Framing: Lower Level

Laying out the initial lines. Get these wrong and nothing but problems the rest of the way so they took a day to make sure this was all spot on.

Engineered Studs and laminated plans.

Construction quality is for us as important, or more so, than level of finish and one reason why we chose Rick Hendel to build our house. Engineered studs (orange) are solid and perfectly straight. They’re much better for openings like these windows and the door in to the mechanical room than standard dimension lumber. They’re also a lot heavier and a pain to cut.

New toy. We used to use cranes from Pettibone for lighting and audio at festivals so this brought back some rock & roll memories.

As my brother-in-law said, this is the natural state of wood. It will flatten out once it gets weight on it.

Who needs a floor? The top of a wall will do.

Steel beam to help support the porch and porch fireplace.

Small trusses too.

3M, great company.

From the exercise room through the rec room to a nice view of the lake.

The sub-floor is a bit lower in the Breezeway to accommodate the stone floor. Once finished the stone in the breezeway and wood in the rest will be the same level. Yes, that’s why flooring had to be determined so early in the building process.