55 Plaster

17.12.2012 : Monday

Turan Usta and his plaster crew start work: The first step is tying metal wire mesh ("rabis teli") to the wood laths. This is a lot of work. Then the crude first coat of lime-based plaster will come..

 

24.12.2012 : Monday

 

The plaster work starts...

 

 

54 Bedroom - Ceiling Beam - Ready for Ceiling Covering

15.12.2012 : Saturday

Levelling and adjustments to the sub-support frame on the ceiling are done, in preparation for the wood ceiling covering and ornamentation.

53 Embedding Loudspeakers

07.12.2012 : Friday

The topic of music: embedding loudspeakers in the walls, having an all-round music system in the house, wonderful ideas.. Discussions with Yüksel Bey from 'Activo', last minute electrical sound design before the plaster-phase starts.. The circular templates are put in place, and with the blue foam stuffed inside, we are all ready to plaster the walls!!

52 Detail - Window Frames

06.12.2012

51 Bedroom - Electricity

06.12.2012 : Thursday  -  08.12.2012 : Saturday

Electrical installations in the bedroom.

50 Living Room - Electricity

05.12.2012 : Wednesday  -  06.12.2012 : Thursday

Electrical installation work starts in the living room: İrfan Karadede and Mehmet Usta discuss the details..

49 Roof Terrace - Balustrade

05.12.2012 : Wednesday

Metin Usta brings the perfectly finished oak balustrades straight from his woodshop. Sadly, they will be painted over!

 

24.12.2012 : Monday

 

After the structure of the entire front part of the building has been re-constructed correctly in plumb-line, the roof, the posts holding it up, and the balustrades to be placed between these posts, are all off! The measurements taken previously do not add up anymore, and since the balustrade ornaments are modular, we will have to miraculously solve this problem!