The painters are busy, too. We chose a neutral blue-gray for the office. Below the window you can see one of the network and phone outlets put in this week by the low-voltage wiring sub.
After months under cover, the back porch has re-emerged. Like many tropical woods, Ipe is not normally kiln dried, so it tends to shrink a bit, thus the gaps between boards.
Getting ready to install the hood. There's not quite enough room in the soffit to make the turn and route the duct out the wall, so it will have to go up into the ceiling a bit.