Basement drains

Tony was in to start the basement drains today.  We're roughing in a secondary kitchen and laundry unit, so the work is pretty extensive as far as basement drains go.  We are on target to have the concrete slab in the basement poured next week.

Sewer and Water Upgrade

The City contractor, Co X Co, was in today upgrading the sewer main and water service line to 1".  This is one of the mandatory service requirements for a new build, and one in my opinion, that most people should do even in a major renovation.  The old style drains were pretty bad, and the default 1/2" water line does not have sufficent water pressure by today's standards.  

It was a messy job today - with the ground water being so high in the neighbourhood, the guys had a hard time.  We had some neighbour unrest as well, which is never an easy situation, but I smoothed it over as best I could (so far my plumber has visited her twice and I have had guys attending to various small requests in order to keep her happy).  Building is a very disruptive thing, so I'm making the best effort possible to keep things neat and orderly - but it's still construction.

Roof trusses arrive

The trusses arrived on schedule this morning and Miguel grabbed them and deftly maneuvered the zoom boom machine to drop them on top of the house.  We should have the roof on and sheeted tomorrow.

Blocking up the wall

We were able to sneak Tom's guys in today to bring the rear, half brick wall that is hidden by the roof, right up just above the roof level with 4" block.  It was much easier to do it now, before the roof was sheeted... at that point, you either have a mason ripping off carpentry work to get access, or a very unhappy mason... and I don't want either.

Steel posts installed

We needed today to install the steel columns that support the steel beams on the 2nd floor floor.  With a plan to add some masonry work tomorrow, it was imperative to get the support in place.

2nd floor complete

The guys completed the partitions and proceeded with the odds and ends throughout the house that needed to be completed.  I did a short walkthrough that I'm sure will be dizzying and not very informative, but you can see a lot of wood framing :-)

2nd Floor Walls Start

The guys finished their layout late last night just as a thunderstorm struck - good timing!  They made quick work this morning of getting the exterior walls up, and by end of day, had all of the interior walls framed in on the second floor.  Tomorrow is more of a hodge podge day with final preparations before the trusses arrive next week.