Mike and Jeff's New House

Today the guys started at 6:30 in the AM and left at 8:30 PM....In that time they were able to hang all the rafters and install the subfloor for the third floor. They also hoisted the beams over the living room into place.......So far so good, we like the flow of the rooms on both the first and second floors, one more floor to go.....

Our master bedroom will overlook the living room. Some people have Elvis impersonators come to their house-warming parties...With a balcony like the one shown below, we will have to find an Evita Peron impersonator to show up and sing `Don't cry for me Sacramento' from the balcony..... (This view if from the front of the lot. )

The framing crew installed the second floor framing in two days, it is really starting to take shape. And WOW are those big windows looking down into our current garden.....

These big beams will hold up our cantilevered balcony... They are amazingly heavy and so far the guys have lifted everything into place by hand....I suspect that will change when they go up to the third floor.. It rained here most of the day today. (June 8th)....Very, very odd... Hopefully the rain will stay away tomorrow so they can finish putting the subfloor on for the second floor....

The joists shown below are above the garage and will hold up the second floor. They are designed to minimize squeaky floors......We'll get back to you in about 3 months to report on the results......

As you can in the pic below, the window into our living room is going to be rather dramatic.....Something tells me that the Christmas tree is going to be a whopper this year.......