Farmhouse Addition - Week 4 - Floor Trusses

After 4 days of hard work (thanks to excellent weather!), much was accomplished this long Memorial Day weekend!

Truss Delivery (After trying to deliver them to our neighbors down the road!)

Truss Delivery: All the Way from Chetek, WI

Video of Trusses Being Delivered!  Pretty Sweet Trailer!

Trusses Delivered and On the Ground!

Action Shot - Getting Ready to Lift Up the Last One!

 
Trusses All Set - Is There Really Another Whole Wall and Roof to Go On Top?

Cool Picture with All Trusses Installed.  Plenty of Room To Run All the HVAC and Plumbing Stuff!

 Standing on the 2nd Floor - the House Seems Small Now!  8' Walls Will Be Framed Up, Then 17' Above That to the Peak of This Roof!

Framed Up the South Wall!  Just Needs Sheathing, Then it Can Be Tipped Up!

Hmmm...I think some tree trimming is in order!  You may be wondering why leave a tree so close to the house?  For my fellow wood/tree professionals out there, this is an oak tree and if you know anything about oak trees, they grow VERY slowly.  This tree is estimated to be 80-90 years old.  Thus, it is kind of governing our project as we want to keep it around for another 80 years+!

Preview of the View from Our New Master Bedroom - Can't See Another Soul in Sight!  This is Country Living at Its Finest!

Lots more updates coming up from week #4.  Roof trusses are being delivered on Thursday, 5/29.  We will also be working on framing up and tipping up the remainder of the 2nd floor walls.  Onward and upward. 

Thanks for reading!

Dan & Erin

Farmhouse Addition - Week 2 - Framing Continued

Another successful weekend of framing on the addition.  The weather was very supportive of our efforts!  The first floor wall framing is now complete, and wall sheathing was also installed.

Saturday Progress - Garage Door Headers:

Saturday Progress - Starting to Look Like Something Now!

Saturday Progress - The Front and Back Walls of Mudroom/Powder Room/Pantry Framed:

Saturday Progress - Looking North:

Saturday Progress - Growing Up on the Existing House:

Sunday Progress - Sheathing!  Only 2 Sheets Short!

Sunday Progress - Looks Like a Big Box - No Windows Cut Out Yet:

Sunday Progress - 10' Sheets of OSB Are Awesome!  

Sunday Progress:  The Lumber Piles are Diminishing:

Stay tuned for week #3...big changes with floor trusses arriving on Wednesday, which will make for an exciting Memorial Day weekend!

Farmhouse Addition - Week 1 - Framing

Spring is finally here and that means the start of framing the addition!  Even with the on-and-off rain this whole weekend, we still managed to accomplish quite a bit!

Lumber Delivered:

The first thing to frame was a small knee wall supporting the mudroom/pantry/powder room floor in front of the garage.

1st Floor Knee Wall:

After that came installing the 2x8 floor joists spanning from side to side.

1st Floor Joists:

And here are some pictures as of the end of the weekend!

Looking South:

Looking West:

Cool Picture Looking into the "Jail":

Looking Northeast:

Looking East:

Looking Northwest:

That's it for now - stay tuned for Week 2!