Framing Week!!!!!

Wanna see some progress??  Let me tell you, it is TOTALLY different.

We left off the second day of framing week.  Here are some pictures Tuesday:

It's getting more closed in again!

I really wish I could have been there to watch the progress...they were moving soooo fast!

Remember this a couple weeks ago???

This is also an interior shot, but taken after a few (all in view) walls were removed :)

The next day, Wednesday, the second floor got framed in:

The east side:

The master bedroom roof is being installed:

Then the master bathroom roof:

Gabe and I made our way out to the house that evening with a picnic dinner.  We met Mom & Dad there too.  They wouldn't let us up into the 2nd floor because the framers were planning on working until 8.  Man, it was hard to wait until they were done!

Here is the kitchen area!!!

Our new open floor plan, with the bathroom and stairwell in the background, and Dad and Gabe having a spirited conversation:

From the front:

The big picture:

We FINALLY got to go upstairssssss......

Stairwell                                          Master bathroom

It was getting pretty dark up there, so we will get better pics on Saturday.

The next day, the framers actually finished the job around 3:00 pm!!!  They weren't supposed to be finished until Sunday!!

A couple pics:

As you can see, they finished wrapping the plywood sheathing in Tyvek, so it is reasonably weather tight for now.

On Saturday, we went back to the house to get a few measurements and pictures.  We intended to stay longer, but we got invited to my aunt and uncles for dinner, so we took the opportunity.  It was a nice break.

I went a little crazy taking pictures of the upstairs.  I might be a little excited!  :)

From the Master Bedroom looking towards the stairwell

Rafters of the MBR, showing the old with the new

More old with the new:

This is how we are getting upstairs for now:

Here's a nice view of the MBR, with the BIG windows!

This room will be the bigger of the two bedrooms (about 10' X 12', one of them is temporarily a "study" until we get a bigger water pump for the house):

This is a view of the "study" showing through to the stairwell beyond:

Next you will find the hallway:

Off the hallway is a closet which will house the washer and dryer--delineated by the 2 X 4's below:

I've also created a video tour of the upstairs space:

And, not to leave out the downstairs, of course!  Here is a video of the downstairs too:

And thus concludes FRAMING WEEK!!!