Trusses were slow in arriving....

Trusses were manufactured elsewhere and shipped here.  Well, they didn't arrive right when expected, and then, there were also some beams that didn't make it with the trusses, though they were supposed to.

So, we have trusses.

The photo doesn't show all of them, there are two other piles elsewhere on the lot.  If you look closely at the house you can see some trusses are already up.

The missing beams should be here today, so expect the second floor photos after the weekend.

First Floor!

We heard from Nick yesterday (Monday) morning that the framers were on site and working and by 4 pm we'd be able to walk the first floor.  When we arrived, this is what we saw.  As you can guess we were pretty excited.

View from the East

They hadn't finished sheathing the back and when the crew left at 5 it was mostly sheathed, but not completely.

The purpose of the J-bolts that were inserted in the foundation became clear.  They hold the footing, and the frame, to the foundation.  (duh!)

garage side

J-bolts grab the footings and hold them to the foundation

7 trucks of concrete...

Thursday morning, May 22, 2014

Progress....

When we drove up last evening, we noticed we have a street number painted on the foundation forms.




Then noticed they'd discovered the location of the water service.

There's more detail to the forms.  There are sections marked for different levels of concrete.  The front porch isn't as high at the house slab and there's more detail at the garage openings.  There's also a pit for the future elevator.

Forms create the elevator pit.