We had almost the full spectrum of weather this week: warm, sunny, torrential rains which flooded our basement, cloudy, snow, sleet, and cold with partly sunny skies.
The front porch with the hip roof was fnished this week. The garage foundation was squared up and the sill plates attached so the walls can go up. We cut off the anchor bolts which were incorrectly placed so as to be flush with the top of the sill plates. We have a video of that below.
Also, the finished grade elevations for the concrete garage slab and apron were established.
Flashing to keep water that filters down between the porch slabs and the house was applied according to the Water Management Guide from the Building Science Corporation http://www.buildingsciencepress.com/books.asp?CatID=21
See the green/high performance detail below.
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Grinding off the anchor bolts after we countersunk them into the sill plates. Notice the snow on the sill plates.
Framing for the front porch.
Sheathing the front porch in the rain.
High quality work in fitting the hip supports.
Mr. Miller and the finished front porch.
Finished back porch.
Finally, a picture of the Loch Ness monster! Someone unplugged our sump pump from the outlet next door the day it rained 1.5 inches. We finished the cleanup on Saturday.Mr. Beck said his feet were numb by the time he got to the pump.
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Here we are applying the waterproof membrane supplied by the Contract Lumber Company www.contractlumber.com
This membrane goes underneath the housewrap and extends below the sill plate to keep the water from wetting the wooden parts of the house. This is done only where a porch slab contacts the house. On the rest of the house, a metal drip edge will hang below the first course of siding and will "kick-out" the rain water away from the house.
The garage, squared and plated.
The trusses for the garage will be delivered within a week.
