Monday, November 23, 2009

November Update


This is why it is nice to have one sub out before another comes in. The framer had not finished the chimney completely so the heating guy left parts for how high he thought the chimney would be. He's a little short and snow is on the way so i had to temporarily cover the top to keep it dry until I can get the heating guy back.

Only the framer and I can really appreciate this photo. I had a few broken trusses caused by really heavy snow load and poorly assembled trusses. Phil jacked up the bottom chords of the trusses on the inside and fixed them according to an engineer friends specifications. The ridge sag is now gone, and the ceiling sag inside is gone as well. What a relief.

New East side addtions sans windows. I'm still waiting on the windows to be finished, but the addition is all ready for them.



I was pleased with how concerned Phil was about keeping my existing trees. They are one of the reasons I love this property. This aspen is within a foot of the new addition, but was not disturbed.
Photo of the East side addition soffit and fascia - built ot match the existing structure.

And finally the west side addition. Soon we'll have a large 5'x5' window next to that chimney and more on the other side to take advantage of the view. Shown in the photo below.

Friday, November 13, 2009

Fireplace and Furnace

Fireplace installed for master bedroom/ bath finally. Hard to visualize what it will look like, but soon we'll have some nice view windows and a tub in here. Looks like they framed the platform a little small for the fireplace, but we'll be putting in a platform for the tub anyway so it will all be good in the end.
Variable speed furnace installed in the crawl space. Looks like our roomy crawlspace is a little tighter now. It will be nice to have the other heating option.