Texas Posts

The house I grew up in is now for sale. Before my parents moved out, I bought a Phantom 4 drone and captured around 3 hours of aerial video. I edited it down to a 2+ minute video highlighting the house, amenities, and landscape. I was planning to use Adobe After Effects but was able to do everything I needed in iMovie.

As 2015 winds down, I wanted to look back on this project and see what went well, what didn't, and what is still left to do.

In Texas, one of the most important aspects of construction is planning for heating and cooling of the space. Also important, especially in a small office, is how much noise is made while heating and cooling the office.

Applying the concrete overlay was the last major piece of work to be done on the office project. Unlike stamping and staining, overlay has a different texture and allows precise matching of existing patterns.

After the retaining walls were finished and all of the stone was put up on the office walls and breezeway, there was still a lot of stone left, approximately 3 tons in total.

I lived in Illinois for 41 years. Moving from Illinois to Texas was one of the hardest things I've done. But it was the right decision. I've now been living in Texas for almost 5 months. We caught the end of the hot summer and are now in the mild winter. I thought I'd write a bit to share our impressions of life in Dallas.