Where is Rune?

The renovation project is progressing slowly but steadily. Below a couple of pictures.

Painting.

A new door.

One of the bathrooms.

0.62 cubic meter of ironwood.

Today I visited an enormous warehouse off an anonymous gravel road in Cipondoh, Tangerang, just west of Jakarta.

There was an amazing variety of marble and granite slabs from all over the world, and perhaps the most impressive of all was the section dedicated to Brazilian granite. I selected two slabs of Giallo California, which is a granite from a quarry in Dores de Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It will be used for the kitchen tabletop. Each of the 5 square meters slabs weigh around 250 kg. I was quoted Rp 1,350,000 per square meter. The more colorful stones pictured below was several times more expensive than that and out of my budget.

Marble and granite warehouse.

“Giallo California” slab, around 3 x 1.7 meter.

Slab already picked and marked.

“Nacarado” granite, Brazil.

Another granite from Brazil.

Another granite from Brazil.

Another granite from Brazil.

Onyx stone.

The renovation of the newly purchased residence is now in its seventh week. The start signal went off on 30 July, and the renovation project has been going on since then, except for two weeks holidays during Lebaran.

Here are some pictures I took during an inspection trip today.

Fitting marble floor.

Fitting new window frame. The old window was too small, so I decided to make it bigger.

Preparing bamboo ladders for painting the outdoor walls.

Looking out the backyard.

Eusideroxylon zwageri, or Borneo ironwood, is one of very few wood species that does not float in water, and today we decided that we will use this as a material for the terrace. We found a shop that sells this wood type in jl Fatmawati. I got a sample (photo below), and when I tested it in water it sank to the bottom!

Ironwood.

I couldn’t resist the temptation to add another artistic touch to the floor of our newly acquired house (which is our renovation project for the time being), so today I bought this slab of Italian marble called Rosso Levanto at a warehouse in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta.

This marble type is only to be used as a border at third floor, so one slab was enough, or 4 square meters. Rp 750,000 per square meter.

Rosso Levanto marble slab.