We love a good remodel! Part 3 Framing

Finally we are done with demo and get to start building something, a house I guess.  This was a VERY challenging site due to it's location at the top of a dirt driveway on the side of a steep hill!

Trusses being delivered.  The crane could only get them so close. It was up to us to get them on the house

Time to get the pile of trusses onto the plates

First truss coming in.  We built a slack line to transport the trusses from the top of the hill down to the house.  We used an electric wench to raise and lower the trusses.   It was awesome.

Setting these trusses on the plates was one of the most rewarding days of work I have had.  It was an incredible challenge.

We always use plywood for all wall and floor sheathing.  OSB is not very durable, especially when building through the winter.

The largest truss was about 500 lbs.  They are all set and ready to be rolled.

You can see how we were finishing areas before moving onto the next section

Final section - Master bedroom

Tarped roof.  There's that electrical meter next to the new entry.

Finally all the roof sections are sheathed and dried in.

We were able to keep all the old wall framing in the master bedroom area.

Hey, now that looks like something

It is always fun to leave some goodies in the walls for future builders to find. We always find things left behind when we take apart old houses.  It is a way for a carpenter to say "hi" to the next carpenter.

Finally, windows!