October 14
It is Columbus Day in the USA, but work continues here at Fort Krevit. And what a day it is, too: Color comes to the Fort!
Remember to click on the first image to open the BIG Gallery so you can see this amazing color!
technical
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- Just in time! The color has begun!
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- Only one coat of the elastomeric color, so it has to be perfect.
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- Gooey and sticky!
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- I do like it more than the gray.
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- The elastomeric has real texture, in addition to the lovely color.
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- After troweling it on, there are several different sponges and brushes that even it out and make it uniform.
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- Inside, the kivas are getting prepared for their coats of stucco.
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- The new bricks have been added to the West Den kiva!
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- Stucco mesh is being applied in preparation for the stucco layers.
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- Arnold continues to work his trim magic.
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- Windows are tricky. That’s Steve at the window, making it perfect.
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- West End Den chimney is ready for the color coat
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- Living Room chimney needs another layer of gray before the color
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- Making great progress!
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- This is a real team effort!
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- Sometimes Arnold gets bored and wants to set things on fire… 😉
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- Elastomeric before the color: bubbly!
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- Floating it out and making it smooth.
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- This color is richer and darker than I thought. We shall see how it dries tomorrow.
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- Elastomeric with Sierra Tan color added
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- Almost done with the first wall in less than 1 hour.
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- The elastomeric adds the last layer of thermal protection to the exterior of this house.
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- Done! I think Steve likes it. I know I do!
personal
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- Rain clouds over the brown
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- I love this autumn landscape. The dead yucca is like a friendly ghost…
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- And the cholla insist on injecting bright color into the fall landscape.
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- This yellow is almost surreal.
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- But the brown is taking over…
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- Bella blends right in now…
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- Spots of color still pop up.
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- This cholla fruit is so eye-catching and dynamic amongst the brown.
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- But inside it, it is fall, too.
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- Such strange fruits–almost like candy corn!
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- The rain clouds are finally moving in for real, now…
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- Tim Burton would love this!
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- Horse crippler cactus. The bloom is decaying…
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- These yellow flowers are bright and happy…
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- …while the sotol is at its end.
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- Rain is on the way. Time to go home.
Really it’s going ahead fast. With 8 people working it’s understandable. The color of the walls is nice.
Your description of all things is amazing and even the little details is described 🙂
I like your house’s name. FORT KREVIT! Let’s see who dares anything against, haha.
😀