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Bob & Stacey – Despite a fairly wet (and muddy!) week, progress was made.  The carpenters worked on the front entry timbers, the Master Bedroom wood ceiling, and blocking/window return shimming for drywall.  The masons started the bluestone on the Living Room terrace, and the roofers worked all but one day installing the standing seam […]

Bob & Stacey – Beautiful week of weather, so taking advantage of it and pushing the exterior work.  The carpenters are back on the front entry, now that we have some good looking columns.  The masons are finishing up the chimneys, and will be starting the terraces early next week.  The roof panels were delivered […]

Bob & Stacey – The carpenters worked on soffit and siding this week, along with timber trim on the exterior of the stair well, timbers in the Library and Guest Master Bedroom, and continuing framing alterations for the subs.  We are out of siding for the moment, and our supplier has material at the mill […]

Bob & Stacey – The insulator started on the spray foam insulation on the upper floor this week, starting at the Master Bedroom and moving east.  The Master Suite is complete, and they are rolling through the rest of the upstairs.  The roofers dried-in the roof last week, and the carpenters are continuing with the […]

Bob & Stacey – The fascia is completed and the roofers will be onsite tomorrow to dry-in the roof (finally!).  The carpenters have 2 crews now putting up siding.  They have also been adjusting framing inside for the other trades as they rough-in.  The insulator will start on Monday with the spray foam insulation, beginning […]

Bob & Stacey – The carpenters are continuing with the fascia, soffit, and siding on the exterior, and started this week on the interior timber installation.  Masons are now moved back to the front of the house, as the front retaining walls are all backfilled, and they can set up again.  The added back retaining […]

Bob & Stacey – The site was quite crowded this week, with the backfill of the front retaining walls going on, along with all of the carpentry and masonry work on the exterior, and the subs. pushing to complete rough-in on the interior so that insulation can start next week.  The carpenters are working on […]

Bob & Stacey – The carpenters are working on the exterior siding, soffit, and fascia, and also the reclaimed timber lintels and trim.  Wall straightening and blocking, along with some drop ceilings, is being done on the interior.  The electricians, plumbers, HVAC crew, fire sprinkler sub., A/V, and security sub. are all continuing with rough-in. […]

Bob & Stacey – Summertime weather pattern this week, with nice mornings and afternoon thundershowers.  The carpenters are continuing on the fascia and applied timber trim on the exterior, with some interior framing – mostly adjusting for the light fixtures and plumbing.  We were planning on starting the siding this week, but after checking the […]

Stacey & Bob – Very warm week, from what we’ve had, with a few strong afternoon thunderstorms.  The framers have been installing fascia, exterior timber headers over windows and doors, exterior timber window sills on the upper windows, and “wall straightening” on the interior.  The wall straightening involves checking all of the studs for straightness, […]

Bob & Stacey – It has been a wet week, which has shut down the excavator on the retaining wall excavation.  He is almost done with the prep. for the front walls, with just a few days left to finish that area, then he will move around to the one back wall.  The framing crew […]

Bob & Stacey – Great week of progress.  Almost all of the windows and doors are set, soffit work is continuing, framing alterations for the subs. are continuing, and the masons are setting stone.  The electricians, plumbers, and HVAC crew have been roughing-in all week.  The excavator has been working on the front retaining wall […]

Bob & Stacey – The framing crew is continuing with the exterior window and door installation, fascia and soffit, and punch list interior framing (blocking and altering framing for the plumber and HVAC crews).  The mason is starting on the exterior stone veneer, so the framing crew is also installing flashing ahead of the masons. […]

Bob & Stacey – Despite the dire weather predictions for this week, we stayed pretty dry.  So, the crew concentrated on the exterior, setting windows and exterior doors and installing soffits and timber rafters.  The Family Room Terrace soffit is nearing completion, and the electrician is roughing in the lights.  He has been informed that […]

Bob & Stacey – Just a quick update this week, as Stacey is here and will no doubt give you a better update than mine!  Windows are being installed, the timber work at the Family Room Terrace is almost complete, soffit is being installed, stone veneer material is being delivered (several semi loads already onsite) […]

Bob & Stacey – The framing crew is now working on the few small framing changes that were made recently on the interior, setting the timber rafters over the Family Room terrace, setting windows, and working on the fascia and soffit.  The subs. are continuing with rough-in, which always involves framing changes for the plumbing […]

Bob & Stacey – Framing crew is finishing up the wall framing in the basement, adding blocking and sub fascia to the roofs ahead of installing the fascia and soffit, working on the timber frame at the Family Room Terrace, and working on the framing around the fireplaces.  They have held off on installing windows […]

Bob & Stacey – The framing crew is working in the basement, setting all of the partition walls.  They have finished most of the perimeter walls covering up the foundation walls, and are working from each end towards the middle of the basement with the interior walls.  The subs. – electrical, plumbing, and heating, will […]

Bob & Stacey – The first container of windows arrived yesterday, and we will start setting windows tomorrow or Monday.  The installation hardware is in the second container, so Zola is Fed-Ex’ing us some hardware to get us going, and that should arrive tomorrow.  The crew has been prepping all of the window openings, working […]

Bob & Stacey – We are back to winter this week, with almost 4′ of snow falling up high since Sunday.  Quite a bit less at your property, but still enough to put mud season on hold for awhile.  The crew finished up the timbers on the south side of the garage, and framed the […]

Bob & Stacey – Spring like weather is continuing, so we’re having an early mud season.  The framing crew has framed and sheathed the last section of the upper roof over Bedroom #3, and has most of the roof over the Family Room framed, and should be sheathing that tomorrow.  The Kitchen/Family Room will be […]

Bob & Stacey – The last two rooms to be framed, the Family Room and Bedroom #3, are underway.  They are setting roof trusses over Bedroom #3 this afternoon, and should have it sheathed and dried-in tomorrow.  The gable wall on the north end of the Family Room is framed, and they will be setting […]

Bob & Stacey – The framing crew is continuing with the roof framing and sheathing this week.  They have been working on the overbuild areas (where roof planes overlap), trimming rafter tails to length and applying the subfascia (board at the edge of the roof), and sheathing and installing the roofing “paper” to dry in […]

Bob & Stacey – We’re having a mid-winter thaw, not too warm, but upper 30’s for highs makes the framing go easier!  The crew has framed in the south window wall at the stairwell, and the floor at Bedroom #3 was also framed this week.  The roof overbuild areas are being framed, ahead of sheathing […]

Bob & Stacey – Big week for a change in the look of the house, as most of the upper roof trusses were set yesterday.  The Living Room trusses and the trusses over Bedrooms #1 and #2 were craned into place, blocked and braced.  The Living Room chimney chase was framed earlier in the week, […]

Bob & Stacey – Great progress this week on the framing, with 2nd floor walls going up, and timbers at the upper level also.  The tall walls on the main level are also being framed.   Will be setting some of the upper level trusses next week. The soffit material showed up, and the fascia […]

Bob & Stacey – The 2nd floor framing and sheathing is almost complete, with the area at Bedroom #3 the only area remaining to be done.  We were waiting on a final timber delivery to be able to complete that area, and that delivery will be tomorrow.  They will also be bringing the timber trusses […]

Bob & Stacey – The framing crew is concentrating on the reclaimed timbers and structural beams that will be carrying the 2nd floor deck framing.  One crew is working on the east terrace area, that will be supporting the 2nd floor under Bedroom 3, another crew is working on the timbers in the Dining Room/Entry/Bridge […]

Bob & Stacey – The deep freeze has ended, at least for this week, and good progress was made by the framing crew.  The Master Bedroom roof and west gable wall are well underway, and they should have plywood on that section of roof by tomorrow.  The timbers in the center part of the house […]

Bob & Stacey – As you could tell, this week was a battle against the cold snap we’re experiencing, and it was a draw.  The framing crew worked two days, and called it on two days.  They were productive, as they were able to prep all of the rafters for the Master Bedroom roof in […]

Bob & Stacey – The Guest Master Suite is now framed, and the roof sheathed.  Part of the crew is working on the other end of the house, finishing the wall framing at Bedroom #4, and setting the roof trusses.  Timber rafter tails are being installed, and timber columns and beams are being prepped for […]

Bob & Stacey – The framing crew is working on the roof over the Guest Master Suite, and should have that dried in next week.  They are also framing the lower roof over the Laundry and Mudroom area.  With most of the timbers onsite, and the steel timber connectors and decorative plates also here, they […]

Bob & Stacey – The framing crew is working on second floor walls and steel columns, setting lower roof trusses, and second floor deck framing.  They have set some of the 8×12 reclaimed timber “lookouts” that will carry the double 4 x 10 rafters at the exterior.  They will be working on Friday this week. […]

Bob & Stacey – The framing crew braved the elements this week, with strong winds early in the week, and steady snow today.  They retreated to the basement for wall framing early in the week, and today were up on the 2nd floor standing walls, and unloading a lot of material that showed up.  We […]

Bob & Stacey – Enjoyed our productive meetings this week, and look forward to seeing you again in December.  The framing crew framed and sheathed the 2nd floor deck at the Master Suite, started the trusses over the Guest Suite, and continued with some of the 1st floor walls.  Today the snow chased them into […]

Bob & Stacey – The framing crew made good progress this week, despite the wet weather.  The weekend is supposed to be clear, so they will be working both days as they are as anxious to get under cover as we are.  They are working on 1st floor walls, and the roof framing over the […]

Bob & Stacey – The main floor wall framing and sheathing is continuing, with most of the 10′ high structural walls now framed.  Most of the 2nd floor deck package is onsite, and when the glulams arrive next week, they will start framing the 2nd floor deck, and tying the tall walls on the main […]

Bob & Stacey – A wet start to the week, with rain on Monday and Tuesday, but the framing crew worked through the rain.  The excavator had to pull off, and just got back on site today.  The framers are making very good progress now that the floor is on, and have increased their crew […]

Bob & Stacey – Monday saw the first floor deck sheathing completed, and the crew is now working on the first floor wall framing.  Backfill is progressing, along with prepping for the exterior piers.  We’ve received the revised grading plan, and Pete is now able to move dirt and place it in it’s final location, […]

Bob & Stacey – The first floor deck framing is almost complete, with the last few joists going in, and the Warmboard sheathing to continue tomorrow.  A few exterior walls are up in the Guest Master Suite, and by the end of the day Saturday there should be more walls stood up.  The garage slab […]