Roofing and Siding

So, here is the weekly shot and I know it's been more than a week. The roof is completely on and the siding is going up quickly.
The siding is "primed" and once we settle on a color, will be painted. It will be a shade of green. Did you know there are about 74 shades of green? Amazing.
...the site contractor used a CAT to move boulders found during excavation to form retaining walls.
Inside the house, things are coming along, as well. Here is the box for the chimney chase and fireplace. It will be surrounded by tiles that we've selected in a beautiful design.

Somehow I got captions below the photos this week. The cold, rainy weather seems to have descended upon us this past week, and we are happy to have the roof on. Inside the house, the main floor has been poured, and the electricians are wiring for lights and outlets. The plumbers have done their preliminary work, and we have the ability to drain water out of the house via some pipes, not just bailing out via the windows and doors. About 95% of the windows and doors are in, as a matter of fact.

Bob has begun working in earnest at the site daily. He installed the central vacuum system and has stained the interior of the windows that are in the TOP of the great room (prior to installation) and they look great!

We have a ROOF!

Well, almost. Steve and team have put on the roof sheathing, tar paper and accepted delivery of the shingles. The roofing crew should begin installing the shingles tomorrow. The color of the shingles is Aged Bark, a fancy name for med to dark brown.

The plumbing crew was there today to put in drains for sinks, showers, toilets, etc...running pipes for the shower stalls. Bob was there today and took these last two photos of the work to date.

Looking good, huh??

The top two photos show just how far we've gone to "build our own house"....Angela drove the truck so Bob and Dave could load and unload the windows and doors. Successful mission, all in all, with the exception that the window company forgot to put the entire order in one spot for loading. They realized it after we'd turned in the rental truck. :(

A work in progress

Hello all, Here are some photos that Steve S. (our very patient General Contractor) has taken over the past few weeks. Also, if you want to look on Google Earth, you can find the site: address 9011 NE 312 Ave, Camas, WA. and see the progress as of 15 August.

From top to bottom: The supports for the garage roof, the roof trusses being placed, the SIPS panels going up and the "shell" of the main floor.

Thanks, Steve for getting some action shots for the blog.