New Home Construction

[fordmantpw]

Bet the trusses didn't travel far,Mid-Am Truss?

You guessed it! Floor trusses were from there too.

 

[BuilderML]

Is it just the picture or is the head room tight on the stairway landing?

 

[fordmantpw]

Is it just the picture or is the head room tight on the stairway landing?

It's just the pic. Plenty of head room with the 9' basement ceilings. We will have dropped ceiling in the basement, but will do sheet rock around the steps to make sure we keep the head room plentiful.

 

[Red Horse]

Its funny you say that. We just completed framing a home with the Zip system for the roof and walls. I was talking with the sales rep from that lumber yard about adding tyvek over the zip as a 2nd measure of protection. His reply was you may be voiding the warranty. Here is how i could see a warranty claim going. Lets say you do cover the zip panels with tyvek and the zip fails for some reason. Now you remove the walls covering and the rep comes out and sees you have tyvek over it. Sales rep replies " Sorry sir but seeing how you have another product over ours there is nothing we can do for you. Ours is a stand alone product". Again it may never play out that way but your just giving someone a reason not to cover the warranty.

Good point on the warranty issue. I mentioned that to my friend who is in the process of finishing up his house. He says he did in fact think of the warranty issue, but in his mind, its such a long range issue and with the likelihood of proration he is not concerned. By the way-my post was in error-he used Tyvek-not Typar. In any case, he also says if you read the fine print on the Zip warranty/disclaimer, they can deny a claim if the surface is penetrated-in other words, if the applicator is careless with his gun air pressure setting and the nails are counter sunk, that gives them grounds to reject a claim. For what its worth. Like I said, this guy is very experienced (late 50's) and does pay attention to details.

In any case as far as Zip goes, it certainly has caught on big time up here.
In any case, Fordman-"Looking good"!!

 

[fordmantpw]

Another update. We've gotten a lot done since the last update!

Suspended deck poured:

Trusses and roof sheathing on:

The windows on the main level are in as well. The rest should be going in today:

 

[8N Ren]

Looking really good!

 

[wmonroe]

Very nice! Getting it dried in is a big step.

 

[fordmantpw]

Looking really good!

Thanks!

Very nice! Getting it dried in is a big step.

Thanks! Yes, glad to see it getting covered. The rest of the windows and a couple doors went in today.

 

[Red Horse]

Another update. We've gotten a lot done since the last update!

Suspended deck poured:

Trusses and roof sheathing on:

The windows on the main level are in as well. The rest should be going in today:

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Beautiful-Just out of curiosity in third picture (frontal shot) looks like the siding was not applied in area of what would be the rim joist. Reason for that?

 

[fordmantpw]

Beautiful-Just out of curiosity in third picture (frontal shot) looks like the siding was not applied in area of what would be the rim joist. Reason for that?

I'm not sure which area you are talking about. Are you talking about where the floor trusses are? If so, they just hadn't gotten to that yet. The put it on the walls of the main level before they stood them up, then came back later and finished the rest.

 

[hddnis]

Beautiful-Just out of curiosity in third picture (frontal shot) looks like the siding was not applied in area of what would be the rim joist. Reason for that?

7th pic shows the sheeting installed in that area.



Mr. HE

 

[EddieWalker]

Your home is coming along nicely. I like the look of it and how you don't realize how big it is from the front, but from the back it looks massive!!!

Not sure if this is something to be concerned about, but in my experience, you want the fascia board installed before the shingles go on. The reason is that you want the flashing to go over the edge of the fascia boards. In your picture, the paper is on already, but not the fascia boards, which means it's going to be hard to tie the flashing in with the paper.

What are you using for the fascia and soffit? I'm a big fan of Hardie because it doesn't rot. Cedar and treated wood will rot in time. There are other brands, but PVC vinyl is the only other one that I know of that wont rot, it's just a lot more money then Hardie.

I'm curious how they will trim out your soffit at the gable ends of your garage. In the pic, it looks unfinished, which means they are going to get to it, or they are doing something weird.

Eddie

 

[grainger12002]

Wow ! Great pics Fordman, thanks for sharing. Very exciting build there !!!

 

[fordmantpw]

Your home is coming along nicely. I like the look of it and how you don't realize how big it is from the front, but from the back it looks massive!!!

Thanks! Yes, it definitely looks much bigger from the back. We really didn't want something that "looks" big, but wanted our space. Coming down the drive, I think we accomplished that task, even if it was accidental.

Not sure if this is something to be concerned about, but in my experience, you want the fascia board installed before the shingles go on. The reason is that you want the flashing to go over the edge of the fascia boards. In your picture, the paper is on already, but not the fascia boards, which means it's going to be hard to tie the flashing in with the paper.

What are you using for the fascia and soffit? I'm a big fan of Hardie because it doesn't rot. Cedar and treated wood will rot in time. There are other brands, but PVC vinyl is the only other one that I know of that wont rot, it's just a lot more money then Hardie.

I'm curious how they will trim out your soffit at the gable ends of your garage. In the pic, it looks unfinished, which means they are going to get to it, or they are doing something weird.

Eddie

You're asking me questions I don't know the answers to. Those are a lot of the things I don't really have the specifics on. We just trust the builder on lots of those things. He has been doing it for years and is well known in the area. What you are saying about the roof definitely make sense and I see what you are saying. They are actually putting the tar paper and shingles on today. The fascia will be wrapped in aluminum, so I'm guessing they will just slide the aluminum under the paper when they put it on?

The soffit will be aluminum as well. I'm not sure what they will use above it to hold it in, but was assuming just standard pine since it should stay dry?

 

[fordmantpw]

Wow ! Great pics Fordman, thanks for sharing. Very exciting build there !!!

Thanks grainger!

 

[BuilderML]

Not sure if this is something to be concerned about, but in my experience, you want the fascia board installed before the shingles go on. The reason is that you want the flashing to go over the edge of the fascia boards. In your picture, the paper is on already, but not the fascia boards, which means it's going to be hard to tie the flashing in with the paper
Eddie

Hi Eddie, I think this picture will show how they will be finishing the fascia. Very common method when Vinyl siding is used.
Sorry for the poor picture but i think you'll get the idea.

 

[fordmantpw]

Hi Eddie, I think this picture will show how they will be finishing the fascia. Very common method when Vinyl siding is used.View attachment 380517
Sorry for the poor picture but i think you'll get the idea.

That's precisely what they will be doing. At least, that's how it is on my current house and everything that I've seen done.

 

[EddieWalker]

Thanks for the picture. I've never done aluminum. How do you attach the drip edge once the shingles are installed? I'm guessing it's slid under the shingles, but after that, I'm lost.

Eddie

 

[BuilderML]

The drip edge is installed before the shingles go on. You do your soffit next (usually as siding is being done) once soffit is done you install your L shape which covers the end of the soffit and also covers your 2x fascia. Very easy to do. Only issue with aluminum trim is that once the sun hits it you get buckles in it if you nail it to much and its not covered with a gutter. Once the gutter goes over it you don't notice the buckles as it helps hold if flat.

 

[s219]

Could be that the aluminum fascia will also have a return bend to support the shingles. No separate drip edge. That's the latest and greatest.... It gets installed *after* the shingles are up.