One Story Section Sheathing

View into the newly sheathed section from the old section.

Second window from the right will be over the sink.

Nice view of the kitchen/dining area ceiling.

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Roof Insulation and One Story Frame

I'm adding the last bits of 2" insulation to the roof.

The frame for the one story section is up! This part of the house is where the kitchen and dining area will be.

Nice view through the trees.

Insulation and Strapping

The two story section now has insulation and strapping on all the walls except above where the one story section connects to it. The strapping is nailed through the insulation and sheathing to the posts. It holds the insulation down and also provides a nailing surface for the vertical exterior siding. Notice also that the roof finally has Typar on it and so now snow removal is pretty much restricted to the outside of the house.

Rafter trusses patiently waiting to be erected over the one story section.

Roof Sheathing

The sheathing is now finished on the 2 story section except for the few boards along the ridge line that will need to be installed from the outside and a bit around some of the windows. The man in the bottom photo is my friend Steve Elfelt, who is visiting us with his family from Pennsylvania. Thank you, Steve!!!!

Typar and More Sheathing

Forrest helped me put house wrap on three sides today. It'll help keep the sheathing dry and protect me from the wind as well.

If you can picture a nice window here, you can get the idea of what the inside of the house will look like. Not a house for people who don't like wood!

Sheathing

This is as far as I got yesterday.

And this is what it looked like at the end of the day today.

The sheathing goes on the outside of the posts and it is visible from the inside.

The Deck is Down, the Rafters are Up

The deck as of Nov. 13. It is complete but for the missing boards between the posts.

The rafters are installed.

Temporary boards over the stair hole.

Yet another view.

Many, many thanks to Brendan Barden, Peter Flaherty and Dave Williams. They helped me get the last bit of decking done, move the rafters to the deck, and start getting them up.

Special thanks to Forrest Macgregor who spent many hours with me putting down the deck and raising the rest of the rafters.