Today the second floor exterior walls started going up. When I got to the site this morning, it was about 26 degrees outside and windy. It didn't seem to slow the framers too much. By 9am, they had a couple of walls up and were constructing others:
By the time I got back in the afternoon, the exterior walls on three sides of the house were done:
It looks even better from the outside. Here's the east wall of the house at about 5pm:
They also put in the workshop stairs:
Now I won't have to climb into the basement through the window! Tomorrow they'll finish the second floor exterior walls, and maybe even the interior walls. Roof trusses are scheduled for Friday, and the exterior stone should come this week too.
By the time I got back in the afternoon, the exterior walls on three sides of the house were done:
It looks even better from the outside. Here's the east wall of the house at about 5pm:
They also put in the workshop stairs:
Now I won't have to climb into the basement through the window! Tomorrow they'll finish the second floor exterior walls, and maybe even the interior walls. Roof trusses are scheduled for Friday, and the exterior stone should come this week too.
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