A few walls are up

The big wall in the picture is the back of the garage, and the wall with the window is our mudroom/laundry room. The two walls on the left are part of a big closet in the mudroom area.

Another busy day out!!! Mom L, Dad L, Todd, Nigel, and Steve headed out early this morning to get a start on putting up some of the main floor walls. Once they determined all the measurements, they put up 1 of the garage walls, and then started to work on the utility room walls. When the boys and I arrived (10:30), they had 3 walls in place. By the time we left (3:00), they had built 3 more walls, and had put those in place, along with 2 others. We are really starting to make some progress!!! Hopefully by tomorrow night, most of the main floor walls will be up. The nice weather certainly helps. I will post some more pictures tomorrow (once my camera batteries are recharged!!!).

The big wall in the picture is the back of the garage, and the wall with the window is our mudroom/laundry room. The two walls on the left are part of a big closet in the mudroom area.

Sub Floor Completed

The new lift of plywood was dropped off yesterday, so the floor was able to be finished. Todd continues to work on getting around the house backfilled, so that it will be easy to work around this weekend. He should hopefully get it finished off tonight. Dad L, Mom H, and myself put some of the lumber that will be needed for the weekend up on the floor, for better accessability. The electrical panel is still not up--who knows when. We should be gettting the gravel for the garage brought in on Monday. Hopefully the plumber will be able to get in early next week as well, so that we can get the floor drains and pipes put in, and then we can get the gravel for the basement in. Then it will be floors in both the basement, and garage.

Foundation Inspection Completed

Yesterday was another busy day. The gravel for the weeping tile was put in, so then we were able to get the foundation inspection done. Todd and Dad ran into a little snag when they found out that one lift of sheeting (for the sub floor) was factory defect, so the tongue was off and wouldn't fit properly in the groove. They (the floor system group) is supposed to be dropping off another lift this morning. All the floor joists and beams are up, and the rim boards around the outside just need to be put in place. Todd started to backfill around the house last night and will continue to get some more done today. This will make it much easier to work around the house.

More on the floor

Todd and Dad L got a fair bit more done today. The floor joists are all up, and quite a bit of the sheeting. We should be ready to put walls up later this week. We have a small crew (my uncles) coming in to help us this weekend, which we really appreciate!! This time next week, we might have something that resembles a house!!!

This is the back of the house. The master bedroom/ensuite, and part of the the great room are sheeted.
Dad, Grandpa and Jacob on the floor!!

The garage that was insulated yesterday. We will be bringing in gravel to fill it up over the next few days.
Jacob and Joshua down in the "shark" tank (basement)--Grandpa even made them a few bridges (from one footing to another!!)
Still in the shark tank!!!

Some nice weather finally!!!

Today was a great day for working on the house. It is just below zero, but with very little wind. The styrofoam insulation was put into the garage this morning, and hopefully the gravel for the basement and garage will be brought in tomorrow--we'll see though. Monday's always seem to be the busy days at Burnco!! Todd filled in dirt in the areas he needed to, so the rock thrower should be able to get in tomorrow as well to put in the gravel for the weeping tile. Todd is hoping to finish the backfilling on Wednesday or Thursday. That will make it a lot easier for working on the house.
As it was nice out today, Todd worked on getting some of the sheeting on the sub floor. The boys and I were out there around 1:00, and Todd had put on 4 sheets already. I was able to help him (finally, something I can help with!!!) by putting in the screws while he continued to put the glue on and lay down the sheets. We probably ended up with about 8 sheets total by the time the boys and I left (2:30ish). The boys thought it was pretty neat to be able to be up on the house!!!
It is great to see the kids enjoying themselves out at the lot!! They love running around, climbing the dirt piles, playing with their big trucks, and helping out. I'm sure they will love it when we are out there permanently.
I'll try to remember the camera tomorrow, so that I can post a few pictures. It is really exciting to see things taking shape. We should hopefully get lots done this week, as it is supposed to be really nice out. Maybe we can even get a few walls up toward the end of the week!!!! I think Todd and Dad L will work by themselves until Wednesday, at which point Dad H might be able to be back to help as well (he is currently down at Dayna[Todd's sister] and Mike's completing their electrical work). If anyone is around this weekend, and is looking for something to do, please feel free to come on down!!!! I promise some good meals, and a warm place to sleep!!!