The following are photos of the construction progress on the Loblolly Pine Site.
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Insulating the Living Room Floor Overhang
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Posts Out Ridges are Protected from Sun
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Little Posts Out Ridges Installed
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Detail of Drywall Corners
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Drywall being Installed in Living Room
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Shear Wall by Stairs
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Durock Sheathing Used in Bathrooms
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Paperless Drywall for Pool Room
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Light Boxes in Pool Room Ceiling are Sealed
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Foam Sheathing on Pool Room Ceiling is Taped & Caulked
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Carlos Installed Foam Sheathing at pool Room Ceiling
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Garage Walls are being Taped
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Interior Plumbing Wall in Garage is Insulated
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Garage Attic Insulated with Cellulose
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Post Outridges Braced in Place
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Post Outridges Braced After Epoxy Connection
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Carlos Working on Epoxy & Dowels for Outridges
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Lightning Rods Installed
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Lightning Cable Coming Out of Wall
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Driveway Extended
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Gas Meter Installed
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Massive Timber Header Above Pool Room
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Massive Headers on Walkout Walls
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Joint in Breezeway Soffits
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Breezeway Soffit Finished
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Drywall at Master Bathroom Ceiling
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Kitchen Ceiling Drywalled
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Pocket Door Tracks Installed
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Nana Door Protected on Inside
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Nana Door Installed
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Drywall Stocked Inside House
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Drywall for Main House Delivered
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Speaker in Living Room Installed
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Sound Insulated Interior Walls
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Interior Walls Insulated for Sound
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Insulation at Basement Walls
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Basement Walls are Insulated
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Basement Ceilings are Insulated for Radiant Heat
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Insulated Walls in Pool Room
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Insulation Finished in Study Walls
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Master Shower Walls are Insulated
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Space Above Dropped Ceilings is Sprayed
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Attic is Sealed with Closed Cell Foam
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Close Cell Foam nisulation is Sprayed
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Garage Drywall Installed & Floors Protected with Rosin Paper
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Drywall Installation at Garage Walls
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Drywall Installation at Garage Ceilings
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Drywall for the Garage is Delivered
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Tongue & Groove Soffits Installed
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Timber Posts Brackets Installed
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Timber Posts Brackets Installed
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Garage Man Doors Installed
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Windows Jambs are Foamed
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Top Plates are Caulked
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Multiple Studs Packs are Caulked
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Quick Flashings are Used
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Pex Tubing in Mechanical Room Soffit
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Pex Tubing in Mechanical Room
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Heating Manifolds in Mechanical Room
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Floor Sleepers for Living Room Window Seat
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Floor Sleepers in Kitchen
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Shower Base in Laundry Room
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Floor is Finished and Dry
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Finishing in Floor
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Pouring Gypcrete in Master Closet
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Pouring Gypcrete in Master Closet
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Floor Holes Sealed Before Pour
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Gypcrete Mixing Machine
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Low Voltage Control Panels in Storage Room
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Wires Sealed in Breezeway Fire Wall
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Low Voltage Wiring Installed
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Boxes for Speakers Installed
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Basement Fireplace Sheathed for Stone
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Swimming Room Deck Access Panel
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Radon Vent Pipe Installed
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Pex Tubing in Master Bathroom
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Pex Tubing in Master Bathroom
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Brackets on Top of Columns Installed
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Heating Valve Control Wall
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Ellipse Ceiling with Finished Cove
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Solatube Pipe in Attic
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Conduit for Future PV in Attic
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A Lot of Wires Go to Electric Panels
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LED Can Lights
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Detail of Cove Ceiling with Temp LED Strip
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Breezeway Soffit
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Boxes for Swimming Room Lights Sealed with Vycor
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Living Room Fireplace Battered Walles being Framed
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Fireplace Battered Walls with Pocket for Stone Hearth
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Opening for Dog Door in Laundry Room
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Perimeter Joists in Basement Open for Insulation
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Door Thresholds Protected with Metal Flashings
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Powder Coated Brackets for Breezeway Posts
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Carlos Bolting Timber Truss Saddles
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Bolts for Porch & Breezeway Column Brackets
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Rear Porch Post Bases Bolted & Welded
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Mechanical Room Ceiling
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Electrical Panels in Mechanical Room
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Unistruts for Heat Controls Installed Over Rubber Bushings
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Heating Valve Manifolds Installed in Rubber Sleeves
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Detail of Gas Manifold in Mechanical Room
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Boiler Installed over Diamond Plate
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Fireplaces Protected
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Rake Walls by Stairs Framed
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Tub in Basement Protected
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Solatubes Installed
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Soffit in Basement with Can Lights
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Ceiling in Guest Bedroom
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TV Lift Box in Attic
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TV Lift Opening in Living Room
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Ledgers in Master Bedroom are Open for Insulation
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Ledgers in Living Room are Open for Insulation
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Detail of Top of Wall in Pool Room
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Bathroom Fans Installed
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Fireplace Flues in Attic
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Fireplace Flues
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Living Room Fireplace Installed, Hearth Support Framed
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Basement Fireplace Installed
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Large Soffit in Basement is Finished
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Extra Soffits in Storage Room
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Top of Insulated Mechanical Room Wall
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Mechanical Room Wall Insulated with Foam
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Mechanical Room
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Solatube on Roof
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Roof Above Master Suite Changed
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Rear Porch Columns Installed
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Ellipse Ceiling in Hallway
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Dining Coffer Ceiling
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Dropped Ceiling in Breakfast Room
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Living Room Soffits
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Kitchen Soffits
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Detail of Cove Soffit
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2x4's for Cove Ceiling Attached with Screws
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Bottom of Trusses are Sheathed for Insulation
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Supply Register for AC Distribution
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Fireplace Openings Framed
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Ductworks in Mechanical Room
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Ductworks Sealed for Better Airflow
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Water Lines
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Plumbing Under Guest Bathroom
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Plumbing in Laundry Room
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Detail of Entry Roof with Open Rafters
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Entry
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Southeast Part of House with Windows Installed
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Windows Installed in Swimming Pool Room
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Master Bedroom Window
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Master Bedroom has 14 Windows and Big Door
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Detail of Deep Window Jambs in Basement
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Windows Installed in Swimming Pool Room
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Exterior Shelf Under Living Room Window
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Living Room has 11 Windows and Large Door
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Kitchen Windows Installed
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Doors & Windows by Rear Porch
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Dining Room Doors & Windows
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Ice&Water, Green Corner for Extra Protection, Vycor Before Door Install
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Green Corner over Ice&Water for Extra Protection
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Sealed Supply Ducts
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Master Bedroom Ceiling
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Drain & Vent for Plumbing System
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Front Elevation
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Entry Roof Finished
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Snow on Garage Roof
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10x10 Columns in Breezeway Installed
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4-Ply Columns at Entry in Place
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Custom Post Base for Entry Posts
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Detail of 10x10 Post Base
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Beams & Hangers for Entry Roof
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Soffits at Dining Room Dormer
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Vycor Flashing for Windows is Installed
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Green Corners for Proper Window Flashing
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Garage Half Walls Finished
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Added Sheer Wall by Kitchen
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Detail of 45 Degree Beam Plate
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Trusses & Timber Rafters Bolted Together
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Soffits by Breezeway
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Fascia & Soffit at Garage
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Rafters, Soffit & Walls Under Living Room Roof
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Master Suite Roof is Finished
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Living Room Roof Finished
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Detail of Master Bedroom Roof
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Septic Field Back Filled
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Valves in Septic Field
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Extensions on Septic Tanks Installed
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Trench Behind Septic Tanks
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Septic Tanks Installed
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View from the South
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Radius Timber Tails above Living Room
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Living Room Gable Beams Installed
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Timber Rafters Installed Next to Trusses
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Timber Tails Bolted Down with 12 Inch Lugs
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Last Tail Installed over Ice&Water Shield
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Kitchen Gable Beams & Roof Finished
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Timber Radius Rafters Sheeted with 2x6
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Custom Saddle Brackets Between Truss & Rafters
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Carlos Bolting Down Timber Radius Tails
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South Elevation
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Master Bedroom Timber Beam
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Living Room Timber Truss
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South Patio Flashing
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North Dormer Framed
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Entry Dormer Framed
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Dormer Roof from Top
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Breezeway Radius Hips & Valleys
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Beams Sit on Temp Braces
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Niche by Stairs
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Shower Seat in Guest Shower
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Soffits in Laundry Room
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Ceiling in Study is Dropped
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Dropped Soffits in Study
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East Soffit in Kitchen
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Master Shower Seats
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Ceiling in Master Hallway
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Ceiling in Master Bathroom
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Framing Around Basement Beams
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Stone Samples on Garage Walls
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Concrete Extensions for Breezeway Formed
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Bottom of Finished South Patio
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Crawl Space Under South Patio
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Corrugated Metal Sheeting is Screwed to Steel Beams
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Steel Beams are Sheathed with Corrugated Metal Sheeting
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Steel Beams are Bolted to Foundation Walls
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Steel Beam Connection
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Main Beam Connection
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Iron Workers Welding Steel Beams
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Iron Workers Working on South Patio
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Bolts in Steel Column Holding Timber Beam on Outside
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Timber Beam Bolted to Steel Column
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Steel Column Installed at Master Bedroom Wall
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Steel Column from Basement to Roof
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Living Room 6x14 Beams with Hangers Installed
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Garage Interior Walls
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Garage Interior Wall
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Beam Pockets Closed & Filled with Grout
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Straps will be Welded to Steel Beams
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Large Straps Floor to Floor
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Large Strap Above Window
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Window Openings Strapped Per Plan
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Strap Hold Down in Basement
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Double Hold Downs for Sheer Walls
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Blocked Trusses Above Sheer Walls
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Basement Fireplace Walls Framed
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Kitchen Gable Truss Installed
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Living Room Truss
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Entry Roof Trusses Delivered
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Planter Box for South Patio
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Battered Foundation Walls for South Patio
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Rear Elevation with Main Roof Sheathed
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Main Roof Sheathed
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Xcel Energy Working on Gas Line
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Bottom of Planter Box being Finished
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Planter Floor of South Patio being Placed
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Ledge at Stair Opening is Framed
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Extra Anchor Bolts are Set in Epoxy
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Shear Walls are Bolted to Joists Below
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Extra Structural Wall in Meachanical Room
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Some Walls in Basement are 2x8
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Basement Walls
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Walls for Planter Box Formed
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South Patio Battered Walls are Formed
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Curved Battered Wall for South Patio Formed
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Foundation Walls for South Patio
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Long Steel Column with Timber Beam Attached
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4 Steel Columns with Timber Beams Attached
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6x14 Timber Beams Hanging Above Rear Porch
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Truss Bracing Finished
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Trusses are Braced
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Caissons for Patio
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Caissons for South Patio
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Caissons for Patio with Concrete & Steel Placed
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Small Radius Pieces for Hips
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Large Radius Pieces for Main Roof
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East Roof Plane Before Sheathing
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Roof Peak Finished
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Post Beam Connection by Master Bedroom
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Drag Strap Under Truss Girder
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Truss Opening for Future TV Lift
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Kitchen Trusses
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Rear Elevation
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Main Trusses Installed wihout Upper Peak Trusses
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Web Stiffeners Inside Steel Beams are Welded
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Shims Under Steel Beams are Welded
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Very Long Timber Beam by Rear Porch
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Kitchen Roof Beam Outriggers
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Drag Strap Under Steel Beam has to be Welded
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Roof has Many Drag Straps Under Girders
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Large Trusses are Ready
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Small Trusses Ready
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Roof Girders are Built on the Ground
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Steel Beam and Columns for Roof
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10x10 Timber Column Beams Stored in Garage
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Interior Walls are Finished
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Detail of Framed Pocket Doors
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Two Large LVL Beams above Master Bedroom
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Master Bedroom Walls are Braced
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Walls of Master Bedroom
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Corner of Master Bathroom
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Exterior Walls of Living Room
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Braced Living Room Walls
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Living Room Walls have many Steps
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Entry Wall
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Guest Bedroom Walls
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Massive LVL Header & Trimmer in Breakfast Room
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Kitchen Rake Wall
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Interior Walls are Plated
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Interior Walls are being Framed
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Cavities Filled with Foam Before Interior Walls
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Radiant Heat Manifold in Garage
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Garage Roof - Temporary Dry In
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Garage Slab Poured
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Garage Structural Floor before Concrete Pour
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Structural Floor Beam
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Garage Structural Floor
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View from Top of Roof
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Roof Hip
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Lower Radius Sheathed with CDX Plywood
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Wall Bracing Anchored to Caissons
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Every Roll Over Block is Notched in Each Corner
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Framed Hips above Girder
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Radius Valley before Sheathing
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Extra Trusses Instead of Over Frame
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Truss Radius Tails Installed
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Trusses in Place
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Roof Radius before Sheathing
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Detail of Little Radius Rafters by Hip
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Radius Rafters by Hip
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Timber Beams in Place
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Trusses Installed with Bracing Blocks
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Braced Garage Walls
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Samples of Four Radius Pieces Needed for One Hip
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Hangers are Nailed on Ground
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Truss Girders are Prebuilt on Ground
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Carlos Building Trimmers & King Studs
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Really Nice Timber Beams Delivered
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Trench for Garage Plumbing
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Basement Slab Finished
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Basement Slab at Future Bathroom
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Concrete Poured Against Metal Flashing
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Slab Pour
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Concrete Pump for Basement Slab
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Safety Sign Erected
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Radiant Heat Tubing Finished
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Radiant Heat Tubing Installed
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Radiant Heat Tubing over Wire Mesh
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Structural Floor Forming Finished
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Rebars Attached with Epoxy to Foundation Walls
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Layout of Walls Marked for Radiant Heat Tubing
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Plumbing in Place
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Floor Electrical Outlets
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Special Brackets for Rebar Attachment
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Rebars in Small Beams Sit on Platic Chairs
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Rebars in Big Beams Sit on Chairs
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A lot of Steel Inside Main Concrete Beams
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Garage Walls are Framed
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Corners are Open for Insulation
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LVL Headers Flush on Outside for Future Rigid Insulation
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Garage Walls From Inside
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Driveway is Shaped
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Back of Garage is Backfilled
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Back of Main House is Backfilled & Compacted
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Detail of Bottom LSL Plate over Spray Foam
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Walls are Installed over Spray Foam
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Garage Walls being Framed
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Chuck Compacting Dirt Around House
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Chuck Watering Dirt before Backfilling
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Seams are Raised with 2x4's
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Perimeter of Plastic is Taped & Stapled
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Basement Protected with Plastic Over Floor
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Structural Floor Foam
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Structural Floor Foam is Installed over Void
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Swimming Pool in Basement under Finished Floor
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Floor Finished over Swimming Room
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Swimming Pool Lowered Under Floor
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Crane Lowering Swimming Pool
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Radiant Heat & Slab Finished in Swimming Pool Area
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Perimeter Drain System Finished on Garage Foundation
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Garage Foundation Finished
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Floor Dropped for Accessible Shower
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Area for Future Dropped Shower
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Floor being Sheathed
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Gap Between Ledger & Sill Plate Insulated
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Gap Between Ledger & Sill Plate Before Insulation
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Floor Framing for Stair Opening
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Floor Left Open for Swimming Pool Install
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Foam for Structural Floor Delivered
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Floor Joists Installed
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Detail of Floor Perimeter
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Steel Beams Shimmed in Pockets
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Steel Beams Installed & Braced
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Some Hangers are Bolted to Foundation
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Hangers Nailed
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LVL Ledgers Parallel with Joists Bolted 16 OC
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LVL Ledgers Bolted 8 OC with Titan Bolts
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Bolts have to Miss Hangers, Joists have to Miss Drains
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Basement Window Header
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Material for Floor Delivered
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Concrete Foundation Placement
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Concrete Foundation Placement
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Concrete Foundation Placement
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Concrete Foundation Placement
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Future Large Window Well
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Foundation Forms - Void Delivered
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Steel Inside Forms
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Foundation Forms - View from Inside
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Forms with Steel in Place
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Road Leading to Site
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