Wednesday, September 23, 2009

All windows and doors in

All the windows and doors are in


started skirting the house in


Thursday, September 17, 2009

North Side



Got the pump jacks moved to the north side of the house. Started putting up some plywood on the gable ends.


Saturday, September 12, 2009

Tyvek and windows and doors! Oh my!



Here is a video from before we began today's work.


Since the last update, we have installed more windows and put up more Tyvek.






As you can see, we have installed the sliding glass door upstairs.



We also installed the big window downstairs on the southside.






We have 3 of the 4 windows in on the East side. The one that isn't yet in was just purchased yesterday. We had framed the rough opening for a window we had supposedly bought in a package deal, but it apparently didn't exist and it was; of course, an odd sized opening (32x36). We would have had to special order that size window. Instead, we just increased the rough opening to accomodate a 36x36 slider window instead and picked that up at Home Depot right off the shelf.







Yes, Eli is standing on a ladder which is on top of the pump jacks. A 2x4 was secured through the rungs of the pump jack plank to keep the ladder from sliding off and Eli is harnessed in




We have to leave those little flaps of Tyvek down because the pump jack brackets are there. Once we take those down and caulk the holes, Eli will staple the Tyvek in place and tape the seams.


Pump jacks are removed

Kitchen window installed!!

























Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Tyvek and Windows

Eli came home from Denali and it was right back to working on the house. We've been fixing the bumpy/loose Tyvek and putting on more. We've also been installing more windows.


Another window in
By 9PM on Labor Day, we had installed 5 out of nine windows and taken down the pump jacks to get ready to move to the South side of the house.