Much has happened since the last postings. Roof on, facia on, front porch roof and metal work. The windows are in. The fire sprinklers are in and passed the test. The plumbing is essentially finished and most of the electrical. Still a bunch to go but there has been a lot of progress.
Setting the porch roof on the steel frame work.
We fabricated a steel post and beam to support the front porch roof. Then we had it powder coated…… we are in to low maintenance and it has that industrial look we like.
post and beam detail
So the house is pretty well closed in and dry. We have been busy assisting the plumber and electrician and working on details, routing pipes, electricity, building the stairs, lots of things that take time. The metal roof panels have arrived and we will be laying them next week.
there will be a two-story deck under the picture windows
and here is the rear of the structure.
Putting in the utilities poses some unique problems with this construction and I will post details soon. I am going to run the piping for the solar hot water collectors soon and tie it in to the hot water tank, details to follow. Hopefully this cold weather will break soon! There has been hard freezes and too much ice on the roof to get up there before 10:00a.m. ! Got to love trailer living in these conditions…….
Wow, it’s moving right along. I will definitely want to hear your thoughts on whether the SIPS were worth it. We should be filing our application for permits any day now.
Some things are faster, some things slower, the real test is to see how efficient it is when we get in. Definitely much less waste going to the dump.