Day #45 - Finished Rollin'

The trusses are all set as of the end of the day.  There is still much to do before shingles can go on, but Justin said they are shooting to be finished with their part of the roof by Friday so the roofers can start their work.  He admitted that it is an ambitious goal which may not be met.

Tyvek is completely installed, and foam board is starting to go up now.

I have a meeting with the landscaper tomorrow morning to finalize that plan.  I like what he did, and the changes will be very modest, primarily in the selection of fruit trees.

I am not sure if the work that will be accomplished the next few days will create enough of a visual change to warrant an update or not.  More to come as needed.  In the meantime, thanks for following the project!

Day #44 - Rolling Trusses!

After six days of stagnation, the trusses arrived.  They were three hours late - but they arrived!  The crane was working swiftly while the guys set and nailed the trusses.

Not all the trusses were set by the end of the day.  There are a few left for the garage, but the house trusses are installed save for the 8 pieces that go on top to form the peak.  Plus, the house was wrapped with Tyvek.  With the trusses installed, the back wall of the kitchen and master bedroom can be completed.  They had to wait on that as those rooms have vaulted ceilings.

Day #38 - Still Framing

I stopped by the house on my way to a meeting this AM & the guys were busy framing like crazy.  Here is a photo of them setting a beam at the entryway.  Heck, I had no idea I was getting a beam, and I don't know if it will remain exposed or not.  I'll have to find that out.

I stopped by again tonight, and the garage had been totally framed in and the patio roof line is being worked on.

The guys said that trusses could come Monday.

Day #37 - Garage!

Yesterday was Monday, and no work was done.  A full crew was busy framing when I arrived at 8:30 this morning, and I jokingly asked if everyone enjoyed their 3 day weekend.  It did evoke a few chuckles!

I stopped back at the end of the day, and the garage was framed in; so, we are making progress.  With luck, we will have trusses delivered by the end of the week - surely by the first of next.

Day #32 - Rooms!

The framing is not finished, but the interior studs are up and I saw how all the rooms lay out tonight.  I climbed higher up the hill behind the house to take this photo so more of the interior was visible.

That's the good news.  The general contractor asked to meet me on the job site early this morning.  We discussed how the bay window in the kitchen was to be installed then moved into what was going to happen in the coming days.  Rogue Truss is slammed with work, and we are 10 days out for delivery.

Fortunately, there are other things that can be completed, wrapping the outside of the house, installing doors & windows to name but two.  Also, the trusses should arrive before our weather changes and it begins to rain.  Fingers are crossed on that one!

We will see what progress occurs between now and truss arrival and determine if the progress is worthy of a blog update.  Stay tuned and check back!

Day #31 - Walls!

Framing started today.  It will be finished tomorrow or Friday with trusses coming in the following day.  We'll see how it goes.  But, it is starting to become a house!

Day #30 - Wood!

The sub floor was laid today, and I stood on my house for the first time!  (I can't say "in" because there are no walls.)  Here is the view from the master bath shower.

Things should begin to move rapidly now.  Additional building materials are on site for the crew to use in the morning.  Here is a photo showing the complete sub floor.  Exciting times!

Day #29 - Regulatory Delay

I flew to Ohio last Thursday and expected to return to find the sub floor installed.  I returned yesterday afternoon and stopped by the job site to find no sub floor and quite a bit of new excavation.  It was obvious that work was continuing apace yet something had caused a delay.

I visited the job site this morning and talked with the general contractor.  He said that the city inspector had required that the sewer line be moved as it was too close to the well.  This required more excavation to bury the new lines.

I stopped by the house again tonight, and the general informed me the city inspector was now happy and that everything would be back filled by the end of the day, and the sub floor was scheduled to be installed tomorrow morning.

Day #24 - Floor Trusses

The floor joist were delivered and placed today.  The sub floor comes next then it is on to framing!  Things will begin to take shape quickly now!

The blue container that you see in the center, far right is the 2 gallon pressure tank for the new variable speed well pump.