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Day Twenty-one Friday, Dec. 9, 2011
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Day Twenty Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011
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Day Eighteen Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011
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Day Seventeen Monday, Dec. 5, 2011
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Day Sixteen Friday, Dec. 2, 2011
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Day Fifteen Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011
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Day Fourteen Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011
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Day Thirteen Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011
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Day Twelve Monday, Nov. 28, 2011
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Day Eleven Friday, Nov. 25, 2011
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Day Ten Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011
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Day Nine Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011
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Day Eight Monday, Nov. 21, 2011
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Day Seven Friday, Nov. 18, 2011
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Day Six Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011
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Day Five Monday, Nov. 14, 2011
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Day Four Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011
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Day Three Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011
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Day Two Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011
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Day One Monday, Nov. 7, 2011
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JOURNAL
This page is a chronological photo gallery and journal of the building of my home at Knobby Oaks. Days counted are days of activity.
Day Thirty-one Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011
Insulation in all the right places and some in strange places. Foam was squirted in every crevice and hole. R30 in garage ceiling, R38 in house ceiling. R18 in exterior walls and other 6" thick walls. R13 in 4" walls, like bathroom walls and utility room walls.
Day Thirty Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011
Electrician finished up the wiring.
Day Twenty-nine Monday, Dec. 19, 2011
Plumbers tested gas lines. Sheetrock was delivered by lumberyard.
Day Twenty-eight Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011
The boys put conduit in place for low voltage wiring. The electricians also worked.
Day Twenty-seven Friday, Dec. 16, 2011
The roofers finished installing shingles on the back of the roof.
Day Twenty-six Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011
Rain continued and builder framed pocket door and finished framing the fireplace.
Day Twenty-five Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011
Met with the cabinetmaker to determine what cabinets were needed. Insulation installer made an estimate of what the job would be. Builder reframed the fireplace opening. It rained most of the day
Day Twenty-four Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011
Roofers installed shingles that builder had brought out on Sunday on front and part of back. Electrician continued to work on wiring and builder worked on installing lighting
Day Twenty-three Monday, Dec. 12, 2011
Builder installed canned lighting and assistant continued to paint.
Day Twenty-two Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011
Electricians began work on setting up electrical boxes in the house
Day Twenty-one Thursday, Dec. 9, 2011
Air conditioning unit was put in the attic along with much ductwork. The tankless water heater and the box enclosure was installed on the outside wall. More painting on outside.
Day Twenty Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011
Finished caulking, including chimney. Painted 3 sides and painted trim on one side. Air conditioning unit and supplies were delivered.
Day Nineteen Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
More caulking was done on the siding in anticipation that tomorrow will be a painting day.
Day Eighteen Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011
Today was the framers' last day. The front porch posts were isntalled, the facing around the front door completed, flooring put in the attic above the garage for my precious storage and the chimney was built.
Day Seventeen Monday, Dec. 5, 2011
The back siding was completed and the front porch posts were delivered. The plumbing crew roughed in the interior plumbing. Standpipes appeared through the roof. Yay!! I have a bathtub and a framed fireplace opening. Hurricane straps were installed at outside walls and rafter joints. Sorry, Dorothy, you'll have to try another house.
Day Sixteen Friday, Dec. 2, 2011
A picture of the front door (propped open) installed the previous day and a shot of the back door. Outside the back windows and door were framed and siding installed. Inside hangers were placed where the joists are attached to the main beam.
Day Fifteen Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011
Every piece of Hardie Plank and every crack was caulked to make a nice tight outside. Work continued on the exterior siding on south end and the front porch. The front door was installed. The front half of the roof was covered in felt paper. Scott tested the flow of the water terminal and there's....lots of water.
Day Fourteen Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011
Work today concentrated on putting up the siding, framing windows and toward the end of the day, the back half of the roof decking was covered in felt paper.
Day Thirteen Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011
The OSB for the roof decking was delivered and a motorized tricycle-looking tractor ferried half of it to the back of the house through tight-fitting spaces. The eaves were finished being totally covered by Hardie plank, making ready surface for the decking. Also delivered were most of the windows, side door and the double atrium doors. Most of the windows and the side door were installed. Nice shot looking out through a window. Beautiful looking roof.
Day Twelve Monday, Nov. 28, 2011
Studs were nailed in the gables and then OSB on the outside of that. They finished with the Tyvek and built the eaves of Hardie Plank. I really like the predrilled air holes in the eaves. Maybe that will be enough to get some of the heat out of the attic in the summers. Some photos are included of framing on inside.
Day Eleven Friday, Nov. 25, 2011
They continued with the rafters and the porch. A team began to nail on the OSB to the exterior and then stapled on the Tyvek sheeting followed by boxing in of the soffits and facia board. The large header over the garage door arrived from the lumber yard and they hoisted it up to its final location. Beginning to look like a house. Inside looks great, feels great. Rain is forecast for overnight.
Day Ten Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011
My reward for taking off early in the morning for a grocery store run cost me seeing the first rafters and ridge board go up. Lots of cross-bracing and porch roof were started. A final nice shot from half way down the driveway.
Day Nine Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011
There are more walls erected, all of them actually. And the heavy, heavy big double glu-lam beam that span the length of the house is put in place. The joists are nailed in and stabilize the walls. Scott tried to carry seven 20-foot water pipes on his shoulder. They proved to be unruly and gave us all a laugh.
Day Eight Monday, Nov. 21, 2011
Today is the day that the house took shape, with walls and eventually a roof. The framers built boxes for headers above the windows and doors. They laid out the wall on the floor, nailed it together and then raised the wall into place. In the afternoon Scott and I got a trencher to lay the water pipe. In the dark he trenched 3-4 feet deep and 6 inches wide. Took a little more than an hour to make the 350 foot run.
Day Seven Friday, Nov. 18, 2011
The slab guys removed the forms from the slab and clean up the site, loaded their trailers and left. They recovered the slab with the black plastic. The lumber company delivered two loads of wood so the framers can begin early Monday morning.
Day Six Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011
After a day's delay because of rain, the pumper truck showed up at 6:30a.m. in the dark. It was set up quickly stabilized with four large outriggers and the very large, very long boom was extended over the foundation forms. Waited for the concrete trucks to arrive. When they did, the work was fast and furious. The concrete trucks had to back up the driveway and empty their load into the hopper at the rear of the pumper truck. None of them hit a stump, awesome. The concrete was first poured into the footings and beams. The operator of the boom mostly stood on top of the cab and held a rather large remote control. He had to place the end of the boom just at the right spot while a member of the slab crew held it in the right spot for the right amount of time. The slab crew had to work quickly to get it spread in the right places. The 90 yards of concrete (nine trucks) was poured in less than 3 hours, then the pumper truck folded up it's long boom and moved out. The slab guys continued through the afternoon, smoothing the surface. Interior forms were removed and then it was covered with black plastic so it would set up without too much rapid drying.
Day Five Monday, Nov. 14, 2011
Final work was completed on the steel work, placing rebar perpendicularly to form a grid and tying it all off. Then it was covered with 3 large sheets of black plastic to protect it from possible rain damage overnight. Tomorrow: The Big Pour.
Day Four Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011
Today the slab crew rebuilt the filled squares after the plumbers had rough plumbed the foundation. Then a pesticide called Surrender was sprayed over the entire surface. It was covered by black plastic and the footing steel forms were put into place. A good bit of rebar was strung in one direction. I wasn't there this day so thanks goes to Cynthia for taking photos.
Day Three Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011
A limb was trimmed from the tree that overhangs the driveway because the boom on the concrete pumper truck will need aerial clearance. The plumbers show up and begin to rough in the plumbing. Four plumbers work digging in all the pipes necessary. Contractor places dryer vent in foundation as well as the electrical panel. The slab guys continue to work the fill dirt and then assemble the steel forms for reinforcement in the beams.
Day Two Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011
Work continued with the prompt crew banking the fill dirt. The tractor with front end loader made it much easier and aided in packing the sand. A load of steel for reinforcement of the slab was delivered from the local lumberyard. A portapotty was delivered at the end of the day.
Day One Monday, Nov. 7, 2011
On this first day, the slab construction crew showed up at 7:00a.m., four men, sub-contractor and general contractor. The previous weekend I had kept the water running via sprinkler to make it easier for them to dig the beams. They first staked out the axis to orientate the direction of the house. The grade turned out to be more than we had thought with a 22" difference from diagonal corners. They staked out the walls, built the forms, and then began working with the 10 loads of fill dirt that was being hauled in. They filled sandbags and placed around the exterior of the mounds of fill dirt. As the day drew to a close, the neighbor dog Madison took up residency on the sand piles.
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