Overhang

This is the overhang of the master bedroom.

I looked at the schedule and the rough framing was slated for thirty days. It's only been ten days so far. Will it really take another twenty to finish that? I don't think so, but it's important to remember that I have no idea what I'm talking about.

Welded post

That is the post what bears the weight.

Framing panorama

Here is a 360 degree cylindrical panorama of the framing. Click and drag the image to spin around. If this doesn't work for you, grab the QuickTime software for your browser here.

Framing is great

Boy, framing really makes it seem real. We can actually walk around inside future rooms. Yay, framing!

One downside to framing is that it's a manly, violent artform that can lead to a baseball-sized hole being punched through the wall over your toddler's bed.

Wood drop

We just got this wood dropped off this morning. They'll start laying out the framing today. The big beams are made from some sort of compressed wood; this is the state-of-the art in beam technology. Much stronger than ordinary wood beams, and they smell like the future.

Concrete grooves

In this cruddy, low-contrast photo I took, you can imagine you see little grooves they cut into the concrete. These delineate the different rooms of the addition.
In reply to a question posted in the comments, the mistake with the slab cost about a week of time. No real worries, since they are still about two weeks ahead of schedule.

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Originally uploaded by japunto.

The giant saw is gone. The jackhammer is in.

Slab shape

Oops. The slab wasn't supposed to be a rectangle. The approximate area I've outlined in red shouldn't be there. It's apparently not too difficult to correct with a giant saw or something. But a little disturbing when you're the homeowner, nonetheless.

Slab

This is the slab. It is currently setting for a week before the framing begins. We very carefully selected a mix-in color for it (Messa Buff, ooh!) that happens to perfectly match the dirt. Great.

Puzzlefloor

This is pretty neat flooring. I don't know how much fun it would be to clean pet hair and food particles out from between the pieces, but at $15 a sqare foot, who can resist finding out? www.puzzlefloor.com

Foundation poured

There it is. All dry. Ready for the slab to be poured next.

Inspection passed

The inspector gave the go ahead to begin pouring concrete; I'll post pictures of that later.

Plumbed

The plumber has installed what he needed to before the concrete gets poured on Friday. You can also sort of see the grid of rebar that Kevin and Javier built to tie the existing foundation into the new one. The inspector comes today to make sure all is proper before the foundation goes in.