Looking More Like a Real House

Week 13:With this week brings many updates. We now have windows and most all the exterior doors installed. The rough framing inside is almost complete and the rough-ins for HVAC and plumbing have begun. The basement has been drained again. We did have a few days of rain again. But, we also did have several days of near perfect weather. I'm sure the carpenters were grateful to have the relief from all the hot weather we have had. The house is looking more complete with the windows and doors installed. The windows and doors are the Pella brand ProLine series and include the Low-E (emissivity) glass coatings and Argon to increase energy efficiency. The framing upstairs is going well. They have replaced most of the ceiling joists and used collar ties to support the structure. Next week is the installation of the fireplace, more plumbing and the HVAC ducts, the start of the electrical, and the last of the framing. It will be quite busy in there. Our homework this week was to figure out what material and how we want the stairs to look and to pick out the cabinets for the kitchen and bathrooms. So many options to choose from. We did get it done though. I'm not going to tell yet, you will have to wait and see.

Here are the redone rough openings for the windows upstairs. They were previously constructed wrong and were not properly structured to hold up the roof.






Here is one of the double-hung windows. There is Pella tape around the outside to make it waterproof.







Here is the front of the house and the staircase that juts out with the 4 windows.







This is another shot of the front. The windows are bigger than the previous ones we had and do let in quite a bit of light. It is going to be very cozy.






Here is the back side of the house. The upper windows are casement windows and the lower are the double-hung.







The windows are installed int he kitchen and dinning room and they are starting on the master bedroom. As you can see it was a beautiful day finally.






Another shot of the front showing the dinning room windows.








Here is the round window in the master bedroom lofted ceiling.








Here is the interior shot of the window.








Master bedroom windows ready for installation.








Here is an interior shot of the staircase landing and windows.

















The floor upstairs has been installed and the framing is to begin.








The main header board has been installed to support the ceiling joists.







Here is the new laundry room.








Here is the entrance to Abby's bedroom on the left.








Here is the entrance to Kathleen's bedroom and the top of the stairs.








Here is the door to our balcony.








Here is another shot of the girls rooms and the linen closet in between.







Here are the new ceiling joists that were installed to create structure.







This is a shot of the top of the stairs. There will be a half wall around them creating a little play area.







This is looking at the same room from the other side.









Here is the plumbing for the girls bathroom. the pipes are the drain for the double vanity sinks.






Here is the laundry room. The box is for the hot and cold water to the washer. There has to be good coordination between the plumber and HVAC people so they are not competing with space for their lines.





Here is one of the vent stacks. This will bring air behind the water.