Framing

The skeleton of the house is going up at breakneck speed.  The framing crew came out on Tuesday and after a delayed material delivery and a lot of head scratching, got started.  Tuesday was productive with two guys but Wednesday was explosive in how much was done.  Six carpenters and their foreman were working in two teams with the foreman calling out dimensions and directions all in Spanish.  As if this was not confusing and overwhelming enough for me to watch, the added language barrier made it over the top.  I must admit I did pick up a few new words in Spanish like "dos por cuatro" (two by four) and "un poquito más" (a little more) and the Mexican workers had very nice personalities and attitudes about their work.  

The kitchen post and beam construction

The screen porch

As of Thursday

A few mistakes in framing were made and after some meetings with Tim Posey the architect and David the foreman, solutions were being found and corrections made.  The biggest challenge has been to get the correct material on the job.  It seems that we run out of everything.  Either I am a terrible estimator or someone in the area is building a shed or barn and is needing a little extra material.  Either way, I am continuously making trips to the lumber yard.


The windows have arrived and by the time of this posting the second floor will have been framed.  I expect the roof to be on by Tuesday and windows installed by Wednesday.  A few more days of detail work and it will be time for siding and roofing material.