Feb. 2, 2005. It has turned into a tough winter, but the framing phase of construction is officially declared complete. Whew! On to systems installation and exterior finishing... | |
Jan. 19. Rear decks under construction. | |
Jan. 19. Composite pan of east side arches. | |
Jan. 14. Detail of northwest arch. | |
Jan. 14. The lower level arches. Nice work! | |
Jan. 14, 2005. The front elevation with lower level arches. | |
Dec. 29, 2004. The stairway to the top deck. An open railing will go where the plywood barrier is temporarily | |
Dec. 29. The flower boxes outside the turret are framed. These will have fiberglass liners for pots. | |
Dec. 23. My attic space under the rear hip roof is fully framed & sheathed. | |
Dec. 23. The roof top deck has been framed & sheathed. | |
Dec. 23. The mini-hip roof over the stair tower is framed. By town code, the *middle* of the slope must adhere to the height limit, so a small roof also ends up with a peak at a lower elevation. | |
Dec. 15. The front view now includes the full roof framing. | |
Dec. 15. The kitchen window dormer framing is complete, ready for the sheathing. | |
Dec. 15. A composite photo of the top deck, looking west and north. This deck offers the best views. | |
Dec. 15. The overhead kitchen framing is very complicated | |
Dec. 15. Mark & Jeff attach the pole jacks. It's windy and cold up there. | |
Dec. 15. Pole jacks are set up for the next stages. | |
Dec. 8. The new rafters and the kitchen dormer are visible from the boulevard. | |
Dec. 8. Up top, Mark & Jeff cut and place the turret rafters. Cutting these properly is a challenging job. | |
Dec. 8. Fred has put down steel reinforcing mesh for the poured concrete slab. | |
Dec. 2. Meanwhile, at ground level Fred the mason has prepared the sandy base for the concrete slab to be poured. | |
Dec. 2. The I-joists are hung on the giant yellow LVL (foreground). The I-joists provide the flat base for the top-level deck above the living room. | |
Dec. 2. The kitchen window moves a little closer to completion. Rough plumbing for the sink is in. | |
Dec. 2. To access the attic, one will use this hatchway in one of the closet ceilings. It's a slight squeeze to get in because I didn't want to locate the hatch in the center of the master suite. | |
Dec. 2. A closer look at the hip roof. I've provided for access to this space so that it can serve as a small attic. | |
Dec. 2. The hip roof over the rear section has been added. | |
Nov. 22. With the sheathing up, but without the windows, the West side looks like a blank wall. | |
Nov. 22. I-Joists attach to the LVL (left background), providing the base for the top deck. | |
Nov. 22. A three-LVL sandwich beam (visible in background) will support the roof deck above the living area. | |
Nov. 22. Rather than wait another day for a boom that can lift the large (18") LVL beams to the second floor, they get hoisted up by hand. Look out below! Also, see the video version here. | |
Nov. 21. The main kitchen windows over the sink will go here. There will be a view of the bay from here. | |
Nov. 21. The front shows some progress on the sheathing. | |
Nov. 17. Joists for the 2nd floor front deck are in place. | |
Nov. 16. West side elevation with 2nd floor stud walls. | |
Nov. 16. The 2nd floor stud walls are erected.. | |
Nov. 16. Panorama composite of east side. | |
Nov. 10. Jeff is setting the joists for the 2nd floor front deck. | |
Nov. 10. Materials & tools are moved to the 2nd floor for stud walls. | |
Nov. 6. Another placement of my CAD model into the picture. | |
Nov. 4. The front elevation shapes up with sheathing.. The weather has been good, but that's about to change. | |
Nov. 3. The main entry is now clear and the space we have for landscaping can be seen. | |
Nov. 3. The narrow west side porch is attacked by another set of fast-growing native pines. | |
Nov. 3. The garages and the first floor front deck. | |
Nov. 3. Composite panorama of the lower level. | |
Nov. 3. Mark (above) and Jeff (below) placing joists for 2nd floor. These particular joists will span east all the way over the entry. | |
Nov. 3. The plywood sheathing has been put up on the first floor stud walls in the last week. Window gaps have not been cut as snow is expected soon. | |
Oct. 27. The walls for the lower level are actually hung from the first floor girders rather than built up. This is standard practice on this kind of construction. | |
Oct. 27. Just a few more feet... The view starts to develop. | |
Oct. 26. New fill has been added at grade level to meet town spec. The concrete slab will be poured much later. | |
Oct. 26. Front elevation view. | |
Oct. 26. View from just east on East Lee Ave. | |
Oct. 26. Northerly view of 1st floor framing | |
Oct. 26. The typically-used 3/4-inch floor ply is for wimps. We are using 9/8-inch for most of the floors. | |
Oct. 26. The first floor den, looking northeast. | |
Oct. 26. A view of the stair tower. | |
Oct. 26. The dumbwaiter shaft. The floor will be cut out later. | |
Oct. 26. I trimmed off the branches with a pole saw. Some were 5" diameter. Hours later, I am tired and sore and it's too dark to take a picture. | |
Oct. 26. Pine trees were encroaching the rear. They've got to go before the decks are worked on. | |
Oct. 26. A view from the boulevard. | |
Oct. 26. A panoramic composite from east side. | |
Oct. 22. Now I can place my CAD model in a photo of the site to get a idea of the house 6 months forward. | |
Oct. 21. The deck of the 1st floor provides a first opportunity to imagine the rooms. | |
Oct. 20. Jeff & Mark snap chalk lines onto the 1st floor to guide the wall frames. | |
Oct. 13. The joists go up quickly. At least it seems quick to someone not doing the lifting. | |
Oct. 12. The weather has been ideal for days. | |
Oct. 12. Jeff & his dad maneuver the 2 X 10 joists onto the girders. | |
Oct. 12. Framing is a muscle-intensive phase of the job. No cranes or other heavy equipment are used. | |
Oct. 11. The round piles have been "notched" at their tops with a chain saw to accept the girders. Bolts anchor the LVL girders in the notches. | |
Oct. 11, 2004. LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber) girders and 2 X 10 joists to support the 1st floor on the piles have been delivered. |