Ready for Mexican Tile

Today we're preparing the slab to start laying the Mexican Tile. Apparently the Owner bought this tile about two years ago and has had it in storage since. Due to the poor condition of the existing slab, my tile contractor will need to do a day's work just preparing the slab. There are two slab cracks that need to be addressed, as well as several areas that are low, some as much as 3/4".

Florida Room renovations by Echo Atlantic Construction

Lathe, and now stucco are complete. All new windows by Atlantic Glass.

Florida Room renovations by Echo Atlantic Construction

We passed our framing and pre-lathe inspection Friday, and insulated and started drywall Saturday. The stucco contractor is scheduled to be there Monday morning, and could finish in one day, two at the most. Also my trim carpenter, whom I haven't worked with since Trade Wind Builders days, should swing by Monday to do a material take-off. If all goes well I could have the room hung, finished, and textured,and the window sills and trim done by Friday.

Popcorn ceilings - replaced with skip trowel

Nelson gets new ceilings. After some storm damage to the drywall, Nelson decided to have the rest of the popcorn scraped off the adjacent rooms ceilings and replaced with a skip trowel texture. His collection of LP's in the entertainment center may now be the only items left from the 1970's.

Pneumatic Elevator and Foyer

Yeah, kinda like the Jetsons.

Custom Pool Fencing

4' high aluminum pool fence, 4 gates, and several last minute changes by the Owner. Actually, once the Owner selected the fence style and material, this fence was ordered, installed and the job was closed out within 10 days.

Home Owner paying for materials

For a small job I'm working on in Cocoa, The Home Owner & I agreed to a total dollar value, or contract value, for the project, while allowing the Owner to purchase materials on his credit cards. Progress billing will cover my labor costs, and any incedential materials costs I pick up along the way. The final payment, or "job 100% complete" billing will be calculated after all job costs are accounted for and should come very close to being approx. 10% of the contract value. Being close to 10% of the contract value is a desired end result and can be achieved by coordinating the progress draws with the timing of the Owner's materials purchases.

Demo Complete at Collins

By this time the demo is complete, and preliminary plans have been outlined for the next phase.