Serious Framing -- Week 19 -- 11/5-9/07

We spent lots of time at the job site this week. Trout was fascinated by the work being done as well as by how hard the crew worked. We were so pleased, we brought them beer one day & Costco muffins another.

The project went from just a few walls last week to the installation of shear panels & trusses by the end of this week. The sheathing/shear walls/OSB are not completed yet, but the bottom pieces are mostly on.

The crew & the builder even let Trout help raise a couple of walls. The pictures tell the story.

La Mansión Maybe Mañana was crawling with activity.

This is one havy Glulam beam, but a special lift & some strong workers make short work of setting it in the shop.

Trout helps with last house perimeter wall. This one is for the master bath/garage.

Trout also helped raise the 1st perimeter wall of the shop.

Bend your knees, guys!

Going up.

Now vertical.

Being leveled. Trout loved this tool.

North wall of the shop framed.

North wall of the shop from the other end, partially covered with OSB.

Guest bedroom from the inside, framed.

Guest bedroom from the outside with shear walls.

This is what we'll see from the kitchen & dining nook.

These are some of the trusses.

Vince, in the hat, & only one other worker carry a truss into the house.

Vince supervises the setting of this truss in the master bath.

Truss installation from outside the house.

South side framing only.

South side with OSB.

West side framing only.

West side with OSB.

Next week we will verify the locations of interior walls, the framers will construct those & maybe get started on the roof.