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murasaki99

Coming Soon - Framing

Jun 29, 2008 21:27

Got a call midweek from my contractor saying the lumber for the framing would start to show up Monday or so and that the roof trusses were on order. Once the material arrives the framing-in will start and evidently that goes very fast. He said, "soon it will look like a house!" Cool ( Read more... )

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centaurg June 30 2008, 06:07:08 UTC

After a >very< warm and muggy day, we've been getting thundershowers and some really spectacular cloud-to-cloud lightning. Not much rain, yet. Too warm to do much outside, but I managed a mild sunburn while cleaning moss and gutters this weekend. Thankfully nothing like your heat; Dawn's up in Victoria this weekend and it's hot there, too.

Hope the contractor got the roof trusses spec'ed correctly. Bother-in-law had a problem with that and they had to "make it fit".

Strawberry freezer jam sounds good...

murasaki99 July 1 2008, 01:52:27 UTC

We're supposed to get more T-storms tonight. We've already got multiple range fires thanks to last night's lightning. Argh. Smoke AND heat are not much fun.

Our contractor has done a lot of work, so I have hopes it'll all come together nicely. So far, so good. :)

Anything frozen sounds good! I had some chocolate ice cream after dinner. :)

cat_i_th_adage June 30 2008, 06:49:52 UTC

The roof tiles sound pretty.

What have you been doing about the cats?

murasaki99 July 1 2008, 01:29:27 UTC

I'm hoping they will look good in this climate.

The cats have been coping better than me, for the most part. They lie low when it gets noisy, then troop out to inspect the work when the contractors leave. They don't worry about things like leaks or electrical problems. :)

The hot weather has made for melted cats. I make sure they have plenty of water and they seem to be doing OK.

linmeister June 30 2008, 18:09:38 UTC

Don't you love it when a plan comes together? :) The colors you chose sound lovely, as well as nice and cool for summer. Would you post swatches or pics so we can see?

I hear you about the heat. Just got back from two weeks in Sacramento with Meg, and oy! We had fun... as long as we stayed inside. Not only did it hit 100+ degrees, the river makes it humid. I'm all for staying up late in summer, it's cooler at night!

murasaki99 July 1 2008, 01:45:10 UTC

Yay for plans that work! Or seem to. XD

I took more pics today, I'll try and post samples of the color scheme when I can get my hands on the swatches again.

It's too bloody HOT!! And the range fires are burning. Ugh. *cough* I hope you're in a no-fire zone.

x_expat June 30 2008, 22:57:51 UTC

Bird poop aside, sounds like it's going well, and the roof tiles sound neat. :)

murasaki99 July 1 2008, 01:31:06 UTC

So far, so good! More "weather" on the way - maybe thunder and lightning, maybe wind, maybe dust... take your pick. Bleh. But the framing started today!!

x_expat July 1 2008, 02:57:02 UTC

Wasn't framing another high point on that mood chart? ;-) I agree that part is exciting. The weather seems to be exciting nationwide. I'm hoping my neck of the woods doesn't get any more exciting than the afternoon thunderstorms typical of this time of year. Though it appears lightning fried my phone system last week.

murasaki99 July 1 2008, 15:00:13 UTC

I think it was high on the mood chart! :D

Did you get your phone system fixed? It's a pain without the little techie-stuff we use daily.

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ithilwen July 2 2008, 03:05:35 UTC

The weathered white shingles sound lovely. I remember how it was when I was choosing the brick for Himring; it's amazing how different something looks when it's actually on a house. The small samples you see in a showroom just don't wrk when it comes to seeing how the finished installation will appear!

Can't the countractor cover the exposed walls with some tarp or plastic or something, to protect them a bit better until the new exterior walls are done?

murasaki99 July 2 2008, 06:48:12 UTC

It seems like viewing things in full daylight changes their color quite a bit. Also viewing them at the proper perspective and distance also shifts the color, it's kind of strange that way.

What color brick did you choose for your house?

The contractors are working like beavers to cover the exposed walls, mainly by finishing the framing in. The walls will eventually be faced and covered with drywall as interior rooms. even though it has rained a couple times since the project began, it is so dry here the walls haven't gotten damp at all.

ithilwen July 5 2008, 01:30:36 UTC

Himring's brick is a multi-color reddish orange/tan/pale cream combination. I wasn't all that impressed with it at the brickyard, but my opinion changed radically when I saw it on a couple of actual houses!