Window delivery!

Well we still don't have a completed roof, which would have been nice during the rain storm on Thursday but we did get windows delivered!  After a little bit of a fiasco with wrong addresses on the delivery slip, and they forgot to mention we needed to provide them with a cheque for the remaining balance.  So I had to rush out with a cheque while they were grumpy and waiting for it.  (Only to find out yesterday that David did in fact have a cheque in his wallet... ) Yesterday all the windows and doors on the main floor were installed which hopefully will deter the robins from nest building in the house... I think we have been taking down about 5 nests a day.  After the windows went up yesterday they were quite confused for about an hour, but hopefully they will find another place to build their nests!

The top little peak on one of the bedrooms was completed yesterday as well, the framers had to make a few joists as Rona sent a few wrong pieces so it took a bit longer than expected, hopefully we will see some more progress on the roof today!

A little water feature?

Window delivery in the rain

Ready for window installation... with the beautiful flex wrap product!

First window in! Boy where those heavy windows,
had to take out some of the glass so it could be lifted

A little bit of roof on

The roof is going on!

Things have been going great the last week or so!  We got the roof trusses all lifted up and are ready to be put into place. All the small roofs around the house have now been framed.  When the crane came to lift the roof they also lifted the tubs into place, its kinda surreal seeing actual insides sitting between the framing.  The cabinet people also came and did a measurement so we can finish designing and order the cabinets.

Next week should be a big week!  We will be getting gravel into the basement so we can pour the concrete, the stairs to the basement should be finished as well.  All the sheeting on the roof should be installed and the windows and doors delivered and installed. Also the plumber and the HVAC installers are meeting to start organizing where everything goes.

Roof trusses being lifted up

The tub insert for the upstairs bathroom

Front roof peaks! 

Back view

Second Floor Progress

Well things are coming along nicely!  The second floor is almost framed, as of this morning there are a few interior walls and the one tall wall in the staircase left, and a few more little roof pieces.  We should hopefully get the roof started sometime this week! 

Things have been progressing well, we had to make a small change to the bathroom window as it was too low and the roof peak below was in the window.  Thankfully the windows hadn't been assembled yet so it was easy to make this change.   We have had a few more hiccups with Rona, and had to go pick up a about 80 2x4 pieces this morning as they never seem to send enough material.  

Getting excited to start the next phase of the building!

You can see where we made the window a foot smaller

Side roof

Looking at the master bedroom balcony

Inside walls going up

Looking good!  Borrowed Chris' truck for our Rona run
and apparently i missed the Timmy's snack :(

Crane Day and Snow...

Now that the second story floor is on we finally get to see some of the walls go up!  Last week was a bit slow as one of the framers had to go out of town for a wedding, but thanks to the help of a crane we ended up getting a fair amount done.  The Crane helped lift one of the pieces to the long side wall, and brought up a lot of the lumber that we need to build the rest of the walls so that David doesn't have to lift everything up.  We then got a nice dump of snow last Friday-Sunday I'm sure it was at least a foot... we should have some good progress this week tho!

2nd Bedroom Wall

Side wall!

The crane bringing up material after the walls were up.

Snow.... And the HUGE bedroom window!

Second Story and Stairs

I have been a bit bad at getting this blog updated the past week so here is a little update.  The stairs to the second floor were installed! Makes it so much easier to get up there now, still no stairs to the basement but those will have to wait until we pour the concrete. We now have hopefully all the lumber we need to build the rest of the house on our site including the roof! I add the hopefully as we have had many issues with Rona, as they seem to be very good at forgetting things or just not giving us enough!

The second floor plywood floors are on and we are happy to say that we will have a good view of the river from one of the bedrooms. We also finished all the waterproofing and sump pump installation in the basement just incase that river gets a little too close for comfort again.

Stairs!

Im supervising!

You can see the river in the back! The bedroom is in the upper corner

Roof has arrived, this truck driver was amazing

Waterproofing! Ready for some gravel.