Dance Floor!

Today, our contractors got the whole sub-floor done for the ohana -- just look at this great "dance floor."  There will be a cantilevered front that will have big screened windows for view and to allow the breezes in.  Phil liked one of the houses our contractor built as it had a charming tree branch railing at the front of its porch.

So, Phil has been busy thinning out some of the abundance of wild guava growing on the property.  He has been stripping the bark off and sanding it -- it will be very pretty and very natural along the front of the unit.  Lunel is standing at the south end which will be the lanai and living area. The white "tent" you see is what we have been using as a temporary shop for Phil -- but is mostly being used by the contractors for now.

We've been shopping for windows, floor, countertops and tub fixtures for the charming clawfoot tub that we bought a few months ago.  We have confirmation that the actual square footage of the unit will be 680 square feet -- a nice size for a small one-bedroom apartment.

We are increasing the pitch of the roof (on the north side) and will be adding a clerestory at the top, again to capitalize on the trade winds for increased ventilation.