House Building Update - April 8, 2008

The house is coming along very well. Since the last post, the roofing was completed, the plumbing was roughed in including our ultra-sweet Kohler DTV Master Shower (Digital Controller with Not 1, but 6 shower heads), the electrical was roughed, the HVAC was roughed in (3 Carrier Infinity Gas Furnaces with Heat Pump Coils with Outside Air for Nice Fresh Air, Multiple Zones, Programmable Thermostats in almost every room, and Air Purifiers on the Bedrooms), the alarm/fire detection system was roughed, the speaker system in the family room was roughed in (7.1 Surround Sound), the bricking/stone was started, and the insulation/sheet rock was started. The insulation (Mostly blown in cellulose with some foam) will be complete this week with a majority of the sheet rock complete as well. The brick and stone will most likely be completed the week after next (Brick layers going on a fishing trip next week). The siding will be started as soon as the bricking is done. Hopefully, we are about a month and a half away from completion. It all depends on how quickly all of the cabinets get built and installed.

Front

Garage Window

Left Side

Rear

Right Side

Family Room (Part of It)

House Building Update - February 12, 2008

The roof decking is complete making the framing 99.9% complete. Framing will completed on Wednesday. Plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and roofing will all start very soon (some this week).

Front of the House

Left Side of the House

Back Corner of the House

Back of the House

Right Side of the House

Lilly at the Top of the Stairs

House Building Update - February 11, 2008

They started decking the roof today as well as working to finish the remaining framing. They are now 99.4% finished with framing. The decking should be finished on Tuesday with all of the framing done by the end of the week.

Front of House

Left Side of House

Back of House

Right Side of House

Lilly in the 2nd Floor Bathroom

House Building Update - February 8, 2008

Today, they started installing the windows and finished the coffered ceilings in the study and master bedroom. During Pam's visit this afternoon, she noticed an error in the placement of Lilly's bedroom window. They will have to move the window opening before they can install the windows. The framing is now 98.7% complete with only a few rafters remaining. We are still on schedule for roof decking on Monday.

Front of the House

Front Door

House Update - February 7, 2008

They are nearing completion on the framing. The rafters are 97.2% done and the roof is scheduled to be decked on Monday (Feb. 11) as long as the wind cooperates. Lately, it has been very windy making it difficult to work on the roof. The windows and doors will be installed on Friday (Feb. 8).

Front of House

Left Side of House

Rear of House

Right Side of House

House Building Update - February 2, 2008

Below are the latest pictures of the house taken today. Framing is nearing completion and should be finished this week. The framers were unable to work for a couple of days this week due to 30 to 40 mph winds. I would not want to work on a 30 feet high roof in that kind of wind either. The next steps are electrical, plumbing, brick/stone, roofing, and HVAC.

Front of the House

Left Side of the House

Back of the House

Right Side of the House

House Building Update

Framing still continues. Even with the colder temperatures (20°F in the mornings), they are making good progress. Currently, they are working on the roof rafters. The windows, doors, brick, and stone (Products, Eldorado Stone, Western, Limestone, Monterey) have been ordered and are in. The shingles (Color is Weathered Wood) are on order, but have not yet arrived. We have been working on determining interior features. Go to Pam's blog for interior information. In the pictures below, Lilly's room is the window above and left of the garage door on the left side of the house.