The house on Allen road has been moving along. The tile in the bathrooms has been installed. The hardwood floors (Oak hardwoods from the site)will be complete the 14th! The exterior wood siding looks great. The rear screened in porch has it's FSC Ipe installed. Here are some photos taken on an extra grey day...

Sheetrock install started on Monday and will finish today.The dry season ended today with several hours of rain, thank goodness the stucco is being held-off while they install the sheet rock. Contractor is pricing the interior finished for the bathrooms, the cabinetmakers have started, and the clients are excited! -so are we

The inside and outside are reaching equal levels of completion. The house has been airing out after having the insulation installed. We have 2 types installed. The cellulose is located in the exterior walls, Icynene in the roof and building overhang areas. The cellulose is a slow curing insulation, that provides R3.8 per inch, and for our walls the R value approximately R21. Cellulose insulation is the oldest form of insulation, Thomas Jefferson had it in Monticello
Please note how thoughtful the contractor has been on the site. The house has been stocked with drywall, which has been located in locations that can support the temporary loads.
All the floor register locations (for the heating & cooling register) have been protectively covered. This avoids filling the air ducts with contaminates.
A huge issue for me is the condition of the door thresholds. During construction the large door openings are very convenient for moving materials in and out of the house. As a result the thresholds can be dented, however this contractor has taken care to protect the threshold with his device.

Next stop drywall……

Despite the lack of updates, the Allen Road project has moved forward nicely. All of the rough-in work for the electrical, plumbing, and HVAC has been completed. The exterior materials have been selected, and the stucco scratch-coat is being applied. The little bit of construction waste we had, has been ground-up into mulch for the site.

We have gone from wrapped in plastic (a quote from a David Lynch moment, by the way)to having the window package installed. Most of the red iron has been installed, all the windows are in. We met with the custom steel fabricator Mike Puzio of Puzio studio, about the steel stair. The plumbing and mechanical roughs are going into the house. They start drilling for the geothermal wells today!

Rough framing is complete, house has been wrapped, and the roof is being placed.Here are some photos to catch-up on what is happening.You can see the TPO roofing, the insulation board between the TPO and the roof decking. These white TPO roofing materials are great for eliminating the heat that typical roofs can absorb, cutting down the heat inside.

Week two of framing and the house has begun to appear. Despite the 104 degree weather, the team of framers have been diligently working. The main living level has taken shape, the 16’ wide opening to the front deck, the opening to the rear terrace and screened porch have appeared. The cantilevers over the foundation are visible. Notice the pre-placed holes for the mechanical ductwork, that will supply air to the bedroom level. The site's topsoil still is tarped, to protect the soil from those sudden summer downpours we have in Georgia. We placed the project sign, that defines what makes a LEED home~ LEED. Next week the steel beams will be placed, so we should be closer to topping off the house.