Day 7-8: Completed Exterior! What Up?

Monday, September 22 - Tuesday, September 23

In just 8 days, the crew did a complete tear down, exterior and interior framing, roofing, siding and trim.  Amazing!  Up next, roughing in utilities. 

Day 6: Soffit and Capping

We are now starting week two. Roof and interior framing are 100% complete, and we're half way through the soffit and capping. If things proceed as planned, we should see some siding up by tomorrow afternoon. The weather is great, it's cooperating as if I paid it off.

Day 5: Finishing Framing & Shingles

Friday, September 18, 2009
No strong visuals for Day 5, the crew finished framing the interior walls and the vaulted ceiling in the master bedroom. They also completed the roofing and flashing on the outside. Essentially, there was much prep work to ready the house for next week's big events... plumbing, electric, siding, and anything else they can fit in.

Now that the house is taller, it became quite clear that some branches needed to be trimmed on our big tree - they were hitting the new front windows. So we took care of that this weekend. Also, Steve (architect/general contractor) let us know that we need to select our bathroom tile and tub color. Our first visit to a showroom - exciting!

Day 4: Shingles, Windows and Rooms

Day 3: We Have a Roof

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Another early arrival ensured that the guys would have time to build a bit before the first rain arrived. By lunchtime, it was obvious that they had framed-out much of the roof, but the rain had started, so the big tarp obscured their progress. By the end of the day, they had actually built the entire roof, put the tar paper down, and installed 3 of the windows. The house is really starting to look like the architect's rendering.

Day 2: Framing the Exterior Walls

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

The crew arrived shortly after 7 am again, and got to work on the subfloor. By lunchtime, the floor was down, and they had begun constructing the exterior walls, beginning at the back. The house still looked very flat, but by 4:30 we had a distinct 2nd floor! They hadn't gotten to the roof yet, so they ended the day by draping the tarp over the old chimney and we all crossed our fingers that the weather forecasts for rain the next day would be wrong. 

Day 1: Destruction

Monday, September 14, 2009

The dumpster arrived first at 7:00 am, followed closely by a crew of 3. They had more than half of our existing 2nd floor torn down by lunchtime. By 4:30 that afternoon, the house was reduced to a very flat first floor, enrobed in plastic... and a very full dumpster.