08-19-2010: Framing, day 8

They finished decking the roof except for a small area over the porch which hasn't been completely figured out yet.  Rick will have to put in footings to hold the front posts before they finish the peaked portion of the porch. 

They put up most of the lapboard under the porches but ran out before the back was finished.  They also finished vaulting ceilings in dining room and guest bedroom, framed out the fireplace, framed out the door in the basement, and put up a small wall in the master bathroom between the back of the tub and the shower.  There are a few more things to work on, but we think that tomorrow they'll finish up just about everything they can do right now.  There still is some work with cedar beams, windows, doors, chimney, etc. 

The fireplace was ordered today, and the brick guy came out and will tell us tomorrow how much brick we need to order.  The electrician, plumber, and a/c guys should get started inside the house at the first of next week.  Rick will also start filling nail holes, caulking, and prepping to paint the eaves, soffits, fascia, and under the porches before the brick and roof shingles are started.  The fireplace also has to be installed and the chimney bricked before the shingles are put on.  When the electrician, plumber, and a/c guys get their parts finished, the sheetrockers can start.  There will be lots going on for the next few weeks, but it probably won't look like much progress.

08-18-2010: Framing, day 7

The stairs up to the attic were installed today, and they got most of the decking on, except for the front of the house.  They began working under the front porch (but they have the lap board going in the wrong direction) and got the soffit & fascia on the front in place.  They also fixed a few things in the kitchen area and began decking above the garage.  They should be finished with most of it by the end of the week but will have to come back to install windows & doors and for a few other odds and ends. 

Rick went to the fireplace store today and will order the fireplace tomorrow.  It'll take 2 weeks to arrive.  We had to decide lots more details tonight. 

08-17-2010: Framing, day 6

They put in the stairs to the basement today and finished the ceilings in the master bedroom (see above), guest bedroom, and office.  The soffit and eaves along the back of the house were also completed.  They were also working on the stairs up to the attic.  Maybe they'll start putting up decking tomorrow.  There's still a lot more to do with the porches, decking, soffits, and a few ceilings. 

Rick took a brick sample of the Kennewick brick to the stone guy yesterday.  He mortared it and placed it next to the Lueders chocolate stone we like (see 2 pictures above).  We think it looks great....another big decision down, many more to go.

08-16-2010: Framing, day 5

The started putting up soffits and eaves today.  They've finished most of the rafters and have begun finishing some of the interior ceilings.  They should put in the stairs down to the basement and up to the attic tomorrow.  They may start decking the roof tomorrow as well. 

8-16 eaves

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08-14-2010: Framing, day 4

The framers were gone when we got home about 4:00.  We think we've decided on brick and stone.  We really like the Lueders chocolate blend stone (the picture isn't that great because of the shade) and Kennewick brick.  I've put in a few examples of houses with that brick and various colors of mortar, eaves, roofs, stone, etc.  We're going with a neutral gray/brown roof & eaves and light mortar (more similar to the house in second picture).  It's amazing how drastically the colors of the roof/eaves/mortar can change how the brick looks.

08-13-2010: Framing, day 3

We only had a partial framing crew today, but they still got a lot of the upper beams and rafters in place.   They are supposed to work tomorrow, and we hope we have the full crew back.