Construction

Boxes on Boxes

I’ve commented before on how different stages of construction cause the project to present different appearances. With the second floor framing well underway, and almost all of the first floor sheathing done, it looks like boxes set on top of boxes. Which isn’t at all what the design looks like! Without the roof you don’t

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Photos: Framing

I also added some more photos to the Foundation gallery. Check out the earlier posting to see them. Once the framing started, two things happened to change my perception of the project. First, the house began to look much bigger, because I could more easily imagine how expansive the floor space is (the concrete foundation

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Photos: Foundation

Here are some photos showing the results of pouring the foundation piers. First we dig the holes, then we fill them back in. Albeit with a substance significantly stronger than what was there originally! Some comments on particular pictures… The drill is very powerful. In fact, at the end of the drilling process the score

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