I am constantly reminded that to build with curves adds greatly to the time it takes to pull it off. As we get into finishing the house it is definitely turning out to be true. The curved top windows require custom moldings. I can easily manufacture the moldings on our CNC router. I build on the files we created to build the window forms over a year ago. The windows were fashioned from these same files.

All this works great in theory. But the reality is very different. The wall forms were styrofoam filled with concrete, cast in place. Things shifted slightly under the extreme pressure of the pour. Nominal thicknesses of lumber, thickness of drywall and the mud covering the seams, slight variations in the position of things installed and a hundred other factors now come into play as we do our best to put the final moldings into place. Brent has the challenging task of fitting the large crown moldings into place and making it look good. It is work that simply can't be rushed.

Yesterday he put up the one inch thick backer boards as well as the window edge filler strips between the window frames and the final trim. Today he is beginning work on the final crown moldings. They are massive and install in sections with two layers, each three inches thick. They are looking very, very cool!

The top, back side of the molding has been hollowed out to accept the Heico LED lighting modules. They will add the sparkle to this area.

By the end of today it should look pretty cool.

-grampa dan