second floor

this week, the exterior walls on the second floor were framed out. "rub-r-wall" was also applied to the foundation for waterproofing. what you see around most of the foundation in the picture above is actually insulating foam. this should help to prevent any heat loss through the basement walls.

walter also started backfilling the area around the foundation, although this picture isn't the best evidence.

at the far end of the photo, you'll notice that there are no walls on the second floor - this will be the outdoor living room, complete with ipe floors and ceiling and a cable railing.

in this shot from the backyard, you can see the window openings on the second floor. we used a standard 3' wide by 4' tall window unit in all the upstairs rooms. here's the layout, from the left...

• first set of double windows is in the master bedroom
• second set of double windows is in the master bathroom
• the next two single windows are in one of the guest rooms
• the final set of double windows is in the other guest room

the stairs to the second level will be just to the left of the outdoor living room.

this shot shows the front of the house from across the driveway (the white trailer is in the driveway). again, the insulating foam is visible. additional fill will be brought in such that all of the insulation is covered.

hi walter.

we'll update again next weekend, when we hope to have the interior walls on the second floor framed.