Tuesday, September 15, 2009

hardi framing

beam supporting trellis between house and garrage is installed. also framing for borders that will conceal gutters and downspouts are done. we also have garage overhead door.

also we got our first lighting fixture. not sure where we are going to hang it.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

rosin paper

our mechanical room, still empty, once it gets filled with all the equipement, there will be hardly any space in it.
our contractor asked us to cover floors since closed cell spray foam insulation will be blown in this upcoming week. we used rosin paper, which we will keep over floor until painting is complete. whole place looks like it got "beautifull" pink carpet. also while jana was covering floors, i installed blockings in exterior wall cavity for siding attachement.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

gutters





gutters and downspouts will be eventually concealed within siding.

my first DIY project happened to be working table. since there is more and more work we are doing ourselfs, this large working area will be handy. after construction is over i will keep it in garrage to have my little hobby area.
friday we received ceramic cook top.

Sunday, September 6, 2009

final wrapping

house is completly wrapped now. we also have roofing membrane installed.

Friday, September 4, 2009

windows

windows are finally here. after receiving quotes on windows that ranged anywhere between $5000 adn $72000, we decided to go with Jeld Wen Siteline EX serie, with extruded aluminum exterior and wood interior. Even though it is not exactly the look we wanted (which was totally out of our budget), they are very decent quality for the price.
in one day, all the windows were installed. we are still waiting on patio double sliding door.
meanhile we started to collect all the tools we might need for the work we are planing to do ourselves.