Showing posts with label roof. Show all posts
Showing posts with label roof. Show all posts

Monday, June 20, 2016

Week 5: A Roof and the Guts begin!

Week 5 - June 13 - June 19, 2016

Framing Continues







6/13 - day 29 - A roof! We have shingles on the roof!
6/14 - day 30 - Electric service installed
6/15 - day 31 - HVAC rough-in begins
6/16 - day 32 - HVAC continues ?
6/17 - day 33 - ?
6/18 - day 34 - family walk through
6/19 - day 35 - no work








Pre-Drywall meeting date confirmed:  6/22 (day 38)



The roof being shingled on Monday was the last noticeable progress on the outside this week. Which is good, because that means the work moved inside, and won't be as affected by weather.
PM's text (which I had to initiate again) confirmed that we could expect electric and HVAC work to begin, we confirmed this with a family walk-through on Saturday evening. Not much exciting to report, unless duct-work is your thing. But we definitely began to notice problems.
Biggest one: we appear to be missing walls in a few places. Now I'm not a trained builder...but I'm pretty sure we need those.


First spot with just wrap over framing: top corner of garage.
Second spot with just wrap over framing: A crap-ton of the attic. For real. Did they think no one would notice? WTF. Maybe the guys who would come to install the siding would have realized it when there was nothing to nail to?


Luckily, Hubs has a long-term customer who's a former Pulte Homes project manager, and now owns his own construction company, who offered to act as our free(!) private inspector. He's scheduled to join us at the pre-drywall meeting this coming week. Let's hope he's brutal. :)


And with no further ado, pictures.


Day 29:A shingled roof!

Day 31: Fireplace rough-in

Day 34: HVAC Ductwork

Day 34: BoBo Brand HVAC Unit

Day 34: Look Ma, No Walls!

Day 34: Something missing here too...























Monday, June 13, 2016

Week 4: Framing, Take II

Week 4 - June 6 - June 12, 2016

Framing Begins 


6/6 - day 22 - framing finally begins with a little bit of work on the garage!
6/7 - day 23 - Garage I-beam placed, and first floor almost completely finished
6/8 - day 24 - First floor finished, second floor started
6/9 - day 25 - second floor finished
6/10 - day 26 - We have a roof!
6/11 - day 27 - Hubs walk-through. Interior framing + Rest of windows, front door, and morning room doors installed.
6/12 - day 28 - First family walk-through of the house. :)








Oh happy day! Drove past the house on my way home from work on Monday, and found a crew still hard at work around 5:30 p.m. Looks like they started the framing with the garage.  Can't wait to see the progress all week!


We stalked the house daily this week, and saw crazy amounts of progress. In 6 days we went from having only a foundation and basement, to walkable house on Saturday and Sunday. Insane!!


Hubs walked the house for the first time early Saturday morning - pre-crew arrival. Got several of the pics below. Munchie and I joined him on Sunday, while attempting to hide from the workers on other lots. It was completely crazy to be walking through OUR house. Almost an indescribable feeling. I'm not saying I cried, but someone must have been cutting onions nearby...

Side note - get ALL the extra windows. I'm regretting the few we skipped. Maybe try for a custom one in your big master closet. That room is going to be DARK.


Warning: These pictures are in no semblance of order. They are date-marked, however. I fought Blogger, and Blogger won. Sorry about that!






Day 27: Basement Framing - Sump Pump pit?
 
Day 27: Morning Room from hallway
 



Day 28: standing in princess suite. Looking left through the wall is the loft, then front corner bedroom.
Bonus points for spotting Munchie and me through the laundry room at the top of the stairs.
Double bonus points for knowing that I'm begging Hubs to make sure I'm not in the shot.

Day 28: Morning room and egress well. Sort-of wondering if it might have been better placed in the nook to the right side. Ooops. Live and learn.

Day 28: side angle. Sort-of regretting not getting the extra window in front bedroom.

Day 27: Mystery hole. *Might* lead to a leak down the road...LOL



Day 27: Windows, roof & wrap


Day 27: Family room and stairs from morning room. Best thing ever: NO BULKHEAD!!!
Day 23 - I-Beam Placement

Day 23 - First Floor Framing Continues



Day 22 - Framing Begins with the Garage