The house from the street. |
The house from the driveway. |
The zero-clearance fireplace unit. |
February 18th, 2001
Just a few shots today, showing the fully-shingled roof and the fireplace unit that was installed this week.
Click on any of the pictures for a larger version.
|
The house from the street. |
The house from the driveway. |
The zero-clearance fireplace unit. |
February 11th, 2001
The turret roof is finally up!
Click on any of the pictures for a larger version.
The house from the street. |
The house from the driveway. |
January 28th, 2001
Just a few new shots today to show some of the shingling progress.
Click on any of the pictures for a larger version.
The house from the street. |
The house from the driveway. |
January 16th, 2001
The copper finial for our turret roof came in today -- here's a picture.
Click on the picture to enlarge.
|
January 13th, 2001
The porch framing is now complete, and some of the trim is even installed. The porch posts and balustrade won't be installed for some time, though. This leaves only the turret roof to be done in rough framing, and it's really starting to look like the elevations we've been looking at for over a year now!
Click on any of the pictures for a larger version.
The house from the street. |
The house from the driveway. |
Close-in view of the porch gable, as well as some of the main house gable. |
January 6th, 2001
This week, the house got it's house wrap, and work on both the exterior trim and the front porch got started. The first subcontractor's site trailer also got moved off the lot, so I was able to get a couple of overview shots from better angles.
Click on any of the pictures for a larger version.
The house from a clearing thorugh the trees on the lot. This is the view that people driving up to the house will see. |
The house from the street, pretty much directly in front of the lot. Some of these trees will be thinned out when we landscape. |
The house from the driveway. |
Close-up detail of some of the installed trim. The crumpled grey material is some lead flashing. |
The beginnings of the porch framing. Note that the "posts" currently up are only temporary, enabling them to frame in the roof. |
Some ready-to-hang porch rafters, showing the notch that fits over the outside beam. |
December 16th, 2000
Although there hasn't been much progress on the house exterior this week, here are a few shots of what did happen.
I also tried taking a few pictures of the interior framing, which has seen a lot happen this week, but they just look like a jumble of lumber, so I haven't posted those. The next interior shots will probably be posted either after windows are installed or after rough-ins start, depending on how interesting things look.
Click on any of the pictures for a larger version.
The house from the driveway. |
A close up of one of the "turnarounds" on the garage gable. This has no functional purpose, it's just there for aesthetics. |
The subfascia detail, up close and personal. The lumber attached to the house provides a nailer for the soffit. |
December 10th, 2000 -- Roof Update
A few more shots (taken yesterday) of the roof progress. Most of the roof has been sheathed now, although the turret is still a work in progress.
Click on any of the pictures for a larger version.
The house from the driveway. |
The house from the back yard. |
December 3rd, 2000 -- Getting Started on the Roof
Here are some pictures, taken yesterday, of the progress on the roofing so far.
Click on any of the pictures for a larger version.
The house from the back yard. |
The garage, from the north. |
The house from the driveway. |
November 26th, 2000 -- More Framing Pictures
I stopped by the site again on Wednesday the 22nd, this time while the framing crew was working. They were in the midst of finishing the second floor turret area, so I got a few shots of the crew doing their thing.
I've also included some pictures of the first floor partition wall framing, so you can see how the rooms are starting to be carved out of the first floor space.
Click on any of the pictures for a larger version.
The crew installing one wall of the turret, taken from dining room, through the foyer opening to the second floor. |
Another shot of the turret wall being installed, taken from the exterior. |
Framing for the dining room closet and some of the first floor lav. |
The framing for the utility room. |
The first floor level of the foyer. |
The kitchen framing. |
Some of the manufactured roof trusses. |
The family room ceiling, furred out with strapping. |
A view of the house from the driveway, as of November 22nd. |
November 18th, 2000 -- Second Floor Framing
This batch of photos shows the almost-complete framing on the second floor.
Click on any of the pictures for a larger version.
The second floor turret area, still unframed, which will be the sitting area for the master bedroom. |
The windows in the back bedroom. |
The windows in the front bedroom. |
The window area for the master bath, which will be by the tub. |
A detail shot of the floor framing for the second floor turret. Note the LVL beam providing the main support. |
A view of the house from about half-way up the driveway. |
An overview of the front of the house. |
November 11th, 2000 -- The First Floor Framing
Here's a good-sized batch of new photos showing the structural framing for the first floor of the house. It was raining today, which is pretty evident in the shots. Most of the shots show the temporary bracing that will hold up the exterior walls until the second floor deck is framed as well.
Click on any of the pictures for a larger version.
View of the house from the street (looking at the turret.) |
Close-up of the turret area. |
From the garage wall, looking through the kitchen to the family room (the partition walls are not framed yet.) |
The view from the family room into the back yard. French doors will be to the left, fixed windows to the right. |
View of the turret interior, from the family room through the opening for the pocket doors. |
Looking out the kitchen window into the back yard. |
The opening for the steps to the basement, which will be beneath the steps up to the second floor eventually. |
The back of the house, from the back yard. |
Overview of the house from the garage end (north.) |
November 4th, 2000 -- First Floor Joists
Here's a few shots of the joists for the first floor deck, still in progress.
Click on any of the pictures for a larger version.