Saturday, December 29, 2007
Trusses Go Up
The trusses for the house went up quickly. Somehow I cannot add any more pictures to this particular blog post, so I have to figure out what is going on. The sheathing has been put up (I have a few pictures of it half-way installed), and the clear cedar 2x10 (?) fascia has been installed around the top roof line. It looks really nice, especially with the 30 inch overhangs (that are flat, instead of sloped down to the ground). Thanks to my Dad's FLR ideas.
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Main floor and third floor
A lot has been accomplished in the past few days. The lumber keeps coming, from Bainbridge Island Lumberman's.
First are some pictures from the 12/20/07 of the main floor work.
Anas, the Supervisor.
Putting up the floor joists.
Below are some pictures of the main floor framing finished and the third floor in the process of being completed.
Here is my Dad meeting with the framing company VP and Supervisor.
A good shot containing most of the area of the main floor.
And the third floor, with the view of Lake Washington, Husky Stadium, the UW campus, Seattle, the Space Needle, and the Olympic Mountains on a good day (maybe Rainier).
These are before the walls are put up.
And finishing the digging for the stairway from the basement to the alley.
Coming back to the job-site the next morning (12/22/07), the exterior walls of the third floor were put up.
Later that afternoon the interior walls were put in place (mostly).
The joists will be installed after Christmas. The work is moving very fast, and my Dad has been solving many problems (south side main floor window placement, basement to first floor stairwell, the main floor sub-floor fiasco). It's very nice to have an experienced general contractor around.
First are some pictures from the 12/20/07 of the main floor work.
Anas, the Supervisor.
Putting up the floor joists.
Below are some pictures of the main floor framing finished and the third floor in the process of being completed.
Here is my Dad meeting with the framing company VP and Supervisor.
A good shot containing most of the area of the main floor.
And the third floor, with the view of Lake Washington, Husky Stadium, the UW campus, Seattle, the Space Needle, and the Olympic Mountains on a good day (maybe Rainier).
These are before the walls are put up.
And finishing the digging for the stairway from the basement to the alley.
Coming back to the job-site the next morning (12/22/07), the exterior walls of the third floor were put up.
Later that afternoon the interior walls were put in place (mostly).
The joists will be installed after Christmas. The work is moving very fast, and my Dad has been solving many problems (south side main floor window placement, basement to first floor stairwell, the main floor sub-floor fiasco). It's very nice to have an experienced general contractor around.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Main floor progress
The Main floor (middle one) is almost all the way up (these pictures where taken 11/19/07, yesterday). Everything is moving fast. One small problem occured. The stairs from the basement to the main floor had to be redesigned because they did not allow for enough clearance above. Possibly moving the garage to basement door to fix this.
I am posting the lots of pictures not for my ammusement, but for documentation and viewing for my Dad when he is out of the area (after all, he is the general contractor).
The last three pictures are the stairwell (where the problem occured).
I am posting the lots of pictures not for my ammusement, but for documentation and viewing for my Dad when he is out of the area (after all, he is the general contractor).
The last three pictures are the stairwell (where the problem occured).
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