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.

We need a ROOF!

Ok, it has been raining off and on for about a week. I don't like water standing IN the house. :( These photos taken today show the gray, drippy skies, but the nice thing visualized is the beginnings of a porch with a bedroom above. It will be the "choice" guest room with a view from three sides, nice!

The interior shot is in the kitchen, there will be a pocket door beside the oven/microwave leading to the hallway and garage.

Loft view

I'm planning to visit the house site tomorrow, and realized I'd never posted the photos from 10 days ago...The loft floor was in, one guest room (over the garage) was framed. One view you'll see is Angela standing in the loft looking at Bob and the dogs in the soon to be great room.

SIPS going UP

My goodness we have a house forming! Steve, Jonathan and crew are putting the pieces of the puzzle together quickly. We all hope to have the roof on before the fall rains begin, usually in early Oct.

We were happy to show our friends Linda and Ed as well as Kim and Tim the site when they visited us this weekend. Each couple picked out "their" room, so Bob and I suspect we may be on our path to a B&B career. The site is lovely and the house will be wonderful. We went to the Portland "Street of Dreams" (a Parade of Homes) and decided our finished house will be superior to those in all regards. We did get some ideas and a lot of photos for decorating and color ideas, but our design and structure was so far above what we looked at!

Here are the latest structure changes. The roof will be vaulted with all three floors of windows facing Mt Hood.

Hammer and nails

Hello all, it has been a while since my last post and I have many photos from which to choose. Steve and team have made HUGE progress since the last post. Bob and I visit at least weekly and we have been startled by how fast the house is coming together. As of yesterday, the septic tank and drain field have been "planted", the basement has been framed courtesy of Steve and son, the floor of the main level is just about complete.

Here are some photos showing the basement and the progress to date.
Our first "visitors" were James and Julian Hyatt, our cousins from Portland. The huge machine was squirting cement into place for the basement floor.
The 2x4s are framing the basement, and the "siting" for the placement of the house couldn't have been more perfect--check out that view!


The SIPs (structural insulated panels) should be delivered this week. That will make up the exterior walls of the house. To be continued.....