Murasaki99 ([info]murasaki99) wrote,
@ 2008-07-01 07:36:00
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Framing Started
The framing-in was started yesterday, with the builders working in 103-degree heat. I gave them vitamin water and access to the house so they could get cold water and maybe cool off if they needed to.

We had more thunderstorms and dry lightning last night, but I don't smell any more range fire smoke. Not sure if that means there weren't any new fires made, or if the breeze is pushing the smoke up the valley.


This side will hold the office and the bathroom. A bathroom with a window, yay!


The start of the family room wall. The large opening will hold a big picture window.


The view of the work area yesterday noon. The power cords are fed through a hole in the wall around the old piping into the kitchen, which has modern grounded outlets. Heh, no outside power sockets on my house (yet). I think I asked for one on the new addition. More to come, the guys are just driving up.


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[info]centaurg
2008-07-01 06:27 pm UTC (link)
Yes! Now we go 3D. Framing makes the house, and so will trusses. I want more outside sockets too. Should I ever get an electric lawn mower--or car (a distinct possibility in the next decade), I'll certainly have to have an outlet by the garage. And full-pressure spigots for the garden hose (currently blasting moss off the roof...)

Document everything in loving detail, and not just so we can peek over your shoulder at the progress. Having those details might just be extremely useful in some unknowable way in the future.

Edited at 2008-07-01 06:28 pm UTC

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[info]murasaki99
2008-07-02 07:34 am UTC (link)
It's definitely 3-D now. The trusses are coming and I hope everybody did accurate measurements or this is going to get interesting.

I'm taking lots of pictures as we go along, if nothing else there will be good documentation of what was done in case of future maintenance for whoever inherits the house in the future.

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[info]x_expat
2008-07-01 10:19 pm UTC (link)
Nice, big picture window. Is that going to be looking out from a family or rec room?

Woohoo! Framing's exciting! It's kinda neat to be able to see and to see through your walls.

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[info]murasaki99
2008-07-02 01:52 am UTC (link)
A family/dining/game room. With high-speed internet access so we can RPG real time with our friend and colleague on the East coast. (Heh, we're all a bunch'a computer geeks, our friend has been joining us via webvideo now for a couple months.) We'll put my mom's lovely tile-topped table in there and so we can have a formal dinner, game, sew, and let the grandkids play (and keep an eye on them through doors with glass panes.)

The walls are all up! It's like magic. :D

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[info]ithilwen
2008-07-02 02:36 am UTC (link)
Hey, it's starting to look like a room now!

Definitely ask for at least one (and preferabley two) outside power sockets. And I'd ask for an outside tap as well (especially since, with installing a bathroom, they're going to have to do plumbing work anyway). One can never have too many outside power sockets or faucets! (Especially since, no matter how many you put in, they never seem to be placed where you need them...)

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[info]murasaki99
2008-07-02 07:04 am UTC (link)
Yes, it's shaping up rapidly. I'm amazed at how quickly progress is made at this stage. I'll definitely check with the builder to be sure I'm getting power sockets and outside faucets put in. I don't remember asking for an outside faucet, and the water supply hasn't been put in for one, so we'll have to see how that goes. All these little things we need to remember upfront.

I do have an exterior faucet in the backyard that is branched off from the irrigation system. It is all city water, and perfectly drinkable if needed.

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[info]ithilwen
2008-07-05 01:28 am UTC (link)
If you've got a tap in the backyard off the irrigation system, then another tap off of the house might not matter so much. I just know from sad personal experience that it's easier to add these things before they've finished with the walls! (Too bad I didn't discover Himring's lack of a backyard tap before that point.)

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[info]catherinecookmn
2008-07-02 03:02 am UTC (link)
Yay! More room for kitties! And humans and horses too.

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[info]murasaki99
2008-07-02 06:56 am UTC (link)
Definitely more room for kitty cats! And grandkids, nieces, relatives, and friends.

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