Category Archives: Lumber and Framing

Swaying Progress

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Jo-Lynn Jansen

The exterior rock-work was 95% finished yesterday but the last of the rock sills didn’t get set until this morning — Alex, the stone mason, had a family emergency and had to leave a little earlier than expected. He was … Continue reading →

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Another Busy Day – YAY!

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Jo-Lynn Jansen

Progress continues on almost every front! It’s like a breath of fresh air compared to what was going on — it’s almost hard to believe it’s happening at OUR house! Here’s what happened today: Electrical wiring started, beginning in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Inspections, Construction Progress, Lumber and Framing, Owner Builder Construction, Uncategorized | Tagged concrete flatwork, Eldorado Stacked Stone Panels, Exterior lighting, Gas Fireplace, multiple subcontractor bids, owner builder subcontractor bids, Save Money By Building Yourself, WoodPerfect Hardie Shingles | Leave a comment

Our House is Like an Ant Hill!

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Jo-Lynn Jansen

Boy, when it rains, it pours! After stumbling along because of the framing problems we had, it’s like someone has injected a double-shot of espresso into every trade! It’s GREAT to have the site buzzing with visible progress each and … Continue reading →

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Catching Up – Productive Albeit Jagged Week

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Jo-Lynn Jansen

Ah, what I wouldn’t give to be putting my feet up on the ottoman in the family room while Jim putters around with his trains… Wake up! We’re getting there, slowly but surely! It was an interesting week with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Inspections, Construction Management, Construction Progress, Lumber and Framing, Owner Builder Challenges, Owner Builder Construction, Residential Elevator | Tagged Construction Inspections, Framing changes, Framing Lumber, Hardie plank siding, Hardie shingle stain, House Plan Adjustments, New Construction Labor Prices, Owner Builder Bid Procurement Process, Owner Builder Construction Material Purchase, owner builder subcontractor bids | 4 Comments

Multiple Bids on Multiple Trades

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Jo-Lynn Jansen

Friday, June 3 My head is swimming right now with a couple of very detailed competing sets of bids on siding material, drywall and electrical. All of these things need to get started in the next week or so; there … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Management, Construction Progress, Lumber and Framing, Owner Builder Construction, Residential Elevator | Tagged competing construction bids, framing delays, new construction HVAC, Strategic construction material ordering | Leave a comment

Idle Time

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Jo-Lynn Jansen

So we finally reached the point where the framers are now holding up progress… the shame of it is that there really is so little left to do. But what there is, is critical stuff. A new crew is supposed … Continue reading →

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Busy Building Week — And it’s Only Tuesday!

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Jo-Lynn Jansen

The weather is absolutely gorgeous today — finally! — and it looks like it’s going to hold like this for quite a few days! That’s great news because they’re actually up on the roof laying the shingles today. It will … Continue reading →

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Moving Along

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Jo-Lynn Jansen

After the inspection that caused work to stop, the framers worked their buns off to try to catch up. The roof sheathing is finally done — the actual roof shingle should be started by mid next week. The weather has … Continue reading →

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Inspection Woes During Framing

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Jo-Lynn Jansen

When I last was at the house (yesterday afternoon), the front part of the roof/sheathing was pretty much complete but the rear roof wasn’t at that stage. And when I pulled up, it was a virtual ghost town! Well, turns out … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Inspections, Construction Management, Construction Safety, Lumber and Framing | Tagged Construction Inspections, weather delays construction | 2 Comments

Busy Day “At The Office”…

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Jo-Lynn Jansen

Today started early, at 7 a.m., with going through the plans to document all the framing changes I know need to be made. I had quite the list but I know from personal experience that if there’s no list, there’s … Continue reading →

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