009

Drywall material has been delivered and installation has started. The kitchen and dining room ceilings were in before noon.

February 6, 2009

Drywall installation is going fast!.

February 11, 2009

With the exception of porch, steps, and chimney top, the front of the house is in its final form.

February 12, 2009

The trench is in for Georgia Power's underground connection.

February 13, 2009

The Tudor arches that are a defining feature of the interior are taking shape.

February 14, 2009

One can almost see the full possibilities of the window seat.

February 16, 2009

Drywall finishing is complete; the arches are looking good!

February 17, 2009

Hardwood flooring goes in. The camera is in the kitchen, looking toward the front of the house.

February 20, 2009

Big doings this week. Shutters give the front of the house a finished look.

February 20, 2009

Work has started on encapsulating the crawl space. Sides and floor will be completely sealed.

February 20, 2009

Crown molding, picture molding, and door casings with rosettes have been installed.

February 20, 2009

Cabinets are in on the "wine wall" in the kitchen.

February 21, 2009

The rest of the kitchen cabinets are in.

February 22, 2009

The kitchen island has bookshelves on the ends, drawers on the range side, and seating on the other side.

February 24, 2009

The fireplace is trimmed, although the arch needs more work. The open spaces will be filled with marble.

February 24, 2009

The trim is in place around the window seat.

February 24, 2009

The dome in the dining room has molding. It will become home to a Schonbek chandelier with Swarovski crystal. It may get "glitter" gold paint first.

February 24, 2009

A "three-piece crown" in the gallery gives the appearance of a coffer ceiling. The molding lower down is a shelf for LED rope lights, which are back-ordered. (AAaarrgghh!)

February 27, 2009

The permanent exterior doors are installed. It's hard to tell in this light, but they're the same color as the shutters.

February 27, 2009

Fireplace trim is in. The marble is back-ordered.

March 3, 2009

The kitchen island and "wine wall" have Santa Cecelia granite tops.

March 3, 2009

Faux marble vanities and porcelain sinks have been installed in the bathrooms.

March 4, 2009

The living room bookshelves have been built; there are six more shelves to go in, but they're adjustable.

March 4, 2009

Work has started on the marble tile floor in the gallery.

March 5, 2009

Marbled halls? I've got 'em! (Well, I have a marbleld hall, to be precise.)

March 6, 2009

Interior painting has started; there's primer on ceilings and trim.

March 7, 2009

Ceilings are painted; the trim is being painted a very pale gold.

March 9, 2009

The back bedroom looks like a Creamsicle, all orange and white. (It'll be fine when the furniture is in.)

March 10, 2009

The rest of the house is pale gold with even paler gold trim trim.

March 10, 2009

The "wine wall" in the kitchen has a rack for room-temperature storage and cabinets for crystal. The gap at the right is for a Vinotemp wine cellar.

March 10, 2009

Rain water is piped into a "well" that allows it to percolate into the soil (at least in theory) instead of running into storm sewers.

March 11, 2009

The west wall of the gallery is dark red, similar to the exterior color of the doors, and the woodwork is stained Sedona red to match the kitchen and bathroom cabinets.

March 11, 2009

The hot water system sure looks complicated. (A circulating pump with timer lets me have "instant-on" hot water in the mornings.)

March 12, 2009

I've got everything including the kitchen sink.

March 12, 2009

The living room ceiling fan is in, and the second coat of sedona red stain is being applied to the bookcases.

March 12, 2009

The ceiling fans are installed in the bedrooms, too. The red "hairnet" is keeping dust out of the smoke detector.

March 12, 2009

The entrance has a pendant light inside the arch and a sconce outside to light the steps. There's a post light, too, but it can't go in until after landscaping.

March 12, 2009

The kitchen light looks better with standard bulbs. I still need something smaller.

March 13, 2009

I have shelves in the pantry...

March 13, 2009

...and a wishdosher under the kitchen counter.

March 14, 2009

There's a range and microwave oven with an outside-venting fan.

March 14, 2009

The otherwise-dead space in a cabinet corner is filled with a lazy-susan.

March 14, 2009

The new "antique" light switches are looking good. This one's by the window seat in the dining room.

March 18, 2009

The upper part of the drive is open hexagonal pavers on a bed of gravel. Lots of gravel!

March 18, 2009

Prepping to complete the front porch.

March 21, 2009

"Honeycomb" pavers in the garage apron allow rain water to percolate into the soil instead of running off.

March 24, 2009

The marble has been installed on the fireplace. The trim still isn't finished.

March 28, 2009

The fireplace is looking better, but there's still a bit of work to do.

March 28, 2009

The back bedroom still looks like a Creamsicle, but the painting is almost finished.

March 28, 2009

The floors have been stained to reflect the red in the woodwork and accent color.

March 30, 2009

Concrete has been poured for the front terrace.

April 2, 2009

The refrigerator is the last major appliance, and here it is.

April 2, 2009

The other appliances have been fully assembled with their accessories and polished up to look pretty!

April 2, 2009

At long last, landscaping is started. The neighbors will be glad the porta-potty is gone.

April 3, 2009

The living room bookcases came out really nice.

April 3, 2009

The wine cellar has been retrieved from a friend's basement, where it has been since Christmas!

April 3, 2009

Landscaping continues; the maple tree is one of two that go in the back yard.

April 3, 2009

<time passes> Landscaping in front is nearly complete. The sidewalk, steps, and driveway will complete the front exterior.

April 4, 2009

That's Brenda gilding the dome in the dining room.

April 6, 2009

Finally! Prep for paving driveway and sidewalk.

April 7, 2009

Concrete from the public sidewalk and driveway apron has been broken up to be hauled away.

April 7, 2009

The front walk will form a graceful sloping curve from driveway to terrace steps.

April 8, 2009

At last! A clear, warm day for pouring concrete!

April 8, 2009

I have a driveway, and that sidewalk with the graceful sloping curve!

April 8, 2009

The public sidewalk has been replaced, too.

April 8, 2009

Some paint and hardware has turned the garage doors into nice-looking "carriage house" doors. All outdoor lights are "dark sky" friendly.

April 9, 2009

Landscaping is being completed around the newly-poured concrete.

April 10, 2009

The new concrete is fully landscaped and the public sidewalk has been re-opened.

April 11, 2009

The final finish is on the hardwood floors.

April 11, 2009

The protective cover has been removed from the marble tile in the gallery. (It still needs to be cleaned.)

April 18, 2009

Putting away dishes!

April 18, 2009

I have telephone service, and a phone that's left over from about 1950.

April 19, 2009

There's a phone in the hall, too, which is where telephones ought to be.

April 22, 2009

There is (some) furniture in the bedroom.

April 22, 2009

...also in the living room.

April 22, 2009

...and the dining room.

April 24, 2009

The front terrace has been stenciled in a herringbone brick pattern.

May 6, 2009

Most windows have plantation shutters.

May 7, 2009

Hi'ya, bud! The day lillies are beginning to bloom.

May 7, 2009

The red in the bar stool seats brings out the red in the island counter top.

May 8, 2009

The quality went in....

May 8, 2009

And now the name goes on!

The End.

(But really the beginning.)

The slide show repeats

... but you've seen everything there is.

Slide show programming from http://smoothgallery.jondesign.net/. Thanks, Jon!

Last updated: 2011-03-15 0:58