Photos, long overdue, from late last month to this past Friday.

First floor deck framed in.

First floor walls framed.

Last shot with benchmark oak tree.

Second floor deck and walls framed.

First of roof trusses in place.

Damnably messy on site with the rain, sopping all the OSB subflooring and generally making the yard impassable.

All roof trusses up, roof sheathing on.

Rear shot of house (can no longer see the benchmark oak tree two lots over).  Garage still needs sheathing.

And now it really begins to sink in.

It's a house, not just figment of the imagination.

Windows arrive next week.

Concrete for garage and drive delayed due to cold; evenings must be above 30F degrees for better quality results.  Projected to pour both on Tuesday.

HVAC has been roughed in, and the first good sized contractor error has happened.  The dryer vent is on the opposite side of the utility room from where it was supposed to be.  Can I live with it, or do I make them rip it out? 

Hmm.

8:26:20 PM    comment []

Not on the same topic as this past week's recommended read.  This will require high-speed internet and adequate time to view.  But important to understanding the state of today's American democracy.

Can you imagine if the shoe was on the other foot exactly what would happen?

2:46:31 PM    comment []