Closing in on completing exterior trim and paint.

Windows are going in this week.

The Greek returns being built into the gable.

The last bit of siding should be installed by the end of tomorrow.

Plumbing rough-in passed on 12/30/09. Good job Fat Mike and Doug.

See notes in next post.

Randy, the greatest electrician in all of the world, wanted the portion of the southern wall, where the service head is to be located, painted ASAP. While Ahmad, the best painter I know, had his sprayer filled, he went ahead and primed all the siding that is currently up. Sherwin Williams tints primer so the blue we see is pretty close to the final shade. The gentleman in the photo is Adrian. He is a one of the best masons I know.

More siding. On the inside, the plumbers, fat Mike and Doug, are almost about to call for rough-in inspection.

The siding is being scraped and sanded off-site. Siding is then being reinstalled. The bare space next to the front door will house a side lite.

Tyvek

Main color for exterior siding.

Rafters being placed on lower hipped roof.

Tie-in of gabled roof over bath. Lower portion roof will be hipped.

Looking out over ceilings joists of first floor over the addition.

Standing in master bedroom and looking through door opening to 2nd floor portion of addition that will be master bath and closet. Bathroom on the right where windows are. Closet on left (wall with no window openings).

Wall framing complete. Roof framing and tie-in to existing roof almost complete for 2nd floor portion of addition. All wall sheathing complete and all door and window openings cut in.

Some new walls and temporary tent that we erected during the rains from Ida.

Basement and partial flooring system.

I am unable to resist the temptation that freshly poured concrete provides.

Here is final product after final floating and broom finish.

Here is the rig. A mixer dumps its load into the hopper of the pumper. The pumper pumps it through the 2-inch line to the men at the pour. The pump operator has a remote control that controls the flow. He stays with the concrete men and pumps when they call for more and turns it off when they say. Neat. Pumping two mixers full of concrete took about 3 hours. The pump operator said he could pump that amount in 30 minutes if they didn't need him to stop. Fun.