Finishing up framing work

The roofing material (40 year composite) was delivered today and hauled up to the roof. Legacy will be finished in a couple days. A hookup hole in the roof was supposedly cut into the roof for the eventual solar panels that will go on the roof. I might have to wait a little, but I am really excited about the new production breakthroughs by company called Nanosolar. I just hope that this really is what I think it is, and I can get a hold of these film panels in 2009. We shall see. It is best to plan for them now, rather than retrofit the roof later.

Inside the house a few loose ends are being tackled. Two of the gas fireplaces have been framed out.

The Living room.



The Master bedroom.



Also, the shear wall separating the Family and Dining room has been modified to allow for a larger opening, which really helps to open up the entire floor. I am not allowed to have a doorway between the two rooms (which would be cool), but this helps compensate and allows for someone to see down the entire house inside (South to North). The plywood was also nailed up to the wall.





A really neat change to the plans involve eliminating the small overhang for the Master bedroom porch in order to reveal the atrium windows. In the picture below the fascia has been nailed into place. This, I think, will turn out very nicely.



The sheathing for the porch overhand has been installed.





In the basement, a couple windows have been framed out (or at least look that way). Also, the wall and door area for the cement 'courtyard' have been framed out. The basement will get a lot of natural light.







Still a little confused as the where and how big the garage to basement door is going to go. It looks quite skinny. I had to be moved because of the stairwell issue - not enough height.