05 13 2011 1

Building of Bill's home

By billw2155
  • Lot before costruction

    Lot before costruction

  • addendum 1 signed

  • Original offer on lot

  • addendum 4 signed

  • addendum 5

  • addendum 2 signed

    signed on 3-14-2011

  • addendum 6 signed

  • addendum 7 signed

  • Closing was on loan

  • Loan funded and recorded

  • The lot

    The lot

    Here is how the lot looks before it was cleared.
  • Clearing the lot

    Clearing the lot

  • Planning the retaining wall

    Planning the retaining wall

  • Retaining wall footing

    Retaining wall footing

    Today the footing forms were built. This will be the footing that the retaining wall will sit on.
  • Retaining wall footing (left side of lot)

    Retaining wall footing (left side of lot)

  • Retainig wall footing (rear of lot)

    Retainig wall footing (rear of lot)

  • Seting forms for walls

    Seting forms for walls

  • Setting forms for wall (front view)

    Setting forms for wall (front view)

  • cement basement walls (house rear)

    cement basement walls (house rear)

  • cement baement walls (front view)

    cement baement walls (front view)

  • Framing

    Framing

    Rear view of house during framing
  • Framing

    Framing

    Front view of the house during framing of basement
  • framing Main level

    framing Main level

  • framing Main level

    framing Main level

  • Pouring concrete for front patio

    Pouring concrete for front patio

  • Rear deck (framing)

    Rear deck (framing)

  • Living room (frammed)

    Living room (frammed)

  • Framing 3rd floor

    Framing 3rd floor

    Adding borads to roof and framing the 3rd level
  • 3rd floor rafters

    3rd floor rafters

  • It rained today so not much happening on the house.

    It rained today so not much happening on the house.

  • working out upstairs rooms & roof

    working out upstairs rooms & roof

  • living room - looking at stairs & kitchen area

    living room - looking at stairs & kitchen area

  • Building the upstairs bedrooms & loft

    Building the upstairs bedrooms & loft

  • Upstairs loft overlooking living room

    Upstairs loft overlooking living room

  • Workers preparing to put up the middle portion of the roof

    Workers preparing to put up the middle portion of the roof

  • Problem with middle portion of roof

    Problem with middle portion of roof

    The entire area over the living room was to be vaulted. In the picture shows only 1/2 the area was vaulted. There was a misunderstanding and the engineer is going to redo the rafters (in the red area) to match the vaulted angle,
  • Completed vaulting of living room area

    Completed vaulting of living room area

  • boards on roof almost completed (front side)

    boards on roof almost completed (front side)

  • Flat rafters were removed to make way for the vaulted replacements

    Flat rafters were removed to make way for the vaulted replacements

  • one of the construction workers trying out the deck

    one of the construction workers trying out the deck

  • Rear view (before/after) 3 upper windows added

    Rear view (before/after) 3 upper windows added

  • building of covered deck.

    building of covered deck.

    The workers added the covered roof over the middle portion of the deck.
  • Rear view with papered roof

    Rear view with papered roof

  • Front view with papered roof

    Front view with papered roof

  • 1st 4-Way inspection

    A “4-Way” inspection is where the Framing, Plumbing, Electrical, Heating reviewed. There were a few items found with the framing that needed to be corrected,

  • 2nd 4-Way inspection

    The house passed this inspection. Now the installation of insulation can be started.
  • rear

    rear

  • flont

    flont