PAGE 3. Second Floor Framing through Roof Trusses (31Jan2011 - 18Mar2011)
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LAST UPDATED: 04/26/2011
3/18/2011 Front porch getting framed up.
3/14/2011
above: view of the Tree as seen from Nino's room. Tree marks south south boundary of the land.
above: boys bathrooms, as reconfigured
below: view of family room windows from above
below: The Bridge from the master bedroom to the Office Loft.
above and below: master bedroom walk-in closets
below: Nooks in the dining room wall (between kitchen and dining room) LED lights and glass shelves planned.
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And now for the short-story of the Outdoor Kitchen Pour...
The corrugated "Bridge Decking" is assembled over the basement (full height basement below) on the right-hand 75% of the outdoor kitchen, the left hand 25% is just a slab (perimeters, of course are all footered).
below, marking location for electric penetration for the LED lights that go under the "bull nose" of the step down from kitchen to pool deck.
below, gravel spread for the slab portion of the kitchen
above and below: the Pump Truck for the concrete arrives
in order to get the concrete from the front of the house to the back of the house for the pour, they had go up and over the roof.
Once the colored concrete (Salmon) is set up, skimmed and floated a few times, then the stamps are layed out (below).
Kitchen floor left to dry. Sealant to be applied tomorrow. Then the framing can resume.
3/3/2011
3/2/2011 Truss hoisting day
Below: Trusses over garage
Below: Double tray ceiling in Master Bedroom
2/26/2011 Trusses dropped off
2/17/2011
below: Footer and Steel that holds up the bedroom above the garage
above: Fifteen loads of Millings (recycled asphalt) spread around to make a nice base for the driveway
below: view from upstairs laundry room doorway, across opening of family room below.
below: view from upstairs hall, in front of master bedroom door, across foyer to office loft. Note the two openings in the loft floor...one is balcony to look at office below and the other for the spiral staircase to the office below. Opening in floor in foyer is for the main stairway.
below: view of front of house, from master bedroom window
below: master bedroom as viewed from inside from master bathroom.
below: view of the three windows of front of garage, as seen through master bedroom window.
2/15/2011
2/8/2011 Sheething
2/2/2011 Second Floor Framing
above: view from master bath, across master bedroom (unframed), across upstairs hall to the boys' bedrooms
above: Near hole in floor is the loft of my office, spiral stair the next hole, and the foyer stairs (with lumber poking up through it) is next.
In the distance is the guest bath (framed up already) and guest room.
above: view from farthest boy's bedroom, across open holes of stairs, family room, and foyer hallway to master bedroom in the distance.
below: view of kitchen and pantry from family room
