Framing is Underway

HI!

The downstairs walls are poured. the under pad plumbing is in, sewer and gas laterals and Radon extraction system are plumbed, the foundation walls are backfilled and compacted and the garage and main floor concrete pads are poured .......

And, it's April 25th. The framing is finally underway. I wonder why it didn't seem at all like a house until they actually attached lumber to the cement? Here are the first walls to go up - the walls in the front of the house, a bedroom and the front entry.

The lower part of the dirt shelf is the level of the driveway, and the upper level of the dirt is the level of the entry floor - the front door.

Here's today's picture ..... after eight (8) working days, the house looks like this! This is the view from the lower end of the driveway in the front (South) of the house. The two large openings are the garage doors, and directly above the garage is the Master bath, sauna (!), bedroom, and walk-in closet.

From the back of the property (looking from the West towards the house) you can see only the Main Floor. The large opening is for the french doors in the Master bedroom which open out onto the West deck. Going from this point around the house to the right takes you back onto the driveway.




In between the pictures above, there's

Welcome to our new framing, courtesy of Deb and Kirsten!

Installing the I-beams that support the Main Floor ......

Installing the ceiling / floor joists and the plywood decking.













Progress goes in fits and starts - the first part of framing is really quick and fills a lot of space and makes the plans come alive. Steve the Builder says that once the exterior framing is done and the interior framing starts, things look like they are slowing down.