Winter Comin' On

We wrap it in plastic.


I'd intended to have the place livable by winter 2006! OK, in hindsight i should have designed more simply; instead i obsessed over details. And i thought that with a standard perimeter foundation, i wouldn't need engineering; i was wrong. There were waits for plan checks, inspections, deliveries, contractors & helpers. But the longest and most frustrating delays were for engineering. It took months! One outfit, after over a month's delay, dumped me when i had the untrusting temerity to question why everything they specified was 2x what actually turned out to be necessary. Bastards.

Floor

Completed plywood.


Inside what'll be the "shop".

Beam, Joists

Larry & i framed the 2nd floor.


Did i mention the awesome view?

More framing...

...and Larry & Becky helped me apply a waterproof membrane behind the retaining wall.

Cores Poured

Larry & i mixed/poured concrete into the block cores, and we've applied house-wrap & plywood siding.

Starting framing