Woot!

Well, well - what a difference a day (or two) make. Yesterday, we went to the site and we were initially disappointed. It had been a beautiful day (meaning it had not rained) and it looked like nothing had been done. How wrong we were. After some exploring, we found that nearly the entire basement had been framed. Now, we're not finishing the basement, but one of the Hergenrother trademarks, we've been told, is that the basement will be framed. Just the walls, where the foundation is, but having finished a basement, I can say that this is a big deal. I would estimate that at least 75% of the framing had been done. We found a couple of buckets full of slats, about 18-24 inches long, with a couple of pre-placed nails at each end, too. However, nothing new had been done on the roof.

This morning, I drove by on the way to work and from a distance I could see that there was a crane on the site, which bodes well. As I rounded the corner, I could see that about a third of the main roof trusses had been installed. I called Karen to tell her, and we were both excited. We both just drove to the site from our respective places of work and saw that nearly all of the trusses are now in place. There are a few left on the ground, but the roof looks complete, so they may be extra, in case of damage. Also, the trusses above the sunroom are not in place, but I think the reason for that is because they are relatively small and I think they can be placed with muscle power and don't require the crane.

The short slats came into play and solved a short-lived mystery: they use them to hold the trusses in place as they work, presumably just until they install the roof decking.

They will be working for a couple more hours today, do we will definitly return after work to see the results. Now the shape and scope is finally visible. This is probably the most exciting step since we signed the papers.