Freeze Frame

It was supposed to be near 60 today but, as the framers can confirm, it was barely 40 degrees when they were beginning to build the framework of our house! A little nippy...but I'm sure they've worked in colder. Now is when things start to get interesting and there will be lots to see and stay on top of as they build our house stick by stick.

This first picture is taken from the rear of the house. Our foreman is standing on the ladder in the forefront. In front of the beam he's working on is the stairwell and his ladder is standing in the pool table area. His head would be coming out through the stove in the kitchen above. The beam directly behind him walls off the bathroom and the guest bedroom just behind it.

Here's the egress window for the guest room. The utility/storage room will be directly behind it.


Here they are swinging the TJI floor joists over to the foundation. These are what will ensure that our floors never bounce or squeak. They span the full length of the house! Watching these guys manuever the equipment around is pretty impressive. The guy driving the backhoe to dig the sewer and backfill around the foundation had that machine balanced in some fairly precarious positions (sorry, no pix) but never seemed phased and managed not to topple into the basement!

The sun has finally come out so I will swing by the house again in a little while to see how much progress they made. When the sun is shining in South Bend anything seems possible (and there were daffodils in bloom on campus this morning!!!). Look for more pix tomorrow.