Rough-in carpentry... we have a roof!

The rough-in phase of carpentry is usually pretty fun... it's the last phase of carpentry that really drives the final look of the house.  For example, we now have a front roof above the porch, which as really altered the look, positively, of the front of the house.

The guys worked from top to bottom, making it down to the main floor by end of day.  

In the garage, the boxes were added to give enough insulation around the ducts to keep the air warm/cool for the upper bedroom.

Electrical Service Set to Go

Kevin completed the meter box and service pole, so we are ready for inspection (which should happen next Tuesday or Wednesday).

The mason's continued on to the East side of the house.

Back complete

The guys finished the back of the house - I really like the look of the backyard.  Marlen and Danny and the kids will have many fun years enjoying their beautiful back yard (once we get some sod back there!).

It was another busy day inside the house, but more on that in a later post.

I can see the back yard!

We managed to fill a 40 yard bin by 5pm today with 45 yards of garbage!  The driver from Arizon was nice enough not to swear too much with the size and height of the load.  It is very nice to see the backyard, and you can also see the progress they've made on the brick.

Unfortunately, we've run out of brick (credit cards tend to get maxed during the build process!), but we'll be getting more tomorrow and they can finish the top and move to the last side after that.

Besides the heavy concentration of clean up, Kevin was doing his last bit of work before calling for inspection.  We should have power soon!

It was another busy one...

Masons, electrician, plumber, HVAC, rough-in framers and the cleaning crew has finally arrived - it was another busy day at 48 Edgecroft.  

Karol works on the back wall...

Rui drills the sump drain hole...

Andy hangs ductwork...

Mario runs water pipes...

Louis changes the bathroom door location and size...

Kevin runs the kitchen 20amp wiring...

And pedro finishes the coffered ceiling in the master bedroom!

No pics of the cleanup...it's just not that glamorous, but very rewarding!

HVAC, Plumbing and brick!

We continue to hum along on this project - the masons have move the scaffold to the back and were loading up bricks on the scaffold all day.

Meanwhile, work is progressing on the basement, with both HVAC and plumbing working in harmony.  We are aiming to drywall in 3 weeks.

Moving on

Although I don't have a pic... I will wait until the scaffolding is down, the boys just finished the West side - ahead of schedule and looking great.  We will spend the early part of next week cleaning the wall and moving the scaffold, then it's on to the back.  At this rate, we should be done brick in less than 10 days.