Last week of June ...

Work on the roof overhangs, outside ceiling's for the deck and entry, plumbing and rough electrical continues. Next is a tough week due to the 4th of July holiday but they are hoping to finish the T&G, electric and install final windows and doors. Tuesday July 10th is the current plan for having the county perform the the 4 way inspection; structural, heating/cooling, electrical and plumbing.

Yes work is still continuing ....

gypcrete pour has occurred. This product is used to cover the radiant heat for the main floor. It is nothing more than a thin concrete and it has a great property; self leveling. Little to no chipping or cutting should be needed by the floor folks.

If you are involved with pouring the gypcrete inside you get to wear cool shoes!

We wrapped the inside timbers to prevent gypcrete from splashing on them and more imnportantly to help protect the corners and faces from unintentional 'hits' and the stuff that get leaned on them

The windows have arrived and are installed. Tough to take pictures that do them justice. The manufacturer we chose is Loewen out of Canada.

smurf house?

The vapor barrier material is installed. The crew is now calling the house the smurf house! And yes more inside timbers and plumbing, copper and not all PEX.

More pictures of the interior timbers, plumbing and cooling

The interior timbers are almost complete. The guys worked hard determining a way to interconnect the timbers with minimal to no hardware showing. The post from Friday shows the notches and here are what the joints look like! Amazing work.

We have mentioned that these timbers are extremely heavy, here is a picture of the machine used to hoist the timbers. The forks are raised by manually cranking a set of handles just like you were hoisting sails on a world cup sail boat.

The rough plumbing and cooling was started today.

Sap and electric

The electrical wiring started on Saturday, here is the obligatory hanging wire and shot of the light!

The last post showed some of the heavy timbers that were set inside, well they are Douglas Fir and like pine they have sap. One reason t hey need to sit, or stand, before stained

internal timbers

For the last week or so framing, sheeting, sheeting inspection and placing of heavy timbers inside the house has been occurring. Nothing exciting to post or see until Thursday/Friday.

We have learned that there is no need for paper at the construction site just grab a pencil and find a piece of wood. The first picture is the 'punch list' and the person that guesses the meaning of the of the specific action item in the second picture wins three free nights at the house when it is done!

some more internal framing

The fireplace and the ceiling step down between the living room and the kitchen are done. The sun ray colors are unaltered, 8:10 pm May 31st, special special. Many have asked what the house will look like, while it is nice to see the pieces what does the puzzle look like when finished?

well here is the back of the house, 3D rendering courtesy of our architect