Monthly Archives: September 2013

White strip around all new doors & windows

Deborah noticed the white trim strip–about 1/2″ perpendicular to the plane of the wall running vertically between the stucco and the new doors/windows. For those doors (in the interior courtyard) that owners have chosen to leave white, this isn’t a … Continue reading

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Sept 17 Construction Meeting Notes

Harold, Dorothy and Bob met from 11:02am to noon. Nails, screws, metal scraps on hardscape and in landscaping. Bob called an “all hands” meeting at 10am Monday–all of the foremen and workers came together for a discussion on safety & … Continue reading

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Wood vs. Metal door sill trim detail.

Following up on the Aug. 26 post, where Cynthia reported that her wood trim had been glued to the floor causing added expense to remove, here are some photos of the two types of trim being used to close the … Continue reading

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Juliet door–levers now on outside

Something else we noticed today: while the added Juliet door railing height is required by code, the levers on the outside are not. We used to have flat caps where the exterior doorknob would be, now we have levers, which … Continue reading

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Doorstop issue

At today’s construction meeting Dorothy and Harold discussed with Bob the first solution to the rusting exterior flexible doorstops–rigid aluminum ones. These are needed for the upper deck and utility doors. We noted that these are mounted on the door … Continue reading

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Watch out for nails (email thread on flat tire danger!)

Harold: the emails below were sent to the community list on Sept 11, continuing until Sept. 15 with Harry’s photo of the “catch” of his magnetic sweep: I’ll add that Dorothy has sent around several warnings about this since last … Continue reading

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Sept. 4 Construction Meeting Notes

Harold, Dorothy and Bob met from 11:20am to noon. A progress report was the main item discussed at this meeting.  910s: Two units have final punch list items; the work on the “NRP”–non-removable pin–hinges is still pending. 900s: The general … Continue reading

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