Framing week 14

Week 14 is the week after the 4th of July.


Bodensteiner Beamworks are back and installing the rafters and ceiling boards.



Mark and I have been framing and sheathing walls.


Aerial view showing the installation of the ceiling boards and the I-joists that make up the roof structure.

Interior of the great room looking toward the kitchen (west) showing the timberframe and the spruce ceiling.







Here is a veiw of the great room looking to the east.  There will be a fireplace to the left of the window, where the ladder is setting.






It has been brutely hot on the job site for many weeks.  The wood deck has acted as a reflector and has added, perhaps, 10 to 15 degrees to the typically mid 90 degree temperatures.  So getting the ceiling up has been a real treat in regards to getting us out of the direct sun for at least part of the day.

One added treat this week has been the emergence of lots of wild flowers within feet of the construction site.  The picture at right is just one of half a dozen or so.

This coming week we are looking forward to getting the sheathing on the roof and getting this portion of the house weathered in.