I’m in Europe for two weeks, so there are less photos than I normally post. Thank you to Patrick for sending these photos in my absence! This week the first layer of the roofing membrane was installed over the kitchen, dining room and curved area to the garage. This should be completed next week! The…

This week the framers were busy finalizing all of the details to prepare for the roofers’ arrival next Monday. They were supposed to start on Wednesday or Thursday, but were delayed until Monday due to rain.  The SIPS are finally installed and the framers have moved on to the beams to support the roof in…

This week marked the beginning of fall, and with that, the annual first batch of chocolate chip pumpkin bread- with each of the crew enjoying a mini loaf. It was our little way of saying “Thank you” to each of the team members, and it was yummy too! As far as the house getting completed,…

What happened this week? You guessed it…. More framing and more SIPS panels installed. The best part of the week happened when I was walking down the lane to the house, looked up and saw that the framers had built the kitchen walls. What makes this so remarkable is that you can look in the…

This was a busy framing week, with the reward being flying SIPS panels. It took most of the week to complete the huge glulam beam “sunburst” of 14 large beams, bursting outwards from the turret column. Once all 14 were set, the ceiling level for the kitchen and the great room wall was ready for…

This week was a busy one, catching up from taking off for Labor Day Weekend. The week started with the roof membrane being installed on the primary suite. As soon as the roofers had that complete, they moved to the garage roof, and that’s almost complete too! We’re almost ready for the green roof on…

A busy week, you guessed it….framing! The garage is now completely framed and the SIPS panels have been installed. Once the garage was ready for the roof membrane installation next Tuesday (after Labor Day), the framers moved on to the last section of the house that still isn’t framed. That section includes the great room,…

The week started with the delivery of the SIPS panels. These Structural Insulation Panels are placed on top of the stick framing underneath and comprise the roof. They arrived on a large truck that was unable to navigate our private lane to the jobsite, so, Patrick unloaded them by forklift on the main road. From…

Building a project is like watching a child grow up. You never notice the day-to-day changes, but when you look back over a period of time, the changes are significant! This week was “just framing”, but when I look at the photos from a week ago- WOW, what a difference!!!!!!  This week Henrik, Lonnie and…

This week the focus was framing with the completion of the primary suite, and the start of the lower level. Although it looks like very little happened, there was a lot of work going on! You’ll remember that last week the subfloor was installed across the “bridge” kitchen. This week the focus was working on…