Jan 2009

Construction Jan 2009
Foyer-to-courtyard sheathing 1/31Foyer-to-courtyard sheathing 1/31
Foyer sheathing 1/31Foyer sheathing 1/31
Foyer sheathing 1/31Foyer sheathing 1/31
Day 1 - S view floors 1/31Day 1 – S view floors 1/31
Day 1 - E view floors 1/31Day 1 – E view floors 1/31
Day 1- NE view sheathing 1/31Day 1- NE view sheathing 1/31
Day 1 sheathing progress 1/31Day 1 sheathing progress 1/31
2 rows sheathing 1/312 rows sheathing 1/31
Sheathing progress 1/31Sheathing progress 1/31
Close-up, 1st sheathing 1/31Close-up, 1st sheathing 1/31
NE view - 1st sheathing 1/31NE view – 1st sheathing 1/31
1st row sheathing 1/311st row sheathing 1/31
Beginning of lib and guest rm 1/31Beginning of lib and guest rm 1/31
One row complete 1/31One row complete 1/31
Mark - initial row of sheathing 1/31Mark – initial row of sheathing 1/31
Initial sheathing in library 1/31Initial sheathing in library 1/31
First piece of sheathing 1/31First piece of sheathing 1/31
Plop! Lumber drop 1/29Plop! Lumber drop 1/29
Sheathingd drop 1/29Sheathingd drop 1/29
Sheathing delivery 1/29Sheathing delivery 1/29
Peek-a-boo 1/27Peek-a-boo 1/27
S view -blocking done 1/27S view -blocking done 1/27
E view blocking done! 1/27E view blocking done! 1/27
NE view - Blocking complete 1/27NE view – Blocking complete 1/27
Crawlspace entry no. 2 - 1/27Crawlspace entry no. 2 – 1/27
Pantry/exercise rm blocking done 1/27Pantry/exercise rm blocking done 1/27
Up-close blocking view 1/27Up-close blocking view 1/27
Blocking balancing act 1/27Blocking balancing act 1/27
Cetner beam blocking 1/27Cetner beam blocking 1/27
Lib view looking toward garage 1/25Lib view looking toward garage 1/25
Rimboard on back of house 1/25Rimboard on back of house 1/25
Crawl space entry no. 1 - 1/25Crawl space entry no. 1 – 1/25
Rimboard-front of house 1/24Rimboard-front of house 1/24
Rimboard in lib/guest area 1/24Rimboard in lib/guest area 1/24
S view final joists & Steve 1/24S view final joists & Steve 1/24
Guest rooms/theater done 1/24Guest rooms/theater done 1/24
E view - all joists done! 1/24E view – all joists done! 1/24
Charlie taking pics 1/24Charlie taking pics 1/24
Measure, measure, measure 1/24Measure, measure, measure 1/24
Guestrm/crtyd joist view 1/24Guestrm/crtyd joist view 1/24
Wrapping up the guest rm 1/24Wrapping up the guest rm 1/24
Final joists in place 1/24Final joists in place 1/24
Charlie notching out joists 1/24Charlie notching out joists 1/24
Chuck and Steve finishing joistsChuck and Steve finishing joists
Early a.m. fog 1/24Early a.m. fog 1/24
Ghostly train trestle 1/24Ghostly train trestle 1/24
Foggy morning 1/24Foggy morning 1/24
Not a happy boyscout 1/23Not a happy boyscout 1/23
Who says it doesn't rain in the desert?Who says it doesn’t rain in the desert?
Sucking rainwater from plastic 1/23Sucking rainwater from plastic 1/23
Rain, rain, go away! 1/23Rain, rain, go away! 1/23
Sunrise in Mammoth 1/21Sunrise in Mammoth 1/21
S view joist progress MLK Day 1/19S view joist progress MLK Day 1/19
E view joist progressE view joist progress
NE view joist progress 1/19NE view joist progress 1/19
Entryway view from ct yd 1/19Entryway view from ct yd 1/19
Entryway joists almost completeEntryway joists almost complete
Entryway joist work 1/19Entryway joist work 1/19
N view joist progress 1/19N view joist progress 1/19
N view entryway of joists 1/19N view entryway of joists 1/19
First joists entryway 1/19First joists entryway 1/19
Theater joists installed 1/19Theater joists installed 1/19
Theater view from garage 1/19Theater view from garage 1/19
NW view joist progress 1/19NW view joist progress 1/19
N view theater joists 1/19N view theater joists 1/19
Nailing in theater joists 1/19Nailing in theater joists 1/19
Theater joists almost done 1/19Theater joists almost done 1/19
Beginning joists in theater 1/19Beginning joists in theater 1/19
End of choo choo/Steve workingEnd of choo choo/Steve working
Working while train goes by 1/19Working while train goes by 1/19
Great rm view toward master BRGreat rm view toward master BR
Master BR joists complete 1/18Master BR joists complete 1/18
NE view 2/3 joists complete 1/18NE view 2/3 joists complete 1/18
E view 2/3 joists complete 1/18E view 2/3 joists complete 1/18
S view 2/3 joists complete 1/18S view 2/3 joists complete 1/18
Exercise rm, master area joists 1/18Exercise rm, master area joists 1/18
Master bed/bath joists done 1/18Master bed/bath joists done 1/18
Charlie Heinz 1/18Charlie Heinz 1/18
Charlie and Steve BR joists 1/18Charlie and Steve BR joists 1/18
Checking level - master 1/18Checking level – master 1/18
Charlie & Steve -BR 1/18Charlie & Steve -BR 1/18
Carrying bedroom i-joists 1/18Carrying bedroom i-joists 1/18
Joists: dining, exercise, BR 1/18Joists: dining, exercise, BR 1/18
E view master bedroom 1/18E view master bedroom 1/18
i-joists in master bedroom 1/18i-joists in master bedroom 1/18
Beginning master bedroom 1/18Beginning master bedroom 1/18
Final leveling of I-joists 1/17Final leveling of I-joists 1/17
NE view final joist progress 1/11NE view final joist progress 1/11
E view day 2 final progress 1/11E view day 2 final progress 1/11
S view day 2 final progress 1/11S view day 2 final progress 1/11
Measure, measure, measure 1/11Measure, measure, measure 1/11
Dining room/kitchen floors taking shape 1/11Dining room/kitchen floors taking shape 1/11
W view of joist progress 1/11W view of joist progress 1/11
Joists and joist hangers @ ctyrdJoists and joist hangers @ ctyrd
Steve - not smiling 1/11Steve – not smiling 1/11
Charlie - still smiling? 1/11Charlie – still smiling? 1/11
leveling the joists 1/11leveling the joists 1/11
Closing in on joists 1/11Closing in on joists 1/11
Dining rm and workout rm floors emerge 1/11Dining rm and workout rm floors emerge 1/11
Joist progress 1/11Joist progress 1/11
measuring 1/11measuring 1/11
joist view from crawlspace 1/11joist view from crawlspace 1/11
S view of initial joists 1/11S view of initial joists 1/11
First joists = day 2 - 1/11First joists = day 2 – 1/11
Balancing act II - 1/10Balancing act II – 1/10
Balancing act I - 1/10Balancing act I – 1/10
S view joists - day 1 - 1/10S view joists – day 1 – 1/10
Wroking on blocking 1/10Wroking on blocking 1/10
E view joists day 1 - 1/10E view joists day 1 – 1/10
NE view day 1 joists 1/10NE view day 1 joists 1/10
NImble Charlie 1/10NImble Charlie 1/10
Holding joists in place 1/10Holding joists in place 1/10
Steve and Charlie 1/10Steve and Charlie 1/10
Joist nailing 1/10Joist nailing 1/10
First 34 ft joists in place 1/10First 34 ft joists in place 1/10
Great Phx neighbor, Charlie 1/10Great Phx neighbor, Charlie 1/10
Deciding next steps 1/10Deciding next steps 1/10
Measurements and leveling 1/10Measurements and leveling 1/10
Initial joist placement 1/10Initial joist placement 1/10
Charlie and his workstation 1/10Charlie and his workstation 1/10
First joist day - Charlie 1/10First joist day – Charlie 1/10
Joists before they crash to the groundJoists before they crash to the ground
Joist & rim board delivery 1/7Joist & rim board delivery 1/7
Court yard 1/3Court yard 1/3
Drainage pipe complete 1/3Drainage pipe complete 1/3