House

[RobS]

Re: House, View from above

Here's the latest shot of our house going up. Chimney is done and as you may guess from the subject line I did have to climb up the tower for a shot (next post). Roofers have started the last section of roof and as soon as the masons take down their platform the framers will come back for the porch roof. Weather continues to cause delays but soon we'll be weathered in /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[MDNY]

Re: House, Chimney Construction

RobS,

No walkout in this design. But there are two windows, but I don't see how they put them into the forms so they can actually install them later.

It started out nice today, then poured for an hour or two then stopped for the balance. I went out at lunch figuring I woud catch the masons and confirm the pour for tomorrow. Not a soul to be found. I waited about 40 minutes but no show. I guess they called it a day when it rained. What stinks is they probably could have finished the forms today and poured as planned tomorrow. So maybe a pour next week since it is supposed to rain, Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Got to love NY.

At any rate no one has called me to say a pour is on, but I may go out at lunch tomorrow to find out.

 

[RobS]

Re: House, View from above

A rather commanding view from the mason's platform. Also a view I'll likely never have again without a hot air balloon or something. I tried to keep a tractor theme and took one shot with my trailer in the background but I liked this one better /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[RobS]

Re: House, View from above

Since I am a self-proclaimed equipment junkie, here is one final shot of the mason's equipment from below. Quite the impressive rig they use /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[RobS]

Re: House, Chimney Construction

Yeah, the weather delays kind of suck. I've found that once they call it a day they're gone even if it does clear off later. We've got just a day or two of roofing to go then the weather won't be quite such an issue for us. Of course there is siding, but that's a whole other story I'll share another time /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[MossRoad]

Re: House, Chimney Construction

House is looking very nice, Rob. That first picture you posted tonight really shows it off. I forgot, what colors are going to be on the siding?

 

[RobS]

Re: House, Chimney Construction

David, siding color is "Ivy", kind of a mossy green. Lots of cream trim (eaves, fascia, window wraps and band boards). We're trying to work in some burgundy, perhaps in the porch trim. We meet with the builder tonight to finalize a bunch more stuff and get a timing update /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[MossRoad]

Re: House, Chimney Construction

I like mossy green /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[MDNY]

Re: House, Chimney Construction

Rob,

Things are looking really good on your house. I like the masons handy work there. No chimney for us as we are going with a gas fireplace and we didn't have any interest in a wood burning. So we saved some cost on not having a brick & mortal one.

The foundation forms were finished today and they are going to pour tomorrow. I guess it was a good thing I stopped out at lunch time and met up with the masons. They didn't have a cell phone and based on weather (not being cooperative overnight) they are concerned about mud and such. So they will need a pumper truck (added cost to me) so they had to call around. I helped out and they got one.

Next are some foundation shots with the forms ready to go for tomorrow.

 

[MDNY]

Re: House, Chimney Construction

Here is another shot of the forms.