House II

[RobS]

Re: House II, Porch Footings

<font color=blue>Why isn't the footing poured first?</font color=blue>

That's what I wondered at first too, but in the end it really doesn't matter so I did my thing with the porch deck after the framers did the roof and the mason will come later to brick up under it all. I plumbed my framing to the ceiling framing so it all lines up. I set the deck framing on temporary supports and leveled it all up where I wanted it. We established our final grade line today so I dug the footings and marked for the concrete height from the deck framing. I'll have the mason build the piers an inch shy then lower the deck down for a little pitch away from the house. He'll know exactly where to put the piers since the framing is already there /w3tcompact/icons/clever.gif It could have gone the other way too with him taking his plumb lines from the roof framing as well so I guess it's just a matter of scheduling/convenience /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

And yes, I was having a huge blast with that backhoe /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif

 

[RobS]

Re: House II, Porch Footings

MDNY, I've already got the CUT... now just to convince the wife that I NEED that backhoe attachment.

Of course it's not as simple as it sounds. Our builders rig is a tph mount and I'm pretty sure I don't want that after using his. My little 790's top link mount is nowhere near as solid looking as that 4200 and it sure seems like the tph backhoe puts a lot of stress on the top link. So now I have to convince the wife that I not only want a backhoe but I want a subframe model, and ideally the John Deere one that fits so nicely /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[MossRoad]

Re: House II, Porch Footings

Thanks /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

I always wondered why /w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif and now I know /w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif

 

[MDNY]

Re: House II, Porch Footings

RobS,

Thanks for the info. Well I stopped out tonight but didn't bring the camera figuring not much was happening. Wrong. The roofers have started. They did the garage, and by Wednesday/Thursday will have it all done. The windows are arriving tomorrow and they will start those as well. So I figure by Friday evening I will have my roof all shingled, the windows and doors (mostly) if not all done and ready to meet the electrician.

I will take pics tomorrow since I have golf league on Wednesday and can't stop out.

 

[RobS]

Re: House II, Porch Footings

Hey, no problem Michael. Your place is really looking nice. Amazing what a roof does, isn't it? It'll be good to have it weathered in.

I took some pictures last night but power was out at the rental so I couldn't upload them. The siding guys finished all the high gables and the lift goes back today. I did have a chance to play on it last night but no pictures of that /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

Tonight we pour the concrete for the porch footings /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[MDNY]

Re: House II, Porch Footings

RobS,

Well I ran into the roofers tonight as they were finishing for the day when I got there. Nice group. They will be done by Thursday with all the roofing. The windows got delivered today, but late so they didn't start them yet.

Not to be picky but I noticed a small ding in the frame molding on the front door and that irked me a bit the door is expensive enough to have damage on delivery.

Any way I figure roof done and window's underway and most likely done by early next week. I figure we will have siding going soon.

Our roof pitch is nothing like yours and our turrett is more decoration as we opted out of the vaulted ceiling (costs had to be cut somewhere).

Heres the latest pics.

 

[MDNY]

Re: House II, Porch Footings

Here's the back with the garage done.

 

[RobS]

Re: House II, Porch Footings

Looks great and they seem to be really flying on everything. Nice weather helps. We poured porch footings tonight and the mixer driver was reminiscing back to March when we did our wall pour. He said he was one of few who didn't get stuck that day.

Your porch entryway looks similar to ours with a gable over the steps. We're struggling a bit with the details on that and I need to get that put to bed here soon so the siders can do the soffits under there. Do you know how yours will be finished? Plane of the gable versus porch post locations? It's all kind of hard to visualize in my mind.

I'll stick some recent pictures under a new sub-thread /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[RobS]

Re: House II, Porch Footing Pour

Serious fun tonight as we poured the porch footings. My wife and I are doing most of the porch as our little contribution to the house. Here's our builder's husband (on the right) and I watching the concrete flow. I look like a real contractor there don't I /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[RobS]

Re: House II, Porch Footing Pour

And here's the most recent shot of the front. The siding guys finished the high peaks yesterday with the boom lift and it was picked up this morning. Now they're back to ladders and staging. It's so rough they didn't even work today. They are supposed to be back tomorrow and all done by the end of the week. Hard to tell but there is some decorative trim up in the tall gables. We struck a deal with a local manufacturer and got some free stuff in exchange for catalog photos. Still working with them on more porch details and some interior trim embelishments /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[MDNY]

Re: House II, Porch Footing Pour

RobS,

It all looks great! We met with the electrician today and did all the lighting. He is going to work up the lighting parts and tell us what types we designed so we can go shopping.

The roofers have just a bit left to do for the front porch roofs tomorrow, and then onto the siding. The builder figures about 5-8 days of siding work.

Found out the window guy made a few mistakes on ordering. The sun room windows were about six inches larger than planned (ok) and they all open the same way when one is not supposed to do that. So I told the builder to tell the sales guy its okay it just has to be free. Not sure how they are going to order the window, get it replaced all before the siding gets to that wall. Not my problem (yet).

I will take pics tomorrow since I wanted the roofing done with all the windows in place (done) before I took a pic. Maybe I will get some siding in the shots tomorrow.

Not sure about your questions for the front porch so I will post some detailed pics of the porch area tomorrow for you.

 

[RobS]

Re: House II, Grading

Woo Hoo, big time stuff going on the last couple of days. Final grading around the house and the driveway going in. Also drywall finishers are about done and the painters have already started spraying a primer coat upstairs. We'll be doing the ceramic tile work next week (another one of our own contributions to the effort) so things are really happening lately /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[RobS]

Our builder says we've had 40 loads of dirt delivered over the past several months. I'm pretty sure this dozer has eaten much of that since I can't tell where it's all gone. Such is the downside to building the house up out of the ground as much as we did /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[RobS]

Re: House II, Grading

Are all guys pyros? My wife just doesn't understand. Here's my last big burn of scrap from the construction. Our burn pile sits where the drive will be going through so any day now this will no longer exist. I celebrated with one of my biggest fires yet /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[RobS]

Re: House II, Grading

Lots of crushed concrete for the driveway. If I recall, there was a thread some time back mentioning "tailgating" materials. That's what they've done here. Basically, they chain the tailgate so it only opens so much (about 8" in this case). Raise the bed and drive forward. This guy made it look easy /w3tcompact/icons/clever.gif

The mowed path straight ahead leads to where my future barn will sit. The house is through the trees to the right /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[MDNY]

Re: House II, Grading

RobS,

Looking real good. They finished our roof today and will be doing the siding starting Monday (they figure about 4-5 days max) so by the end of next week I will have a real looking house done.

The builder has to frame in the garage door areas Monday and put on the porch decking as well. Then we won't see them for a while since the other subs will be there.

I took som pics of the porch area for you. We have a stack of cinderblock since they will be putting a cast stone surrond on it so add the "look" we wanted. But I tell you we are real close in style but yours is allot bigger than mine.

Michael

 

[MDNY]

Re: House II, Grading

Ok here are the pics, forgot to resize before posting.

 

[MDNY]

Re: House II, Grading

Here's the front now with windows.

 

[MossRoad]

Re: House II, Grading

WOW! That is a lot of progress. Looking real nice.

 

[bryce]

Re: House II, Grading

Did you ever show us the floor plan? I would like to see what the plans look like? The house looks great, really like the porch and the pushed out area on the right! Robert