This and That.

This last week there was a bunch of little things that either got finished, started or completed! The framers finished framing a few walls and cutting out holes for the HVAC installation.  They finished framing the frost walls and mechanical room in the basement (you can see the electrical panel all ready for hookup!) Doug started working on the exterior putting up Tyvek, installing window flashings and whatever else Doug does!  We also had the upper Balcony outfitted with Torch-on to waterproof it.  We are now just waiting for the plumber to get in and install all the water and sewer lines and HVAC should probably start at the end of next week.

Cutting HVAC holes with the chainsaw....

Mechanical room

Doug starting his instal

More Tyvek 

Cleaning up the scrap wood pile

Torch on being installed

Roofing

 After a few days of rain off and on it was great to finally get the shingles on the roof.   They came the day before and hoisted the shingles up to the roof which apparently is a difficult task with the power lines overhead.  The next day they finished the upper main roof and the second day they finished the lower roofs and installed the skylight.  They were a very nice group of guys and other than a scratched windowsill and a few nail holes they forgot to caulk they did a very nice job.

Up goes the shingles

Stacking them up top

Ready for the crew tomorrow!

The roof is started

Perhaps this is when the upper roof was done?

2nd day lower roof shingles

Skylight complete with belly print.

Done! Thanks guys.

Basement Concrete

We got our basement concrete!! Finally the basement looks like a basement, well other than the fact the roof is way higher than our previous house.  We cut a hole in the floor at the front door and the framers and concrete finisher made a nice ramp to pour the concrete down.  It wasn't quite high tech but saved us a pile of money for the truck with a pump on it.  Although the finishers were not to pleased as they had to move all the concrete with a wheelbarrow! The pour itself took about 2-3 hours and then the finishers came back in the evening to smooth things out.  The plumbers also took advantage of the lights the concrete guys set up and did all the gas lines.

Gas lines going in before the concrete is poured

All set up

Hopefully the concrete doesn't come right now! 

The first wheelbarrow of concrete

The high tech concrete dispenser

Pour and waiting to set

   

Looks good!

Roof Complete

After what seems like decades the roof is finally on and complete!  It took the framers a bit longer than expected due to some rain, and the fact that they had to make a bunch of the roof trusses that Rona didn't send or made incorrectly. At least it feels like we have progress!  The remaining windows should go in tomorrow and David will be meeting with a guy to talk about waterproofing for the balcony off the master bedroom.  The cement for the basement was delayed until Wednesday and we are hoping that the roofing can start sometime later this week as well.

The pile of wood is getting smaller!

David's artistic shot

The gap is closing

Almost there!

He was so natural up there... 

Roof on!