Roof is coming along

Well we spent all of Saturday putting up the roof trusses. We had 5 of us there getting the trusses up. It was a little tricky because we had to lift the trusses up to the second floor then get them up on the walls.

Then on Sunday Doug and I spent the day putting up the hip trusses of the garage side of the roof, finishing up some corners and figuring out how to get the valleys framed in. In the next day or so we should be getting the overhang framed above the bedroom(left side on the pic below) and getting the eves trimmed back so we can set the 2 X 6. and who knows we may even get some of the plywood up!

If only the weather would cooperate

Well the snow is here to stay and I ended up investing in some Lacrosse insulated work boots. Sunday the 10th we were able to get started on the roof trusses. We got up the main supporting truss for the north side and the hips.

During the week last week there were quite a bit of walls going up on the first floor. Above you can see the entry closet and the study wall along the staircase.

I was able to finish up the pantry walls this week. Next set of walls to go up will be the bathroom and the other wall along the staircase.

Here is the wood that is left for the garage, the sheeting for the roof, and the remaining roof trusses to be put up. We are going to see if a few people are able to get the trusses upstairs but if cannot we'll get the marks on the top plate and hire a crane to come out and lift the few we can't do by hand.

Second floor just about there

Looking at the above picture (second floor), the window in front on the left is a bedroom then to the right is a bathroom. The last two on the left are another bedroom.


We got the second floor outside walls up except for the garage wall since we don't have the staircase built yet.

This is a view from the living room on the first floor. On the right with the big window is the dining room. Behind the dining room wall will be a bathroom and a place for the girls to hang their coats and stuff. To the left in front of the wall will be the kitchen. Behind the wall will be a storage area for an upright freezer and a pantry.


This is looking from the kitchen. To the right is the living room. To the left of the post is the staircase going upstairs.

Here your are seeing where the staircase will be going upstairs. To the left will be closet and office. Obviously to the left of that is the front door.

This weekend is going to be hectic since they are predicting 6" - 12" of snow. We'll see how accurate they are.

Finally out of the Basement

Now that the floor on the main floor is decked we were able to get the walls up. We did this on the 10th and the 11th.

Luckily we had the help because we built the walls on the ground then put the sheeting and Tyvek on and lifted them into place. Now I don't have to get on a ladder to put the sheeting on.



View of the back from the lake. Remember we still have on more floor to go.


This weekend (17th and 18th) we got the main beam on the main floor up and all the floor joists. Next step, putting the floor sheeting down. Hopefully we will have the walls up after Thanksgiving.

One more step

One more step was completed by getting the decking on the first floor. Now it's time to lay out the walls and waterproof the prestressed concrete so we can pour the top coat.

Progress!

I got a call on the 5th informing me that Molin had me on their schedule to install my garage floor and front porch. So I decided to take the day off and watch.



It ended up being a very nice and productive day. Doug, Dad and I were able to finish getting the rim joist up for the stairs, set the floor trusses and got about half of the floor sheeted. We are well on our way to getting walls up this afternoon.

Bassement floors are now poured!

On Saturday we were able to get our floor poured. Normally we would have framed the house first but if we did that there wouldn't have been an easy way to pour the floor. This way we were able to get the pump truck out one last time.

I worked Wednesday and Thursday night getting the tubing in for the in-floor heat installed and on Thursday we had an inspection of the floor, roughed in plumbing in the basement and the waterproofing on the foundation. Unfortunately the waterproofing did not get signed off on because the inspector was not familiar with the product. Since then I have been able to talk to the inspectors and get everything straightened out so Perry Excavating will be out on Thursday and possibly Friday.

Halloween is a big day for the Hansen's! Not only are the girls excited to go out trick-or-treating but we get our first load of wood delivered. We should be receiving the wood for the basement, the first floor joists and the first floor framing. Now our progress should go fast (hopefully).

That's all for now next time I should have pictures of the backfilling and the load of wood.

The day of the pour...

Here is Doug and Jeremy doing some last minute securing, marking and popping pipes through the walls for power.

We ended up with a very nice day. It was warm enough that we didn't need sweatshirts on but we didn't hae sweat dripping down us. There were about a ten of us there working our butts off. So thanks to Doug, Roger, Jim, Dan, Jeremy, Rich and Ed for helping.

Below is Dan and Rich going to fix a wall before we get anymore blowouts.

Ed is making sure that I had all the tie wires nice and tight so our T-walls wouldn't seperate during the pour.

I'm showing Jeremy what to look for while pumping the concrete into the walls.
Dan is securing the corner with tie wire through the 2 X 6 corners so hopefully we don't have any seperations. He must have done alright because that corner held!!

Jim is feeling how far up the wall the concrete is. We were trying to go 3 feet at a time so we wouldn't have too much weight in one spot.

Break time waiting for the concrete trucks to switch spots.
The end at last. The next couple pictures are us finishing the top of the walls.

And the final product!!!! Free standing walls. the picture below you can see that there are steel studs sticking out in the garage area. These will be used once the prestressed planks are set. I will screw 2 inch foam and half inch OSB to them to create a wall so the topping on the prestressed doesn't flow down the side of the wall and it acts as a fake rim joist that way we will have something to secure the siding to.

The pour itself went from noon to 4 o'clock and took 66 yards of concrete. It may have took about a month to get to this part but I am glad I did it this way and not normal cement blocks!

Basement wall pour

It has been scheduled! We are going to pour the basement walls on Friday the 12th. After that we'll get the plumbing in the basement stubbed in, floor insulated, in floor heat installed and the outside of the foundation waterproofed.

On Monday the prestressed concrete (Molin) is coming out to get a final measurement for the garage floor and the front stoop.

We will have pictures from the pour on Friday when we're done.

Next Milestone Passed!!!

Today we had our foundation inspection and PASSED. Now we just have to wait for a few dry days in a row so we can pour the walls.

Late Update

I know it's been a while but here's the latest...

We finished all the Polysteel blocks so all the walls are at 11 feet. We have been working at setting the vertical rebar and tying it up. Next step is to get an ininspection and figure out where I need to put pipes through the wall for power, water and sewer. I need to make sure all this is through before we pour the concrete otherwise I will end up wasting a weekend drilling through the walls to put a pipe in.







Well, Perry Excavating called and wanted to know if they could spen a day and bring in some dirt.


I have no idea how many loads were brought in but I do know that there will be many more once we pour the wall and get the garage floor on.

Getting close

Even if they don't help the girls still like to come over and play. Hey they're kids what do you expect????

Nearing the end of the day we had almost 10 feet of wall up all the way around. We we're missing the 1 foot high corner blocks. Hopefully they show up tonight then I could have the garage all done and only have to consentrate on the house.

Here I am putting the ten foot high course on. This weekend we we're able to get all the inside bracing put up so I can walk all the way around and set blocks. I have to say that if it wasn't for Doug, Dan and my dad I would still be there putting up bracing and only working on the 6 foot course of block. Thanks guys!

I can't wait until I can sit in my basement and enjoy this view of the lake.

Less than a year away!!!!!!!!!