A few more pieces

Today the crew started on the floor upstairs, gluing and nailing the plywood in place. They made great progress, finishing one room, working their way across the bridge and well into the second room. It is now looking pretty roomy upstairs.

When the crane truck arrived the work quickly shifted to the task of putting the last of the heavy steel beams in place.

Once the beams were squared up and securely welded and bolted in place it was time to put some more trusses into place. There are still a few cormners and ends to put into placeas well as the center trusses on the living/dining room vault but the skeleton of the roof is largely in place. Pretty soon there will only be stick framing left to finish.

-grampa dan

Wired for sound

When it is time to seriously plan for electrical and electronic services and equipment you know things are really moving along with the new house and it is that time. There were so many choices and options when it came to who would do our electrical. We opted to go with a company we've been dealing with for many years. C & S Electric is based right here in Yarrow. Steve and his crew have done electrical work in our shop, mostly in relation to the CNC router. What I love about Steve is his friendly manner and willingness to give us what we want and need. He is a professional, looking out for our best interest. We look forward to continuing to work with him and his team!  www.candselectric.com

We are also going to need expertise in prewiring and installing a great sound.video system in the new house. Steve has a branch of his company that can professionally handle that for us as well. We look forward to a wonderful new system in the house that we will enjoy for many years to come. www.system7.ca

The seemingly countless pieces of the puzzle are coming together.

-grampa dan

The house has an eyebrow.

Today the roof of the new house was at a stage where we could explore the eyebrows over the windows. I would make one for starters as a test. Once we settled on a stuyle and size I would cut the rest of the pieces we need to go around the house. I used the MultiCam CNC router to cut the pieces. It sure was a whole lot faster and accurate than I could ever do it with a jigsaw. Brando glued and screwed the pieces together and then I hauled them out to the house for some fun. As soon as they were up everyone gathered to gander and offer their opinion.

After some discussion we decided it might look better if we tried a little wider version of the eyebrow with a more relaxed curve. I went back to the drawing board. A modified version was quickly designed which I'll let the router cut first thing tomorrow morning. I look forward to seeing the new version in place.

Harold's Concracting crew put up a bunch of plywood on the second floor in one of the bonus rooms. Janis & I both loved the space. The bridge framing is all in place and ready for plywood.  As the various rooms quickly come together the house feels pretty cool. All the back trusses are in place and tomorrow a bunch more will find their perament home.

The fun continues...

-grampa dan