Roof Trusses

Monday of this week they began raising the roof trusses. There was a problem with order and the design of the trusses. Apparently the floor plan called for a truss every 16" but their initial design had them at 24". Even after correcting this there were some problems. This has been the first major hurdle in the project since it has caused us extra time with the crane and therefore more money. 

Kids sitting in the breakfast nook window which will look out into the screened in porch

A look out the laundry room window

Living room with Cathedral ceiling taking shape, the rail will be the bar seating area in the kitchen

Framing completed

Last week was a busy week, it's amazing how quickly they can frame a house. Our carpenters have a 5 man crew that are doing a great job.

Street view of the front of the house

The trusses are massive and will be installed starting tomorrow

Subfloor & Backfill

Rear of house, screened in porch

Floor jacks in place

Front of house

Front of house there will be a retaining wall here

Framing has begun

Bedrom/Laundry room

Garage

I-joist floor system

Walkout wall

Basement slab and block work

Tuesday morning they poured our basement slab. It turned out very nice. Wednesday morning the block workers began laying foundation block, and seem to be progressing nicely.

Wire mesh plus micro fiber to help reduce cracking

Side porch wall