Thursday 20090430

Repair/adjustment of the fascia and trim has begun, but so far there does not seem to be much improvement other than getting rid of the notched intersection at the apex. Only about 2 sq ft of shake panels left to install on the west main gable.

Lap boards and trim on the rear downstairs are complete.

When the door flashing comes in, the doors can be re-installed and the last of the trim over the door and windows on the east wall can be installed, completing the downstairs on that side.

At last, the slab inspection is complete and it will be poured tomorrow.

Hannah and Emma placed some "archives" in the northeast corner of the slab.

Front wall downstairs is also waiting on door flanges.

We're on a roll! We hate to see the weekend come to slow the crew down.

Wednesday 20090429

Another good day! More siding and trim flashing as well as some spiffy little trim boxes for utility lines, etc.

AND...... the piling collars are poured! Yeah, and the slab is scheduled for Friday.

Tuesday 20090428

Another great day! More siding, both shakes and laps went on today. Much of the lap siding on three sides is on.

The collar forms have been filled with gravel, a new soil load bearing capacity test was done, the rebar has been reinstalled, and the inspection is ordered for tomorrow. Hope we can get them poured before any more rain comes!

All the deck framing repairs have been completed and almost all the flashing has been installed over the ice and water shield. We are waiting for new deck boards as the last load had a great deal of waste in it.

The trim on the windows looks sooooo goood!

The downstairs shower is almost framed.

The master bath is completely framed except for the door opening from the master bedroom.

Monday 20090427

Finally, we are getting to a point that some more progress is being made. The windows have been trimmed and one of the doors has been re-installed. The HardieShake siding and the HardiePlank siding has begun to be installed. There are still some trim repairs that need to be made, but these will get done soon. I think there are some parts for the doors that are still on order.

Almost Back on Track

Sorry for the lack of posts over the last few weeks, but we had some problems with how some of the work had been done thus far. The contractor has been diligent in listening to our requests and having the sub re-do a great deal of deck framing, sheathing, and flashing to provide protection against water intrusion to the non-treated LVL girders around the base of the house. We are almost caught back up with this work, but there are also some corrections to the shingle trim boards, and possibly the fascia, that need to be made.

The HVAC rough-in is complete. The plumbing rough-in is almost complete and we have done the electrical walk-through, but he has not started to do the rough-in yet. The shingles are essentially on, but there are a few adjustments to be made and the drip edge has not been installed.

We probably are about a month behind schedule now, but we would rather be behind than to have rot problems from water intrusion down the road. Not really much to show right now with photos, but we will resume photo posts as the electrical rough-in progresses.

Views from Across the Creek

Construction Day 048

April 3 the crew was able to get back to work after the rains. Doors were removed earlier in the week to accommodate pan flashing. Most of the other flashing is about complete as well as most of the shingles.

Barbara is excited about washing dishes while looking out over Pages Creek.