Thursday, August 27, 2015

The Main Frames Up!

This is the roadside view.  The garage slab in front will be stick-frame not timber frame.
This is the east side view.  The Mom's Suite will be connected to it soon.
These timbers vary from 8x10 to 8x8.

Hammer Beam Raising


Monday, August 24, 2015

The timbers are here...

Timbers being delivered
The timber framing crew
These are two of the bents on top of each other.  First they had to put them together...
The team assembling the bents.
This process took the entire day!
The view from below the slab
Notice the camper in the background.  Now that's perspective on how big these timbers are!

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Concrete pumping truck

LOTS of commotion at 5:30am...our neighbors love us : /

Concrete slab pouring

A beautiful, cool morning to pour concrete, 46 degrees!

Notice the pumper arm in the background.  The pumper truck was too large for me to get all in one pic!
Takes a big crew to pour this!
Mom's suite/master floor complete! Thank You Jesus!!

Radiant heat pex installed

This is the corner of the main living area and garage.  The cardboard tubes in front will be filled with concrete also.  They're the footings for our entryway timbers.
This is the garage.
Main living area (entryway, kitchen, dining, great room).
Mom's suite (Master suite until Mom comes to live with us).

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Radiant heat prep

Lots of action today!
As the plumbers finish the foam is put on top.
The pex pipes will be attached to the foam throughout the house and garage.
The pex pipes will carry hot water to warm our floors!  Pretty cool!

Underground work starting

Footings all ready and back-filled.  Now starts the underground work; plumbing, hvac and electrical.
These big pvc pipes will carry be for the duct work.

Garage footings prep

These are the forms for the garage footings
These footings will connect with all the other footings.
SO much detail to building a house!!

Monday, August 3, 2015

Foundation fun...

The crawl space is completely filled in.  With the help of our faithful Angel!