Loft and beginning of roof (3/22/13 -3/30/13)

This is more of "Christmas every day!"  The framing really is exciting and goes very quickly.  

Laminated beam for east side of loft

Loft floor joists

Kitchen ceiling/loft floor

Interior walls, bath, closet, utility

Attic sub-floor

Starting the roof, west cupola wall

Ridge beam and first rafter

Wow, again!

Framing begins (2/20/13 - 3/16/13)

OSB sub-floor goes in.

Blocking goes in for the bales.

Stairs will so much better than the ladder!

First wall framed....

and up!

Doors and windows 

Wow, It's starting to look like a house!

Receiving straw bales!!

 I was lucky to find a farmer with a field of wheat within 20 miles of my site.  He baled the straw and stored it for me.  I took delivery while the guys were on their Christmas break!  499 bales, enough plus a little extra just in case, stored in my barn on pallets.

Framing Starts! (October 2012)

Porch posts go up

View from the beach, looks like it might be something!

Start of perimeter beam

House floor beams and joists

Porch deck joists

Porch decking starts

Above Ground Piers (9/5/12 - 9/25/12)

 Setting the sono tubes and all the Simpson bolts, brackets etc., all "plumb and in line" took awhile but I have an awesome crew, so thanks to Johnny and Chris - it's perfect.  Then on the day the concrete and pump trucks came, my family came out to help!  Many thanks to my sister, Nancy, her husband, Chuck, and cousins, Margaret and Joe.  Yea!      

the pump truck was really cool to see on the site!