Asylumdown's 275 Tank build

[asylumdown]

Not a whole lot has changed, but the house is 80% drywalled now. Can't believe how much of a difference it makes, actually being able to look at closed walls, finally feels like a house. Mudding and taping starts next week, then it's time to order the actual tank!

[asylumdown]

perhaps these photos of an empty space where a tank will eventually be are a little gratuitous, but I'm excited as hell this is happening, so I don't care!

The fan's been incorporated in to the ceiling:


From the office looking toward Kitchen/Dining room:


From the dining room looking in toward the office:


And just cuz it finally looks like a room, the kitchen and dining room (nothing to do with the tank, I'm just excited)

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by asylumdown

perhaps these photos of an empty space where a tank will eventually be are a little gratuitous, but I'm excited as hell this is happening, so I don't care!

Not at all nobody will understand that as well as us! Been through two house builds and a few tanks builds. I envy you that feeling is really tough to beat. Sweet anticipation! Things are looking great btw.

[asylumdown]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Not at all nobody will understand that as well as us! Been through two house builds and a few tanks builds. I envy you that feeling is really tough to beat. Sweet anticipation! Things are looking great btw.

Heh, thanks. As soon as the drywall boards went up, it suddenly started looking like an actual house. I'm in Ontario for the next week, and while I'm here they're putting on the cedar boards and soffit on the outside and prepping the house for stucco. It will be a totally different structure when I get home!

They also apparently poured the concrete in the backyard yesterday, which is pretty thrilling as there is going to be a pretty large water feature in it as well - I haven't worked it out yet but it might actually hold more water than the aquarium.

[asylumdown]

Ah heck, I'll post a pic of that too:

So far they've only framed the exterior walls that will hold up half the backyard, there's going to be a second inner tier of walls that will form a 3 level terrace stepping down from the upper level to the lower level. about half of the long side will be sealed, so at the top there will be an stone bowl that water pours from, down the face of one of the walls in to a shallow pool, then down a second wall in to the lower tier, which will be 2 feet deep and 5 feet wide. The plan is to fill the bottom tier with water lilies, and the middle tier with marginal plants. However, I'm half heartedly trying to figure out if there's a way I can make it a salt water fountain and fill it with animals you'd find in a BC tide pool hehe.

[fishytime]

where are you building, Adam.....obviously an old neighborhood, with an alley in the back...

[asylumdown]

It's in St. Andrews Heights. I have lived in Calgary my whole life and I had never heard of the place until we saw the listing for the house we bought.

It's just off University Drive next to the Foothills. Nice old neighbourhood that seems to be about 10% under construction with new homes at any given moment.