Week 12 – A lot of work can happen in a week!
Wow! Week 12 was an amazing week at the lot! The framing guys were ON FIRE and really got a TON of the framing done! View from the street. You can see the skylights sprinkled around. The left side will eventually look like one continuous piece, but the space behind it will be a trellis […]
Week 11 – We have a (sub)floor!
Week 11 saw a second framing crew and they got to work fast! Most of the basement has been framed out and the floor is installed. The stairs down to the basement have not been put in yet so there is a big hole in the floor. The retaining wall between the finished basement and […]
The Kitchen method.
There are so many tips to consider when planning a kitchen. The work triangle, an open floor plan, and zones are concepts to consider when planning your ideal kitchen. The kitchen is the room it feels like I have focused most of my attention to in the plan so far. In our old house we put in a […]
Week 10 – The Walls Come Up!
Week 10 FINALLY saw some framing action! Day 1 & 2 Materials unwrapped on a BEAUTIFUL spring day Detail of playroom/dining room showing detail. Pressure treated 2×6’s secured with countersunk anchor bolts Lot’s of framing wood Yellawood pressure treated pine Shilajit capsules are an effective sale of viagra herbal remedy for […]
Week 9
Week 9 saw the basement floor being poured, sealed crawlspace insulation installed, and a ton of framing materials dropped off in advance of the walls going up next week! Plywood sheathing dropped off in advance of Week 10 framing! Dumpster drop off. Sh*t just got real! 🙂 Basement flooring got poured The […]
Week 7 – Tuff-n-Dri
After the explosive week 6 work with the foundation going up week 7 HAD to slow down. While waiting on the concrete to cure before framing two important things got accomplished. 1) The Tuff-n-Dri waterproofing system was applied 2) The basement rough-in plumbing was installed The Tuff-n-Dri product is a two-part system in the finished […]
Week 6 – Foundation time!
Week 6 saw the foundation guys putting up the forms and getting ready to pour some concrete!!! Day 2! Since the foundation guys were only about 65-70% done with the forms yesterday I decided to take a trip back to the site to get some more pics. It looked quite a bit different and things […]
Week 5 – Idle decisions
Week 5 brought more cold weather which meant no concrete pours. As much as I loathe an idle week there are still a TON of decisions to be made so we got to work on a few. Color siding choices Robert Nebolon, the architect, has put lots of thought into the colors of the Artisan […]
Week 4 – Footers!
Week 4 saw more bad weather including a severe storm. Regardless, progress was made and footers are in! The temp pole for the electric has also been erected. Weather permitting, foundation walls are poured next week!
