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| These two videos show some of the techniques I
taught eight installers at South Lake Tahoe, CA May 28th - 30th
2008 & one finished wall. Two papers from our Eco Line with
zero VOC's were used on this project for GE Partners, Inc. A total
of 15,000 sq ft of Stoney Brook Torn Paper® will be installed
in this hotel renovation. Special thanks to David Aflalo Project
Manager. |
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Leaving PDX early Wednesday. |
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Just before landing at Reno International. |
| In the concourse of course. Guess there's no denying
the impact of the Fab Four with tribute bands performing all over
the world. |
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Preparing for the 1 hour
shuttle bus ride to the hotel. |
| First glimpse of beautiful Lake Tahoe. |
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In Texas, this is what you'd call a
pond. |
| After the bus ride. The Horizon Hotel across the
street is where the Beatles tribute Band "Yesterday" performs
nightly. |
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| Arriving at the job site it's right to work. Here
you see DJ & David. |
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Manuel tears the paper to get a finished edge. |
| Miguel & Arturo installing our custom zero
VOC version of Pebble Beach. |
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Gustavo is excited about Stoney Brook Torn Paper®! |
| Arturo demonstrates the overlapping technique &
proper placement of pieces to get the most mileage out of an installation. |
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These pieces of our custom made Pebble
Beach with zero VOC's were shipped to the job site for my OJT class
by Mike Conroy, President Stoney Brook Wallcoverings, Inc.®
We bisect a large piece to give us a straight edge to butt at the
ceiling line. |
| Smaller pieces are used to fill in any small wall
spaces not covered initially. |
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Mike's instructions are self explanatory. |
| I lost two installers for days 2 & 3. Here
we see Ernesto Cruz (dark shirt, not facing camera), Owner of E.C.
Home Remodeling, Inc. 805-573-9683 & "Candy" replacing
insulation and installing green board in one of many bathrooms in
the hotel. They also spent days 2 & 3 applying stucco. |
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Here's the 2nd floor elevator walls on which I
installed our custom made Meditation with zero VOC's. |
| Heading back to my hotel I snapped this photo of
the mountain which shows some previous fire damage. |
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This was my home away from home while working on
this project. I forgot to get a photo of the telephone which still
had a faceplate with the old hotel name on it... "Avalanche".
Guess it was wise to change the name to 3 Peaks. |
| I really didn't have time for any site
seeing, but snapped a few photos while walking to the sports bar
the evening of day 2. We met for a drink & watched the end of
the Lakers vs. Spurs semi-final. |
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The info kiosk said this was the Gondola.
In OR, we call it an enclosed ski lift. |
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Jennifer of Venetian Faux Artistry installing Stoney
Brook Torn Paper®. She & her husband Eric are Stoney Brook
Sales Associates & installers based just 25 miles south of South
Lake Tahoe. |
| A beautifully transformed wall. Besides the elegant
look of Stoney Brook Torn Paper®, the hotel owners were sold
on the durability and ease of repair. |
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Since I was flying I couldn't bring all my tools
& equipment. Two plastic saw horses & an old door make an
excellent pasting table. |
| The finished wall where my table was set up. |
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At the end of day 3 Arturo & Gustavo are
proud of their work.
We worked very hard & I didn't get enough photos. I apologize
for not getting a usable photo of Roberto or Ernesto's faces.
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| Here's the evidence to prove I was there. |
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Working until departure time, I finally
got to see a street trolley en route to the shuttle bus stop. |
| It would have been nice to visit while not working. |
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The Nevada State Legislature
Bldg in Carson City, NV at 7:00 pm Friday May 30th, 2008. I saw
it coming up and had to snap this photo as we zoomed by on the
shuttle bus back to the Reno Airport. |
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