Framing – Day 3 Videos

by J Scott July 26, 2014

We put the roof trusses on the house today and got the entire roof sheathed. It’s still amazing me how quickly this framing crew is working… Here’s a time lapse video from the Dropcam camera in the front of the house:

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Fab Friday Photos- Week 6

by Carol Scott July 25, 2014

O. M. G…. most productive week we’ve ever seen on a jobsite, EVER! Dennis, our Project Manager at Builders First Source, led Carlos and his amazing crew to work wonders. In just a few short days, we went from a big hole in the ground to three fully-framed stories, inside and out. By Friday afternoon, the […]

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Framing – Day 2 Videos

by J Scott July 24, 2014

The second day of framing was yesterday and was tremendously successful. It was hard to beat day one, but they still got the ENTIRE second story of the house framed, both interior and exterior. In addition, they finished the basement, started doing some of the larger trim framing (fireplace box and coiffured ceiling, for example) […]

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Watch on Wednesday: Week 6

by Carol Scott July 23, 2014

Watch on Wednesday: Week 6 This Week’s Location: Outside one crazy-awesome nearly full-framed house while the AMAZING crew at Builders First Source prepares to hoist a 20-foot high exterior wall in place BY HAND!!! This crew has completely kicked butt… yesterday morning, we had a foundation; now, we have a fully framed first floor and […]

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Framing – Day 1 Videos

by J Scott July 22, 2014

The first day of framing was probably more productive than any day I’ve ever seen on a jobsite (and I’ve spent a LOT of days on construction sites). The crew started before 7:00am, and the steel beams were in place by 7:45am. By 9:00am, the floor joists were in place, and by noon, the exterior […]

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Week 6 Schedule

by J Scott July 21, 2014

We finished the foundation last week (other than the front porch). Assuming the weather cooperates, we’re scheduled to have a really busy week this week… Here is what we’re looking like in terms of schedule for this week: Foundation Location: On Monday, our surveyors will be back to verify that the foundation was built in […]

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HVAC Bid: Charles A. Klein & Sons

by J Scott July 20, 2014

I’ve had a lot of trouble getting decent HVAC bids for this project. Several HVAC companies never got back to me, a couple were ridiculously priced and then there were a couple I just didn’t like dealing with during the bid process. So, I decided to go with the same company we’re using for our […]

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Fab Friday Photos- Week 5

by Carol Scott July 18, 2014

The weather FINALLY started cooperating this week! Woohoo- back in action! Builders First Source made their debut on site Wednesday, dropping off the steel — the steel beams that will run horizontally the length of the entire house and 4 steel posts that will support the beam. The Bartley Corp. sent over the Gravel Cannon, […]

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Slab Prep Completed – Pictures

by J Scott July 17, 2014

Our foundation company had a long day on Wednesday prepping the site for the concrete slabs to be poured. They spent the day building forms, laying/spreading gravel, digging trenches for concrete, installing rebar, laying vapor barrier, etc. Tomorrow we’ll have our county inspection for all the prep work, and weather permitting, we’ll pour the basement, […]

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Watch on Wednesday: Week 5

by Carol Scott July 16, 2014

Watch on Wednesday: Week 5 This Week’s Location: By the garage, while the Bartley Corp. crew installs a vapor barrier in preparation for pouring the slab on Friday (a big shout-out to the weather for finally cooperating!) Guess what fancy-pants thing we did this week? We finalized our roof and siding selections – Tamko Thunderstorm Gray roof […]

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Week 5 Schedule

by J Scott July 14, 2014

We’re about two week behind on the foundation work, but we’re scheduled to finish up this week. Last week, we were able to get the foundation backfilled and that was about it. Here is what we’re looking like in terms of schedule for this week: Prep for Flat Work: On Wednesday, the foundation company will […]

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