Progress in Pictures – November 2012
Progress continues to bring Desert Rain closer to completion. The fall months have seen a flurry of activity inside and out as work moves forward with electrical, plumbing, gutters, site changes, another cistern, floor polishing, prep work for upcoming plastering, and the construction of the garage.

In early September the site was graded, back-filling around the foundation walls, leveling holes and bumps.

The ‘mail trail’ was created for a walking path coming up from Shasta Place. Anna Vacca and her crew had the trail ready for the Green Drinks event on September 27.

The concrete floor was ‘diamond polished’ in a sequence of coarse to fine grits, removing pits and creating a beautiful, reflective surface.

The solar thermal system will provide all the hot water for domestic use and for the hydronic infloor heating system.

Graywater cistern complete with lid. It is adjacent to the 35,000 gallon ‘domestic’ water cistern. The cistern is also the foundation for the garage. Framing started mid-November.

Stainless steel interior gutters were soddered in place. The stainless gutter is the interior portion of a two part gutter system. The outside gutter is color, coated steel.

Desert Rain in the news. Rachael Rees with the Bend Bulletin meets with Tom and Barb to gather information for her article featuring graywater and wastewater systems.
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