Roof Framing

This was a busy week.  The weather didn't interfere, except late in the day.  The framing of the stair column was finished - damn it is tall. The framers started installing the roof on the 3rd floor and over the garage.  And, Ian came home for a surprise visit and got to see the house nearly all framed.  It was fun to have both Ian and Katie at the site on Saturday!

3rd floor rising

This weekend, we had the first opportunity to climb up a ladder to the 3rd floor and glimpse the stunning view.   We can see from castle rock on S. Table Mountain (iconic in the Coors logo) to downtown Golden and the School of Mines to the entrance of Clear Creek to the foothills along north Golden.  It was spectacular! 

Rain, Crane and Lumber

Lumber for the 3rd floor and decks was delivered early in the week.  We are quickly running out of space to store it.  Rain shut down work on Wednesday, but we never complain about receiving moisture in Colorado.  A crane arrived on Thursday to start the framing of the 3rd floor.  It lifted steel for the portal on the SW corner and two beams to support the floor joists.  The framers also brought out a large forklift to lift all that lumber to the 3rd floor.  We are looking forward to seeing the view.

2nd Floor Framing

The framers rolled the floor joists for the second floor and erected the second floor walls and stair column walls this week.  BMC Lumber pre-cut and bundled many of the walls.  This is accelerating the framing.  It was fun to walk on the second floor and see the views.

Basement Floor Pour

At the end of the week, the concrete floor in the basement was poured.  Luckily, the thunderstorms held off until the concrete could set up. 

Crane and Steel

The week started with a crane placing a 50' steel beam in the center of the first floor, along with a glue lam header in the garage ceiling.  They are designed to support the floor joists on the  second floor. 

We Have Walls!

The framing crew came on site this week and by Friday they had the first floor walls up.  It's great to see the outline of the garage doors on the front (left photo) and sliding glass doors on the rear (right photo)of the first floor.  Ground iron also passed inspection this week.