Framing

We turn the corner to frame on Monday, November 22, 2004

	Shoveling out soil down to the shotrock making a firm substrate and compacting gravel to establish the grade upon which to set the foundation.
	The footer is 8x16 with two continuous pieces of #4 rebar tied every 4 feet. The stem wall is 6x12 with two continuous pieces of #4 rebar tied to rebar dowels every 4 feet. We poured the footer and stem wall in one pour. This eliminates the joint between the footer and the stemwall, a place I always worry will allow moisture into the nice dry crawlspace.
	Don on the business-end of the concrete hose. We used 5 1/2 bag mix for the pour.
	The pour crew after a good soaking.
	Gretchen and Don putting on the presure treated mudsill, notice the sill seal applied between the concrete and the wood. This acts as a draft stop but more importantly is a capillary break between the concrete and the pressure treated wood.
	KK is cutting off the little bit of bolt that sticks past the top pf the mudsill. Safety first!
	We are making the pony wall and foundation an overall height of 48 inches. This is for a couple of reasons: weare putting the central heat unit under the floor, as well as the Toyotomi hot water heater. We also wanted the house a bit higher for a better view of the bay. Aaron frames the pony wall. Nice nail gun.
	The last of the pony wall. Next, the floor...
	Beams
	Joists
	Floor joists
	The Carnivorous Troll
	The next to last piece of plywood
	The excited crew standing on the completed floor!
	Getting ready to snap-out the floor....put the lines where the walls go.
	Plating the interior and exterior walls, accuracy is essential here to ensure the rest of the framing goes smoothly!
	Preassembling the trimmers and king studs.
	Gretchen cut every single piece of wood in the entire frame.
	Adam and Don laying out the walls
	Assembling the first wall
	We stood the first two long walls with the help of some neighbors
	Jim and Don working on the dining room bay
	Aaron, Jim, Don and Gretchen in the front door
	Aaron holding the end common rafter
	Gretchen nailing a common rafter
	The start of the hip roof. The hip roof is my favorite because all of the load is transferred to the corners...it is an incredibly strong roof, also it does very well in high winds.
	The weather rained a whole lot while we were working, and Gretchen cut a whole lot of rafters. Absolutely beautiful lumber!
	The hip roof is coming together
	Hey more rafters
	Finished roof frame, we still need to add fascia. We are going to get the plywood on first so we can get the house dried in.>
	Oh yeah! 76 rafters
	KK naping, er, I mean stretching
	KK with the nail gun
	Felt is on
	Three weeks from pouring foundation to felt!