Palm Springs Meiselman Reborn

A Mid-Century Tract Home Renovation

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February 25, 2004

Heck's a-poppin'...

...On the renovation. While we were up in SF, work continued on as it should. When we returned at 12AM on the 16th we found the stucco finished and the forms set for the new driveway. First thing the next morning the mixer shows up and we're a-pouring.

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This past weekend the missus and I set about the task of building a new privacy fence (came out to be around close to 50' of fence). We didn't want anything fancy just a nice wall effect that would give privacy to the master bedroom and elongate the house to accentuate the angle siting of the house. Came out pretty nice if you ask me. This will end up being painted the same color as the body of the house, which we've not decided on yet.

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Today the concrete pads arrived. 5 pallets of these beasts. They each weigh about 150lbs and are a bitch to move around. We were successful in getting 3 (of the 32 we ordered) set today. At this rate we should be done by thanksgiving! One note about these pads... Pouring concrete is expensive and the largest pre-cast paving stones you can buy are only 24" square. We felt this would be too small for the look we are going for. Instead we opted to buy 36" pre-cast "mechanical pads" (sometimes referred to as "air conditioner pads") While the grade of concrete is lower so is the price! These utility pads are a fraction of the cost of pouring concrete. Just a tip from me to you friend.

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Posted by MJ at February 25, 2004 07:09 PM
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Damn. You aren't kidding. You ARE kicking ass. Looks awesome. Thanks for sharing.

And I've logged the tip on the pads. Good tip.

Posted by: mopsa at February 25, 2004 10:28 PM

I am not constructurally inclined so I the whole "concrete pads thing" went in one ear and out the other.

The pictures I dig. Everything looks great! And ya'll might not have any asses by the time you are done cause it looks like you have been working your butts off. Great job!

Posted by: Mopsie at February 26, 2004 05:12 AM

ohh - and in the front door pic i can see the neighbors across the street have a hot green convertible! they must be hot!

Posted by: Keith at February 26, 2004 06:17 AM

Looks like an awesome project! the green glow on the eastern horizon would be me an' my envy. Still lookin' for that lottery ticket win....

Oh and the black widow and roach-capades are definitely nightmare material.

Posted by: yogaboat at February 27, 2004 04:48 AM

Ok... so are you going to post any updates? I keep checking back and seeing the driveway still being poured. :)

Posted by: Chari at March 9, 2004 09:21 AM

Very impressed. I recently purchased a second house in PS and doing a very light renovation. Nothing compared to your endeavor. I really like the pad idea. Would really appreciate the details on where you bought them. Thanks and good luck.

Posted by: Brad at June 24, 2004 03:25 PM