Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Framing done!

So the framing was finished up last week!  It was amazing to see it go up so fast!  This was probably the most fun part of the build because there was noticable changes every day for about 2 weeks.

Monday, Jan 21 they had gotten most of second floor done.  The windows and front door were delivered and stored in the garage.  I think the guys were off one of the single digit days, but only one.....those guys must be die hards because it had to be NO FUN working in such cold temps, but they did!
 

By Wednesday last week the roof was on and the second floor was all framed out.

And last Friday, it looked darn near done.  The front door and windows were in.

The stairs to the upstairs were done and I could actually walk through the upstairs.  That was cool!  Walking around all the bedrooms and envisioning our spaces was so cool! 

Nate called last Friday and said framing was done.  This week is all dependent upon weather, which so far, we're making out.  They got the roof shingled yesterday and finished up today.

Next thing will be to pour the basement and garage floors.  I think that should be done by the end of this week.  After that, the trades start going in to do their thing - wiring, HVAC and plumbing!  It's very exciting!

So we've also got some good things happening on our existing home....not the "great news" of an offer yet, but we had SIX showings last weekend - six!  That was really exciting to get that much traffic, and generally speaking, we're getting good feedback, so hopefully something happens soon!  Luckily too, we were really busy last weekend.  The tough part will be finding places to go every weekend if this keeps up!  But to get an offer, we'll figure that out!

So, good stuff and hopeful thoughts are the key ingredients to the next few weeks for us.

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