The Best View in Morro Bay
While we work through the permitting process, we are ‘window shopping.’ Not shopping by looking in a window, but shopping for windows!
There are design decisions to be made regarding stucco/exterior, plumbing, electrical, and interior design, and especially– windows!
The windows make or break this house by giving you front row access to the incredible 300 ft elevation panoramic view.
Getting them right is key!
Plans were submitted! Glory to God!
We did lots more demo. It’s amazing how stuff “grows” when you pull it out of its hiding place.
We are grateful for our architect Neil and Brian, our engineer Chris Murphy and his team for some truly awe-inspiring plans.
They have gone to the city for initial review and comments which means that we are mere weeks away from truly breaking ground.
The anticipation is killing me.
In other news, I’m wrapping up my spring projects so as to be more available for the summer and hitting things head on.
Our target conclusion date for the rehab has not changed on the backstop, which just means that the pressure to perform goes up with each passing day. Good thing we like pressure!
Plans were finished this week.
Being submitted in a week now.
We focused on building relationships with local realtors, and meeting lots of neighbors.
We got good news from the structural engineers about the types of materials and labor needed – they were within our predictions.
Once plans are submitting, it becomes a preparation game while we wait for the city to review and greenlight our major program.
Demolition!
We’re submitting plans to the city NEXT WEEK. That means the clock is running to get prepped.
My brother and I did some serious damage – in a good way!
We cleaned out quite a bit of extra stuff, shelving, carpet, and the mobility chair that was bolted in to the stairways. That created a lot of square footage!
We have plenty more to do, but we got security cameras installed and met with a stucco professional. Can’t wait to get started on the structural work to close up the house. That way, we can get rid of all this ugly scaffolding – Which I’m grateful to have at the moment because it’s easy to get around, but eventually would like to clear up!
More to come next week!
This week was more about Demo.
We’re restoring the home by preserving its modern artistic charm.
This is a one-of-a-kind custom home. There is nothing like it, here or anywhere.
The original builder and his wife loved trapezoids, triangles, rhomboids, and fun creative angles.
We are planning to submit architectural plans in a week or two.
Guess who I got to meet today? Marvin, the original owner and builder of this beautiful house!
What a gem!
We finished up the poly wrap removal. Oh the wrap! It was quite a process. Many neighbors stopped by to thank us.
One neighbor called it a ‘ghost ship’. It flapped in the breeze like the sails of a pirate ship in a storm.
Hilarious!
In this post, I’d like to reflect on Morro Bay’s nature sanctuary.
