October 1 - The garage roof is getting plywood sheathing. All of the rafters are in place.
October 1 - The back porch (between the towers) is being framed.
October 1 - From the rear, you can see the back porch and the higher center section of the roof.
October 2 - Plywood is going on the roof! It will be covered with ice and water shield in the next day or so and the roof will be watertight.
October 2 - The stair landing is being framed. The garage is a couple of steps down from the landing. The basement is a number of steps down and the main floor is several steps up.
October 2 - The gable on the side of the high roof is being sheathed. The dormer will have a window in it. The porch is on the right side of the photo.
October 2 - Framing is about finished in the kitchen.
October 2 - Look at the view out the butler pantry window.
October 2 - The center higher roof is about 3.5ft higher than the side roofs.
October 3, pm - The front roof has been sheathed. Framing is nearing completion.
October 3, pm - Dormer rafters have been trimmed and sub fascia installed. The boards on the roof are 'toe boards' so the workers can navigate the steep roof.
October 3, pm - The back of the house has plywood sheathing on most of it.
October 6 - The view from the butler's pantry is cleared a bit.
October 6 - The cleared ground really looks nice. The mulch will help hold moisture.
October 6 - This is the view from the master suite. The large trees have not been taken down yet, but brush and debris has been mulched.
October 6 - The old road is cleared. Fallen debris and the small scrub bushes are now mulch.
October 6, pm - The house from the road. The roof is covered with Ice and Water shield, a heavy underlayment.
October 6, pm - The chimney is being framed. The rear roof is covered. There is a water table on the south (right in the photo) gable.
October 6, pm - The garage side also has a water table. The white portion of the wall is the concrete foundation inside the Styrofoam forms.
October 6, pm - The stairs are being roughed in. This is looking in the side door. The garage is to the left inside the door. The basement is to the right. The main floor is straight ahead.
October 6, pm - These are the stairs from the landing to the basement.
October 10 - The north side of the house has windows. The black paper under the windows is to seal them and prevent water intrusion.
October 10 - The front of the house has windows. The small dormer and center gable have windows that open into the attic. The garage gable window (on the right) opens into the room over the garage.
October 10 - The south side has two windows into the master suite - the left one in the sitting room and the right window is over the tub. The top window opens into the attic.
October 10 - There are many windows on the back side of the house. Notice the chimney is framed and sheathed. Also note the two white columns which will support the deck. The large openings on the main floor. will have two large (9' wide) sliding glass doors.
October 10 - This is the downstairs bedroom.
October 10 - The stairs go from the basement to the landing. Under the stairs is a conduit that goes to the other side of the house for possible future use.
October 10 - This is at the stop of the stairs looking across what will be the kitchen and sun room. The windows have protective film on them.
October 10 - The oak by the water is visible from the sliding doors (that are not installed yet).
October 10 - This is the view inside the front door. Sliding glass doors will be in the back. The dining room is on the right. The study is on the left. The living room is straight ahead.
October 10 - This is the room over the garage. The framing in the foreground is for closets.
October 10 - The upstairs bedroom has a bath on the left. The 12' high ceilings of the entrance rooms can be seen past the bedroom.
October 10 - From the road, the house looks nice sized with the roof in place and the windows installed.
October 23 - The Trophy Room fireplace opening is framed. This fireplace will be 12in off the floor. (The framing is straight - the camera lens causes distortion.)
October 23 - The half wall for the bar is completed. A sink will be on the far side of the wall. The white drain pipe is visible.
October 23 - A change was made to the kitchen oven wall. It now will have soffits to the ceiling. A post was added to the end of the wall.
October 23 - The windows are installed in the room adjacent to the deck. This maintains the symmetry inside the breakfast room (and master bedroom on the other side).
October 23 - The deck is framed. It will be covered in a few days when exterior trim begins.
October 23 - The view from the deck will be very nice. Notice the beautifully cleared area on the left side. Of course, there will be a handrail around the deck.
October 23 - What was once a chase for air conditioning ducts has been changed to a linen closet in Her Closet. It will have a door and shelves for linens.
October 23 - The ceiling in the Living Room is now boxed down. Can lights will be installed in the ceiling. The center of the ceiling will have beams. The dropped beam separating the Gallery from the Living Room is visible also.
October 23 - The Living Room fireplace is the largest one in the house. It mounts to the floor. Both the Trophy Room and Living Room fireplaces are vented.
October 23 - The door in the Master Suite hallway has been changed from a pocket door to a swing door to allow room for plumbing in the powder bath.
October 23 - The fireplace in the Library is also framed. This is the smallest and only vent free fireplace.
October 23 - The top of the bookcase areas beside the fireplace in the Library have been dropped to hide the rafters that cut through the area on the left.
October 23 - We changed the pocket doors into the Library (on the left) to 8 feet tall. This keeps the openings in the Foyer uniform height which will look much better. You can also see the deck framing if you look through the house.
October 23 - The bump out into the Garage is framed. A cabinet and desk area will be on the left and a coat closet on the right.
October 23 - The bump out extends into the garage. The support is temporary. A permanent support will be added.
October 27 - The master shower has a bath drain flange in place.
October 27 - The upstairs bath has a flange for the toilet (foreground) and a flange for the shower drain (background).
October 28 - The pipe in the foreground is for the prep sink on the island. In the background the drain pipe is for the sink.
October 28 - The bath upstairs is being connected to the drain system. This is over the kitchen ceiling.
October 28 - The powder bath toilet flange is in place as is the master bath toilet flange (not in photo). They are not connected down below yet.
October 28 - The house is held down by dozens of steel rods and cables. The rods and cables tie the house top plated to the massive foundation to minimize damage in heavy wind.
October 29 - The concrete wall has bulges in it. To make sure the finished wall is flat and plumb, we are shimming out strips. We will then fasten 3/4in plywood to it and then sheet rock over that. This will give us a flat, solid wall for hanging animal heads.
October 29 - Plumbing drain lines are being built on the north end of the house. The pipe going under the stairs is for the laundry sink in the garage.
October 29 - The plumbing stack is being built on the south end of the house in a mechanical room. The electrical breaker panels will go on this same wall. Power will enter the house in the gray conduit on the left.
October 30 - The wall on the right as you go downstairs has 3/4in plywood on it. It will be covered with sheet rock. The plywood will provide a solid wall for hanging trophies.
October 30 - Air Conditioning ducts are being assembled and hung. This trunk line is headed to the trophy room at the foot of the stairs.
October 30 - The washer drain is plumbed. The pipe that continues up is a vent line. The washer cut off valves will be located on the right side near the front so they can be easily accessed.
October 30 - The drains for the butler pantry sink and laundry sink are in place. The red and blue PEX pipe will be used for the supply lines.
October 30 - The master bath vanity drains are plumbed. A vent pipe will be connected where the water bottle is sitting.
October 30 - A wide walk has been installed in the attic to access the soon to be installed air handler.
October 31, pm - The HVAC supply line goes over the bar area so it can access the trophy room. The bar ceiling will be framed down to cover the ducts.
October 31, pm - The basement air handler is in place in the mechanical room. The second air handler will be in the attic. Both outdoor units will be in the service yard on the back left corner of the house.