2nd Floor begins

The house continues to shoot up at an amazing rate.  They are making real progress on the 2nd floor.

1st Floor Framing, nearing completion...

Another long day for the guys - this time, Saturday.
Today they had 8 guys on site putting up the remaining first floor framing.

Framing has begun!

Today I stopped down to drop of water and Gatorade and got there just in time to see 84 Lumber delivering forklift loads of 2x6 studs and massive loads of plywood.

Also, the engineered limber I beams were on site as well.

Today I expect to see serious vertical changes.

Garage slab pour a.k.a. "Making our mark..."

This morning they poured the concrete slab for the garage.  Pretty amazing to see it all come together like this.

Anyway, we wanted to write in the concrete... cause, you know, that is what you have to do to concrete when it is drying.  As I understand it is a law.

So, I stopped by at lunch and walked up to the slab. There was a guy smoothing out the surface with a trowel, and I asked him:

"Is it OK if I write my name in the cement?"

"Is this your house?"

"Oh, yes.  I'm Chris, the owner."

"Well, then, go ahead... it is yours."

Thought that was a kind of funny exchange.  "No, I don't own it, but I'd like to write 'Killroy Wuz Here!'".  I'm sure it must happen.

Anyway, I made the mark.

2011

scRagz 

 

Now, I feel like the house is ours!