Painting soon, and more concrete on the way!

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A little morning sunshine on the front of the house.
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Painters were here today doing preparation work for painting, inside and out. Sounds like they are planning to be done by early next week. I think the stucco color coat should be finished soon, too.
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They excavated out the utility line for power and telephone today - well, most of the way. This trench makes a beeline for the wood post in the first picture after the turn (above). SMUD changed the power pole location so instead of a straight shot east to the road from the garage, we have to trench diagonally across the property to the SE corner. You can also see a small formed box to the left of the trench. It's going to be the location of the post lamp.
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They also excavated out the lines for water and propane from their respective tanks to the house. This trench is for the propane line. The propane tank is not installed yet - it will probably be located right where I am standing. The trench for the water line is just to the left of the water tank. That will also be the trench for electricity to the pump.
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The forms were set for some of the sidewalks around the house. this one will run along the front with some flower beds on either side of the entrance. Around the rest of the house it will be flush against the house foundation. I think they plan to get the front (east) and south sides finished tomorrow, along with a portion of the back patio along the garage. I think they will have much of the back (west) finished by Friday, with the north side done next week.
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