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September 2005: We're finally on track to get our "breeze way" started. It ended up not being a breezeway, but a large addition, with a garage and workroom.
This is the before picture, looking west, with the barn is behind me. You can just see our deck in the background. |
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The crew got a good jump on it, so we missed out on the early pictures.
Here the foundation is poured & cured, and the walls are all framed. All of the addition trusses are set too! |
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Now comes the prep work for the garage trusses.
Due to the lay of the land and the roofline, I'll have to deal with a very tall garage. (really, that's good!) |
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| The trusses are going up smoothly. Notice the walls aren't covered by the 8 foot tall plywood. |  |
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a view from the backside of the house. | |
| More trusses |  |
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The crew has the garage trusses up, just finishing the sheathing | |
| Next is the addition sheathing, they're going to try to get it dry soon! |  |
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The last of the roofing on the garage. | |
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There it is, the rough shell. All dried in and ready for siding and interior.
Good job guys! |
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The siding goes up great too. | |
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Wow, looks almost done, and it looks great!!
There is still plenty inside to do. |
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A before shot of the rough framing. | |
| Same shot, all closed in and ready for insulation |  |
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Our vaulted ceiling, ready for insulation too. | |
| The same view with a bit of insulation. We went with cellulose insulation, I hear it's a lot better than fiberglass. |  |
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Another shot with the drywall up, but not taped yet. | |
| this is the crawlspace under the addition. Instead of plastic and pea gravel, we had them give us a thin layer of concrete to make a real nice storage area. |  |
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This is the floor in my workroom. We insulated the foundation and floor, then some loops of pipe are rolled down under the concrete to heat the floor. | |
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This should make for a toasty warm workshop!
That's about it for now, more pictures as they come in! |
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After the concrete was down, I graded the approach wih my tractor. | |
| That it! We're done. |  |
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Story soon! |
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