Rainbow, paneling, rainbow.

Yesterday morning we were greeted with a double rainbow over the Salinas Valley. We took that as a good sign because Wednesday was the day to start the installation of the paneling in the guest house.

Dave and Corey got right to it. Masters of detail, they called us in to make some decisions on the edge framing. First choice (see 2nd and 3rd pictures below) was the far corner of the room. Add the paper thin edge to the corner (#2) or not (#3)? We chose option #2.

Next choice, the corner where the two paneled walls meet. Add the paper thin edge (picture #4) or leave it out (picture #5)? We chose #4.

Those two decisions made the rest of the decisions easy: Always use the paper thin edging.

With all of the decisions made, we were off to school. According to Dave, the tile guys arrived around 2 and spent the rest of the afternoon installing the first layer of mud for the electrical heating grids.

When we returned home, we rushed to the guest house to see how much of the paneling was completed. What we found was the small wall where you enter the bathroom finished, and a couple of feet near the bottom of the larger wall completed. It was very obvious the Tombleson guys would finish the paneling on Thursday. Happy, happy!

Thursday Corey and Dave arrived right at 7am and immediately continued installing the paneling.

The tile guys arrived a few hours later and started laying out the electrical grids. Mark and another Frost Tile guy showed up mid day and tested the electrical connections and, when that proved okay, Paco and Junior covered it all up with a second layer of mud.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are super happy with our decision to not go with the Arizona flagstone used in the other two buildings and instead use the Plyboo Durapalm coconut paneling. It's fabulous.

End of the day today, paneling installation complete. Heating pads installation in the BBQ room complete. More needed rain. And another rainbow. Happy, happy on Steinback Mountain!