A lot of the same activities that have been happening for the last month continued this week. The plumbers have finished the fire sprinklers in the basement and first floor. The painters continue to work on the exposed wood rafter tails, barges, out-lookers, corbels, and knee braces around the first and second floor roofs. TheRead more about The house this week[…]
The carpenters are working hard on the exterior of the house now, which gives us a good opportunity to consider how a house constructed today differs from those of yesteryear. We are building a house that we hope looks a little like it has been there for a long time. We like the old craftsmanRead more about Old house vs modern construction[…]
There has been a lot of activity in the last couple of weeks. The carpenters, after several weeks of meticulous planning as to exactly how the exterior of the house will be put together, have started casing the windows and doors in preparation for the siding and shingles. Next, the painters have started priming theRead more about A beehive of activity[…]
Design seems to be the bottleneck for most things right now specification of the exterior siding details selection of bathroom fixtures specification and placement of exterior lighting placement of interior lighting (the cans) We’ve made a lot of progress over the last week, including Exterior siding The first thing to go on will be theRead more about Lots of design[…]
The window installation began on Monday and they’ve made quite a bit of progress. We are quite pleased with our Sierra Pacific windows and doors. We’re particularly excited about the quality of the knotty Alder wood, which has few, if any, knots, and will stain quite nicely. The installation work should be complete this week,Read more about Windows and doors![…]
The siding work began last week. We’ve got scaffolding up all around the house, and the house has been Tyvek wrapped. Other than the building wrap, one of the first things the siding contractor is working on is the second floor skirt, also sometimes called a flare Here are the beginnings of that framing. HereRead more about Siding[…]