Garage and walkout slabs

Thom finished off his concrete work today, with the walkout and garage slabs being last on his to-do list. 

HVAC Starts

Pinewood started the 2nd floor HVAC system this morning.  We are going with 2 systems in the house, which makes for a very efficient heating and cooling combination, while eliminating all bulkheads in the first floor area.

Concrete slab

The concrete slab in the basement is steaming as it cures.  The walkout, although a big pain during excavation and foundation, really makes managing the helicopter for finishing the concrete very easy.

House wrap

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

Windows and Roof

The windows and roof are both done!  Normally I'd be scrambling with Enbridge at this point to get the gas service done (they tell me it's "in the schedule") but our "winter" is working out really well and we don't really need the heat.

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.

Inspection Passed

Mohammad was in today to watch Tony and Rui perform the ball tests for the various plumbing stacks in the basement, as well as to review the overall layout.  Passed!  Now we can start prepping the basement for concrete.

Plumbing starts

Mario and Rui were working in the "relative" comfort of the basement at 150 Van Dusen.  At least the wind is blocked out and the soil/gravel is extremely dry so it wasn't that bad working there (says me!).

Water/sewer upgrade

Imad, the supervisor for CoXCo who does the city water and sewer upgrades for Etobicoke, has been really great with working with my schedule.  His guys started early this morning and were able to get the new 1" water service and brand new sewer line in by the end of the day.

Forming and shoveling

Tom and Chris formed the stairs today, while I managed not to slip on the deck tarp while shoveling...impressive!

Pouring

Tom poured the porches today in blistery conditions!

Forming

Thom had his cold weather gear on as we worked most of the day yesterday and today trying to form up the various concrete components of the build:  front porch, suspended slab back porch, walkout steps and garage.

Floor complete

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