Roof Trusses & Porch Columns - 3/30/2014

The roof is really starting to take shape!  The front porch columns were also installed.

Guys installing some rafter tails, hanging off the side of the house!  

Back of house.  

Main living area, looking into kitchen.  Ceilings will be vaulted approximately 16'8" at their highest point.  Walls are 10 feet high.

Living room, looking at fireplace.

View across living room.

Jonathan is standing on landing on 4th level.  Peepers is standing in a space that we haven't decided what to use it for...maybe a little office.  

View from 4th level landing, into main living area.

Dizzy is at top of stairs on 5th level.

5th Level playroom and bedroom beyond the first row of framing.

Jonathan inspecting the guys' work.

ROOF TRUSSES BEING INSTALLED!!! 3/24/2014

Jonathan sent me the following pictures this morning.  There is a big, awesome crane out on the job site and the guys are installing the roof trusses!  The house will really take shape now!

They have also started installing the porch columns on the front of the house.

Back of house

Looks like they started framing the rest of the back porch, as well.  Part of the back porch will be built around that tree.

Framing Continued - 3/22/2014

More pictures from Saturday, 3/22/2014.  This is view out of main living area.  Dining room to right, porch still being framed up to the left.

Looking through windows (where they'll be hung) of dining room, out to porch.

View of part of the master bedroom closet.

View out window in master bathroom (where Amanda's vanity will go).

View looking down into main living area (kitchen/dining/living), from the landing on the 4th level.  Porch and dining room are to the left of the frame.

4th level bedroom.

Stairs up to 5th level bedroom and playroom.

View out window on 5th level bedroom!

Rest of the view out the 5th bedroom window.

Standing in 4th level bedroom, looking toward landing of stairs that go down into main living area.

Jonathan is standing where the porch will be on the back of the house.  Dizzy is standing where the doors will be.

Santos' and crew - they LOVE Peepers and she LOVES them because they feed her tacos on their lunch break.  The guy on the far right always tells me, "Es mio" [translation: she's mine].  I quickly tell him, "No, es MIO!"  Santos is the one in the middle, back row with ball cap.  He's the man.

Framing Continues on Main Living Floor - 3/15/2014

Second Floor Framing - 3/9/2014

Santos and crew are really moving "UP"!!!  Framing of second and third levels continued on Saturday.  These pictures were taken on Sunday 3/9/2014.

 

 

 

View of Jonathan's work room in the garage, looking out into back yard.

 

View of the motorcycle/bicycle closet on the left and through the walls of the garage, out into the front porch.  

 

 Garage.

 View of mud room closet on bottom floor, off the garage. 

 

Bay view out Master Bedroom window, on the 3rd level of the house. 

 

Looking into Master Bath and part of Master closet on left. 

 

Looking out windows of dining room. 

 

Looking down into space where the stair well will eventually run.  The room below is the entry/foyer.  The very top of the picture is where the front porch sits. 

 

Looking down the hallway on the main living floor (master bedroom behind camera) and the living room is to the right of Jonathan.  Dining room is the framed area in center of picture. 

 

The entire area below is where the living room and kitchen will be framed. 

 

Look out windows of dining room. Nice view to enjoy some morning coffee, am I right?!?!

 

This is the view out the windows of the dining room! 

 

Standing in the living room/kitchen, looking across to entrance to the master bedroom.  That empty space in the middle of the picture is where the stairwell will be built.