Despite some rain we made a lot of progress this week; more is happening in parallel, and quickly!
This week the flexible underlayment for the metal roof was installed, which will keep everything dry from above. The finished roof itself will be installed later, once the siding is up and painting is completed.
Contractors for various trades are starting to appear and prepare for their respective work ahead. The "HVAC man" marked routing locations for all of the air-handling ducts, and now the electrician and plumber will map their plans. We're meeting with both on Monday to discuss things like switch and light locations, and whatever plumbing-related questions may need to be addressed at this stage.
The other big area of focus late this week is the porches. Today crews simultaneously began work to install the permanent porch posts, lay out the decking boards for the main level porches, and prepare the upper balcony and porch floors for a weatherproof flooring system that will protect the main-level porch ceilings below.
It looks like we have quite a bit of rain in the forecast for next week, so it will be an interesting one! The crew needs a streak of good weather to complete the upper level porch floors, as it involves a six-coatings process that is carried out over several days.
Last, siding was delivered to the site today, so along with the porch work we expect to see window and siding work begin soon after the holiday.
That's it for our update this week, as well as for 2016... Happy New Year to all!
This week the flexible underlayment for the metal roof was installed, which will keep everything dry from above. The finished roof itself will be installed later, once the siding is up and painting is completed.
Contractors for various trades are starting to appear and prepare for their respective work ahead. The "HVAC man" marked routing locations for all of the air-handling ducts, and now the electrician and plumber will map their plans. We're meeting with both on Monday to discuss things like switch and light locations, and whatever plumbing-related questions may need to be addressed at this stage.
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| Paint markings on the floor show location of air ducts and registers. This view is from our bedroom, looking across the master bedroom hall, past the closets, and through the bathroom. Eventually a freestanding tub will sit beneath the window, shaded by Bahama-style shutters. |
The other big area of focus late this week is the porches. Today crews simultaneously began work to install the permanent porch posts, lay out the decking boards for the main level porches, and prepare the upper balcony and porch floors for a weatherproof flooring system that will protect the main-level porch ceilings below.
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| Columns for the main-level porches wait in a staging area in our kitchen! These are pressure-treated laminate wood construction, rated for 24,000 pound loads (tested to 110,000)... each! |
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| Here you can see that a few upper-level porch posts have been installed. Note the metal strapping hanging down... this strapping is part of a system of protections against uplift in hurricane-type winds. It will run through the posts on both levels, and be well-secured to the roof framing above and foundation level framing below. |
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| This afternoon the main-level decking boards were being laid out. Our builder showed us the new system he's using to allow for a screw-down application without any exposed fasteners, so it should be a pretty clean install. |
Last, siding was delivered to the site today, so along with the porch work we expect to see window and siding work begin soon after the holiday.
That's it for our update this week, as well as for 2016... Happy New Year to all!
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