Archive for August, 2008
A random summer storm kept things at a standstill yesterday. This morning things were moving again and the roof trusses were up before 9:00 AM. Exterior plywood is up and rooms enclosed.
The framing of the addition continues to go quickly. Despite some rain yesterday, the exterior walls of the upstairs have been put up and nearly covered. The roof trusses arrive tomorrow and the interior walls will begin to take shape.
To watch the space come together is incredible. Almost a year ago, we began […]
After missing the 11:30 ferry, we lined up for the 12:30 and grabbed a quick lunch at Ivar’s. We were headed over to Bainbridge to meet up with a high school friend of mine and his family. They moved to the east coast shortly after we arrived in Seattle and we were excited […]
The crew left a bit early today, to escape the heat of the afternoon, but not before they put up the floor.
After days upon days of waiting for permits to arrive and concrete to cure, the framing is cranking along and the space beginning to take shape.
North wall placed at about 8:00 AM this morning.
Entire downstairs framed by 4:00 PM this afternoon.
If it wasn’t enough that half our yard is now cemented over, a grip of lumber was dropped off on Tuesday and there’s no turning back. I came home yesterday to find the frame of the north wall completed, and the footings prepared to receive the walls.
Since I was young, I’ve absolutely hated raw tomatoes. The texture, the taste, everything about them. Cooked tomatoes I’d manage, even a stew with slightly cooked chunky tomatoes was alright. But raw, no way, no how. Never. Ever.
It started with caprese a few years ago, the only instance in […]
Since the footings were poured a couple of weeks ago, we’ve been busy taking care of below-ground drainage, grading and back-filling. And after getting plumbing permits signed off late last week, the slab was poured this afternoon. And now, more than you ever wanted to know about our new foundation.
July 24, 2008: […]
Outside the garage demolition, the last few days have been relatively slow. After the footings were poured and inspected, we’ve had to hold off on pouring the slab until the new sewer lines were installed, brought into the existing space and then routed through the footing to be connected to the existing sewer line.
While […]
Things have been relatively quiet ’round here. Which is to say that I’ve been too sick to do much of anything at all. We anxiously await some below-ground plumbing to be put in, followed by necessary inspections; after which the slab will be poured and things will take off like gang-busters as we […]