The roof was completed without any problems in a few days. We are happy with our decision to go with the shingles vs. the metal. We were also glad to get it done by a licensed contractor who needed the work and did it for much less than the other companies in town would have.
Mario had some extra plywood so he and his crew built some temporary doors for the basement in no time. It will be great to be able to leave more tools at the property now instead of constantly moving them back and forth. The basement will remain unfinished this year and we will get permits and finish building it out next spring.
Digging trenches in the basement for utilities required a bit of jackhammering boulders, but not too bad. We need to pour a footing for the water heater and furnace as well as build one wall for plumbing and gas to run upstairs. Plumbing has been a little difficult to plan but we are getting through it.
Inside, we've been mainly working on building the loft floor, which you see below. This week the beams will be inspected and they can lay the t&g on top.
We're waiting on some changes to our plan from the engineer and we can build the stairs to the loft, start building the front deck and stairs which will serve as our main entry off the front for now till the basement is finished. We have also been working to design the windows for the gables, which seems to be coming together. As soon as we can get up in the loft and walk things out, we can feel confident with our window plan for the master bedroom and bath and go ahead and start framing and order those windows. Windows and doors for the main level will be delivered in the next week or two and we can start installing those.
So, lots happening on different fronts. Good progress, but not without constant stress that its not going fast enough, but money is... I'm sure this will continue to be the case.
Mario had some extra plywood so he and his crew built some temporary doors for the basement in no time. It will be great to be able to leave more tools at the property now instead of constantly moving them back and forth. The basement will remain unfinished this year and we will get permits and finish building it out next spring.
Digging trenches in the basement for utilities required a bit of jackhammering boulders, but not too bad. We need to pour a footing for the water heater and furnace as well as build one wall for plumbing and gas to run upstairs. Plumbing has been a little difficult to plan but we are getting through it.
Inside, we've been mainly working on building the loft floor, which you see below. This week the beams will be inspected and they can lay the t&g on top.
We're waiting on some changes to our plan from the engineer and we can build the stairs to the loft, start building the front deck and stairs which will serve as our main entry off the front for now till the basement is finished. We have also been working to design the windows for the gables, which seems to be coming together. As soon as we can get up in the loft and walk things out, we can feel confident with our window plan for the master bedroom and bath and go ahead and start framing and order those windows. Windows and doors for the main level will be delivered in the next week or two and we can start installing those.
So, lots happening on different fronts. Good progress, but not without constant stress that its not going fast enough, but money is... I'm sure this will continue to be the case.
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