Lisa & Adam Goldberg Deer Hill Blog #8

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Our Timber Frame was completed on 11/20.  Mark & Andrew from Brooks Post & Beam came down from NH and installed the frame.  They did it in 3 1/2 days.

Peter, Bettylou, Lisa and I all got to work on the installation of the frame. On Monday they will come back with Joe from Brooks and install the structural insulated panels (sips).  These are very "green" and energy efficient wall panels that have insulation built in. By Friday we will have an enclosed structure.  In 2 months we went from a wood lot to a lot with a timber frame structure on it. 

Today we went to Direct Buy and picked up our Jacuzzi tub, shower for downstairs bathroom, gas fireplace for master bedroom, glass vessel sink and really cool biometric lockset.  We borrowed Mr. Van's trailer to haul of this stuff back to Peter & Bettylou's barn.  Bettylou was nice enough to give up her parking space for all of our stuff.  We hope everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving

11/17/09 - Brooks Post & Beam arrive with our Timber Frame	11/17/09 - The unloading begins	11/17/09 - Red Tail Hawk watching the unloading process	11/17/09 - The family meeting with Mark & Andrew from Brooks.
11/17/09 - 1st Post is up.	11/17/09 - Andrew & Mark are working on a post	11/17/09 - Post are going up quick	11/17/09 - All of the 1st floor post are up. Calling it quits for the day.
11/18/09 - I went to work for a couple of hours and they have most of the beams up.	11/18/09 - Beam flying in the air	11/18/09 - Mark fitting a joist into place	11/18/09 - It is sitting on a spline. These are then held together by pegs
11/18/09 - Beam being hoisted into place	11/18/09 - Mark is fitting a brace into place before the beam slides all the way in.	11/18/09 - Mark is fitting a brace into place before the beam slides all the way in.	11/18/09 - Mark having to use some muscle to get that beam all the way in
11/18/09 - All set. I am going over the electrical plan with the electrician in the background.	11/18/09 - View of the finished 1st floor of the frame.	11/18/09 - Mark banging in a peg	11/18/09 - Andrew drilling a hole for a peg.
11/18/09 - Mark walking on top of the frame. These are 6" wide.	11/18/09 - Mark sawing wood on top of the frame. These guys are fearless.	11/18/09 - There is Andrew showing off.	11/18/09 - The 2nd Floor decking is going down.
11/18/09 - Mark & Andrew starting to put the decking down for the 2nd flr	11/18/09 - Peter, Adam & Lisa all nailing in strapping to the frame	11/18/09 - Here I am again nailing in strapping.	11/18/09 - Bettylou getting in on the fun.
11/18/09 - There I am up on the frame starting to work on the 2nd flr. decking.	11/18/09 - Lisa working on some strapping.	11/18/09 - Peters up top know helping out with the flooring.	11/18/09 - Lisa got up top and banged a lot of nails to install the decking.
11/19/09 - 2nd flr. decking is finished.	11/19/09 - Mark & Andrew still smiling on day 3.	11/19/09 - Now all we need is the rafters.	11/19/09 - Mark is pounding in the roof/ridge beam.
11/19/09 - Andrew is pounding in a peg	11/19/09 - Mark is maneuvering a rafter into place.	11/19/09 - Perfect fit. Mark & Andrew make it look easy.	11/19/09 - Wood is flying through the air.
11/19/09 - This has to fit just right as it goes through the floor.	11/19/09 - Different perspective of Mark getting ready to place a rafter.	11/19/09 - Starting to look like a house.	11/19/09 - Mark standing on the ridge beam pounding on a rafter to get it into place. Its starting to get dark as well.
11/28/09 - Finished Post Beam Frame	11/28/09 - Lisa checking out the frame.	11/28/09 - Our own pine for our eastern white pine timber frame	11/28/09 - This will all be visible from the interior of our house.
11/28/09 - Our 1st floor ceiling.	11/19/09 - Lisa hammer in hand ready to get working	11/19/09 - Father & Daughter having fun banging nails.

We hope you enjoyed this installment. 

Lisa, Adam, Oz & Raz