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Going Up, Part VII

There has been a lot of rain this week, so not much progress has been made on the outside work. The shingles were delivered this past Monday…and then the rains came.

The interior construction is moving right along. It looks like the interior framing is just about done and the wiring runs for the electrical system are beginning to appear.

This is the side door of the garage. Note the water faucet on the left.

Finally, here is a view of the house as it stands today. Although it has rained a lot this past week, the front steps and the roughed-in work for the front porch were completed.

That’s all for now. More to come soon.

Going Up, Part VI

And the beat goes on. Or maybe should I should restate that as “and the sound of nail guns and gasoline-driven portable air compressors goes on!”

The neighborhood’s latest suburban renewal project is moving right along. Here is a picture taken on April 1st. The roof was covered with tar paper that day.

Here are some pictures taken at the end of the work day on April 6th. The first is a side view of the house. Note that the house wrap is now in place. I don’t remember the exact day it happened, but as I recall, it took about 4 –5 hours to complete the wrapping. And the windows are now in place too.

And here’s a front view.

The next three pictures show the interior. Although it’s not too visible in these pictures other than a few PVC and metal pipes lying around, work has begun on the plumbing and HVAC duct work.

This is a view looking towards the rear of the house. Lots of windows!

Here’s another view showing more of the rear, including the rear door.

This picture was taken on April 9th. The front door is in place as are the wooden forms for the front steps. It is not too visible in this picture but a 6-foot fence is now in place along the left and back property lines. And it matches the neighbor’s fence on the right side of their property.

That’s all for now. More to come soon.

April 2011

The First of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year. Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed. — Mark Twain

The ~~15th of April~~ 18th of April is the day that I, along with a number of other fools, have to send way too much money to the US Government. — Me

And the 25th of April is ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand, and a number of other places in that part of the world.. I once had the honor of spending ANZAC Day in the Fortune of War.

Going Up, Part V

The roof went up on March 30th. It took about four hours to go from the fist crane lift to the roof as shown in the last picture.

March 26th

March 30th

Stay tuned, more to come…

736 Days

My bionic left hip is 736 days old today. I usually walk at least four miles or more per day so guess I need to call the doctor’s office and see if I need go in for a 3000 mile checkup. On the other hand, maybe I should just leave well enough alone as the hip is doing just fine.

Going Up, Part IV

Note: click your pointing device (usually a mouse) on the thumbnails below to view a full size image.

March 18th, 7:38 AM

I-Beams – unlike the McMansion that was built next door to me, the main support beams will be steel rather than composite wood. You can also see the crew finishing up the water supply and sewer connections.

March 22nd, 11:08 AM

The following picture was taken during the positioning of support beams for the outer walls of the first floor. They were anchored using bolts that were sunk into the concrete when the basement was poured.

March 22nd, 5:55 PM

The following pictures show the results of the carpentry work for the day. I think there were four carpenters plus the crane operator working on site.