PAT & DAVID'S NEW HOUSE

 

WELCOME TO OUR NEW HOME

FROM PAT AND DAVID

VIEW FROM THE SOUTH LOOKING NORTH.

VIEW OF HOUSE FROM THE DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE.

 

 

SIDE VIEW 

 

FRONT DOOR ENTRANCE 2ND FLOOR

 

 

 

MASTER BATH

MASTER CLOSET OR SHOULD I SAY PAT'S CLOSET

 

 

MASTER BEDROOM

 

 

 

2ND AND 3RD BEDROOMS.

 

 

 

 

HALF BATH 2ND FLOOR. 

 

 

 

 

 

MORE MOVING DAY

 

PAT NOT HAPPY ON MOVING DAY

MOVING DAY

WINDOW WASHING NORTH SIDE OF BUILDING

FINISHED MASTER BEDROOM

 

 

THE EXTERIOR HAND RAILS ARE BEING INSTALLED.

 

                             YES THE STAIRS ARE BLUE AND ARE HUNG FROM CHAINS

 

STAIRS NEED TO BE PAINTED

FULL VIEW OF KITCHEN

CONCRETE FLOORS ARE POLISHED

KITCHEN CABINETS ARE INSTALLED

 

3RD FLOOR HALL

 

MASTER BATH SINKS

MASTER BATH SHOWER

PAT'S CLOSET IS FINISHED ALL ITS NEEDS ARE HER CLOTHES

 

 

 WORK HAS STARTED ON PATS CLOSET

 BATH TILE WORK HAS STARTED.

MORE STUFF JUST KEEPS COMING. 

 

 

 MORE KITCHEN CABINETS

 COIL GARAGE DOOR.

 AND MORE CABINETS

 FRONT VIEW WITH GARAGE DOORS DOWN

 INTERIOR STAIRS HANGING FROM CEILING WITH CHAINS.

 

 

 

 KITCHEN CABINETS

 HANDRAILS FOR THE STAIRS.

 KITCHEN CABINETS ARE BEING INSTALLED.

 COIL GARAGE DOOR INSTALTION.

HAND RAILS BEING INSTALLED. 

 

 ELEVATOR SHAFT

 AND THE TAPING GOES ON

 AND THE WINDOW GLASS IS BEING INSTALLED.

 PAINTING HAS STARTED.

 

 THE KITCHEN CABINETS HAVE ARRIVED.

 THE GLASS HAS ARRIVED.

 THE GLASS IS BEING INSTALLED

 THE DRYWALL TAPING IS ON GOING.

 

 

 

THE FRONT DOOR IS BEING INSTALLED

PATS CLOSET IS BEING INSTALLED

THE PAINTING HAS STARTED

 

THE ELEVATOR IS BEING INSTALLED.

DRYWALL AND TAPING 3RD FLOOR

 MASTER BATH BACKER BOARD, READY TO TILE WORK.

 MINI SPLIT SYSTEM CONTROL BOXES

 HALL WAY 3RD FLOOR

 THE LAST WINDOWS TO BE CAULKED BEFORE GLASS ARRIVES JAN 3RD

 MASTER BATH BEFORE BACKER BOARD INSTALL.

 

 

THE WINDOW FRAMES ARE INSTALLED 3RD FLOOR.

 

 METAL STUD WALL WITH POCKET DOOR FRAMES 2ND BEDROOM.

 400 AMP SERVICE BEING HOOKED UP BY FL POWER AND LIGHT.

 400 AMP WIRES BEING PULLED FROM TRANSFORMER TO HOUSE.

 DRYWALL ARRIVES.

 DRYWALL BEING LIFTED TO 3RD FLOOR

 1ST SHEET OF DRYWALL BEING INSTALLED, IT'S ABOUT TIME.

 KITCHEN AREA DRYWALL BEING INSTALLED. WHY IS IT PURPLE YOU ASK.  MOLD RESISTANCE DRYWALL.

 

 

 

EXTERIOR WINDOW FRAMES ON THE 2ND FLOOR.

 

INTERIOR METAL STUD FRAMING ON THE 3RD FLOOR

 

INTERIOR METAL STUD FRAMING ON THE 3RD FLOOR.

 

LARGE SKYLIGHT TRIM OUT.

EXTERIOR UNDERGROUND PIPING FOR 400 AMP ELECTRICAL SERVICE

 GLASS BLOCK AROUND STAIRS FROM 1ST FLOOR TO 2ND FLOOR.

 THE START OF METAL STUD WALLS.

 POCKET DOORS BEING INSTALLED WITH METAL STUDS.

 WINDOW FRAMES ARE BEING INSTALLED ON THE 2ND FLOOR

 

 

 USING A TROWLING MACHINE TO GIVE A HARD FINISH TO THE CONCRETE.

 

 PUMPING THE CONCTETE TOPPING.

 

HAND SCREEDING OF THE CONCRETE TOPPING.

 CONCRETE BOOM TRUCK TO PUMP CONCRETE TO THE 2RD & 2ND FLOORS.

 STAIR RISERS AND TREADS ARE INSTALLED.

3RD FLOOR TOPPING WAS POURED TODAY.

MINI SPLIT HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING.

WINDOW JAMBS ARE LONGER THAN THE GARAGE.

ALL OF THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE INSTALLED.

ROUGH ELECTRICAL FOR THE FOOR TOPPING IS READY.

 

GLASS IS BEING INSTALLED ON THE GROUND FLOOR.

SKY LIGHT TRIM IS BEING INSTALLED.

THE STAIRS FORM THE 2ND FL TO THE 3RD FLOOR.



A FRIEND OF OURS IS MAKING SURE THE CONSTRUCTION IS GOING AS PLANNED..

 

THE MINI SPLIT SYSTEM IS BEING INSTALLED
 

 

THE SIP WALLS ARE BEING INSTALLED.
 

THE SIP WALLS ARE BEING INSTALLED

THE GROUND FLOOR WINDOWS HAVE ARRIVED AND ARE BEING INSTALLED.

THE EXTERIOR WALL SYSTEM ( SIP ) HAS ARRIVED
AND IS BEING INSTALLED. THE WALL TRACK SYSEM IS INSTALLED FIRST.

THE INTERIOR ROUGH PLUMBING AND
ELECTRICAL PLUS PAINTING IS NOW ON GOING



  

GLASS BLOCK INFILL BETWEEN THE DOUBLE TEE'S IS NOW STARTING

POUR EXTERIOR ELEVATED FRONT ENTRANCE TOPPING.

EXTERIOR RETAINING WALL SLAB.

RETAINING WALLS WITH WATER RUN OFF CATCH BASINS FROM ROOF SCUPPERS.

FLOOR TOPPING ON 3RD FLOOR HAS STARTED.

NEW RETAINING WALL FOOTING ON EAST SIDE OF HOUSE.

RETAINING WALL NEXT TO SEPTIC TANKS AND DRAIN FIELD.
 

THE FASCIA AND THE SKYLIGHTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. THE ROOF IS NOW 100% COMPLETE.

TWO 900 GAL SEPTIC TANKS AND TWO 10 X 30 DRAIN FILEDS HAVE BEEN INNSTALLED.

THE SKYLIGHT OPENINGS AND THE RUBBER ROOF SEAMS ARE BEING HEAT WELDED.

NOW THE FIRESTONE RUBBER ROOF IN BEING INSTALLED

THE INSULATION OF THE ROOF IS INSTALLED.

AND NOW THE ROOF INSULATION IS BEING PUT IN PLACE.

THE GROUND FLOOR WALLS ARE BEING FILLED SOLID WITH CONCRETE.

THE ROOF 4 IN TOPPING WAS POURED TODAY.

STEEL AND WOOD EDGE FORMS FOR THE ROOF WERE STARTED LAST WEEK AND FINISHED THIS WEEK. NOTE THE VIEW FROM THE ROOF LOOKING NORTH.

GROUND FLOOR BLOCK WAS STARTED LAST WEEK AND NOW IS FINISHED.

ALL PRECAST COLUMNS, BEAMS, DOUBLE TEE'S AND HOLLOW CORE ARE NOW ERECTED AND THE SHELL OF THE HOUSE IS COMPLETE.

KARMA-LITES THAT I MADE FOR THE ENTRANCE TO THE HOUSE.

THE LAST PIECE OF HOLLOW CORE IS INDTALLED.

THE START OF THE HOLLOW CORE ROOF.

THE LAST BEAM IS INSTALLED.

THE SOUTH HALF OF THE HOUSE WAS COMPLETED TODAY. THE HOLLOW CORE IS NEXT.

THIS IS A VIEW OF MY STUDIO FROM A 3rd FLOOR BALCONY.

THE 2nd AND THE 3rd FLOORS IN THE NORTH HALF OF THE HOUSE WERE ADDED TODAY.

THE HOUSE IS STILL GROWING. THE ELEVATOR CENTRAL CORE PRECAST IS INSTALLED. THE FIRST DOUBLE TEE HAS BEEN INSTALLED. THE DOUBLE TEE WEIGHTS 54,500 LBS AND IS 12 FEET WIDE AND 58 FEET LONG.

WE SET 11 COLUMNS AND BEAMS TODAY. THE TALL COLUMNS ARE 40 FEET TALL. THIS BEAM IS 40 FEET LONG AND WEIGHTS 12,530 LBS.

THE FIRST BEAM AND COLUMN GOES UP.
















INTERIOR FILL IS NOW BEING INSTALLED.

FORMS HAVE BEEN STRIPPED AND YOU CAN REALLY SEE THE NUMBER 11 REBAR FOR THE SHEAR WALL AROUND THE ELEVATOR.

THE FOOTINGS HAVE POURED AND THE STEM WALLS HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE.














REBAR IS PLACE NOTICE 14 NUMBER 11 REBAR AROUND THE ELEVATOR AREA, THIS IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR SHEAR WALLS IN THE HOUSE. WE STARTED POURING THE HOUSE FOUNDATIONS.

NOW THE REBAR IS BEING PLACED FOR THE CENTRAL CORE. THE ELEVATOR SHAFT WILL BE USED FOR A SHEAR WALL, THATS WHY THIS FOOTING IS SO LARGE.

WE STARTED THE FOOTINGS TODAY AFTER A 3 WEEK TESTING OF THE CONCRETE ROCK PILING.

CLEAN UP AFTER PILING INSTALLED.

WE ARE OUR WAY TO BUILDING THE HOUSE.

THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN MAY 4 2010. ONE YEAR FROM THE PICTURES BELOW. THE PERMIT PROCESS IS SLOW. WE START WITH THE PILES ON WED MAY 5 2010.

THE HOUSE CONER STAKES WERE PUT IN PLACE AND 77 TRUCKS WITH 1800 YARDS OF DIRT WERE BROUGHT IN AND PLACED TO RAISE THE HOUSE PAD 4 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOD PLANE. THE NEXT STEP IS PUT 4 AUGER PILES UNDER EACH FOOTING.












































THE SITE IS READY FOR THE NEW HOUSE, WE BUILT THE SITE UP 6 FT ABOVE THE LEVEL LAND AREA.