Progress finally

[Daddymem]

Looks like the weather is actually gonna work with us this weekend.  I've got 5 days off to work on this house and some people coming to give a hand.  Wish us luck.

[glenn kangiser]

I'll bet you really make some progress.

[Amanda_931]

What almost became the 2nd named storm of the season will be way past you by then?

[Daddymem]

Rain tonight..showers clearing in the morning finally.  Then some clear sky for a bit...finally.  

[deertracks]

Hope you make a lot of progress. All of us CP folks will be anxious to see the pics. Have a happy 4th! Just think... next 4th of July you will be living in your nice house and probably planning a deck or some outside project.

[Mommymem]

We've got rafters!!
Check out the blog for more pictures and updates.

http://schluterhomestead.blogspot.com/

[jonseyhay]

Good job, Mommymem,
You guys are really ripping into it. Looks like you'll be almost closed in by the time the weekends over.  

[Daddymem]

Hope we can get it closed up this weekend.  Fireworks tonight, possible rain Sunday afternoon and rain on Tuesday shore don't help none. :-/

[glenn-k]

Really looking great, Daddymem and Mommymem.  You've come a very long way from wondering if you could do it.

[Amanda_931]

About this time, if you were on a framing crew, you'd be wondering if your boss had any more work lined up.

Plenty more work, of course, but the work will be quite a bit different--roofing, plumbing, electric, and so on

[Mommymem]

Phew! Lots of updates and pictures on the blog. What a long weekend but very rewarding!
Happy 4th!!  [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif] [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]

[Sassy]

I am amazed at how much you guys are getting done!  Looks wonderful!  

[glenn-k]

What a change this week -- really looking great.  

[glenn-k]

Mommymem or Daddymem, I haven't looked back to see if it is mentioned somewhere but I assume that is the interior finish then you get a layer of foam then an exterior finish?

I found the plans in the Feb. Archive -- looks like Typar - couple layers of foam and an exterior wall.

[Mommymem]

You are correct Glenn. So after we finish the roof and 2nd floor gable ends we get to start putting up the foam. Already looks like a nice forcast for this coming weekend so we should get the roof and 2nd floor done.

[glenn-k]

Do electric and plumbing go through the foam cavity or surface mount?

[Daddymem]

The norm is to put the wiring on the outside between the foam and the siding and cut through the foam into the house for outlets etc.  We might put ours behind a short wainscotting.  Plumbing is all internal with ins/outs through the cellar wall.

[Mommymem]

Bump for more progress
http://schluterhomestead.blogspot.com/

[Amanda_931]

Getting on!

[Dustin]

Serious progress, you guys!
I go away for a week or so and you all of the sudden have a house!

[deertracks]

Scott, Sarah and your helpers... You should be very proud of your work - it looks great. I love the good photos of your loft area because I'm having a hard time visualizing how much room we will have upstairs. How high will your kneewalls be? There's a great book by Black and Decker on storage built-ins for basements and attics with a really great idea for built in drawers in the knee wall area. I would love to hear about any storage ideas you have for that space.

[Mommymem]

Its not really a loft area.. the house is considered a 1 and 1/2 story. Our bedrooms and bath will be upstairs with a 3' kneewall. We haven't fully decided if we'll put the actual knee-wall up or just the posts and make shelving. If the walls go up there will be 3' behind the post for storage.

You can check out our floor plans on the blog here.
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2099/1600/Page2.png

I think I make sense...If not let me know

[Dustin]

How's your experience been with the building inspectors?

[Mommymem]

We've only had 1 inspection so far (foundation) but I've been working with the 2 guys in the Town office here for over a year. I went in often enough with questions and stuff they've started harassing me about loitering and one offered me my own desk. I've stopped in and showed pictures of the progess and they seemed excited about seeing it. There is another guy building a FirstDay in the area who has the same inspectors so they are sort of familiar with the system. So to sum up, I'd have to say the experience with the inspectors has been good

[glenn-k]

I guess Daddymem and Mommymem have been pretty busy - progress continues.

http://schluterhomestead.blogspot.com/