We had originally decided to stucco the whole house.

The original house had a little bit of stucco and a lot of wood siding.

The wood got demo’d when the original owner discovered water damage.

So, he thought (and we agreed) that it’d be better to apply stucco to the whole thing.

What we didn’t account for was that stucco/concrete is heavier than wood, increasing the total weight by more than 10%. That trigger would trigger another report!

So instead, we went back to the drawing board and had our architect and engineer come up with a plan that’s an aesthetically pleasing mix of wood and stucco. That’s what we’re going with, and we’re getting our city planning final inspections or initial inspections and approvals back in a couple of weeks.

That means that demo is just about done, and we will begin reconstructing very, very soon. Can’t wait!