Google SketchUp

I found this cool program from Google called SketchUp. With it I am able to put my house plans into 3D. I'm just an amateur on it, but I got it figured out enough to draw up and model the house I'm going to have built. The smaller structure I'm building is going to replicate one of the original homes in Glendale built by the Sine family in the early 1900's. Below is a picture of the original house and my sketchup rendition of it. Go to this LINK for more 3D images of the proposed Blue Myrtle House and floor plans. There are a couple of photos of houses at the link that I got my idea for the Blue Myrtle House. Lemme know what you think!

I sent the house plan and model I came up with to several professional Draftsman for quotes. Hopefully I'll get these drafted soon and get a permit to start building.

Grass is Growing

Well the grass hasn't spread as much as I had hoped. I know I said it would be almost all grown over by now, but I've had a couple of problems with the irrigation. On two separate occasions the timers shorted out and didn't shut off. Both times the valve box filled with water and ruined the battery-operated valves. I was perplexed as to what the problem was because there was water everywhere and I couldn't find any leaks in the system. The entire side yard was flooded with about 3 inches of water. Man I was not looking forward to the next water bill. BUT that was where the mystery started. The bill was actually not that much. Long story short I finally figured out what happened. The lot next to me has monthly irrigation flooding and it leaked over into my lot and filled my valve box. I had to build up a berm where it was coming through. All good now.