House wrap

Junior and his team arrived to wrap the house in preparation for the masonry on the house exterior.

Roof takes shape

The trusses are half done.  The attic area is relatively low, due to the height of the house, which will actually make the skylights look even nicer.

Trusses Arrive

Tada

2nd Floor Walls Complete

Miguel and the crew got a good head start on the walls upstairs yesterday, so they made pretty quick work of the rest of the job today.  Now we wait about a week for the trusses to arrive.

Floor Complete

2nd Floor Floor Starts

1st Floor...done!

Miguel and friends showed up on Wednesday and peeled back the tarp to reveal the fresh layer of plywood underneath.

In two days of work (interrupted by rain... rain?), they managed to get the first floor walls done.  If the weather stays like this, we'll be able to put the roof trusses on at the end of next week.  Fingers still crossed.

Framing starts...soon!

With the Christmas break extended until the 9th (hey, carpenters have kids too!), we are 2nd on the job list.  The weather is not exactly cooperating - delay on one job due to rain delays our job.  However, over the next couple of days, we should start seeing this house go up!  Stay tuned.

Floor complete

Miguel finished the first floor floor today, right on time!

Framing begins

Miguel's team arrived this morning to set up the first floor floor.  The idea is to get some protection for the basement before the snow arrives.  When he's back from vacation mid-January, we will frame the rest of the house.

Footings

Phil was in today with his team of 5 to form and level the footings.  These guys are one of the most specialized trades in the business, and they are in high demand by both custom home builders and large multi-unit developers to do their thing!