Project evolution: before, during, and after

Saturday, Sept 4, 2010
Thursday, June 23, 2010Thursday, June 2, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010Wednesday, March 3, 2010Friday, January 22, 2010
Erected frame: Dec. 18, 2009Insulated foundation: Nov. 10, 2009
Foundation done before backfill: Oct. 25, 2009 We're on the rock. About 1-2 ft of soil, clay, and sand was removed. Seems the site is a little flatter than anticipated.

During excavation: Oct. 1, 2009Before excavation: Sept. 10, 2009

Installing the windows

We installed the windows in early April. There was a nice three week stretch of warm, dry weather that let us get this done. Papa came out to take a few pictures and got some really nice ones. The first picture gives an idea of how the windows were installed. Francois (shown here talking to the owner) shimmed them into the openings before sealing the holes with foam insulation. The picture also shows a full length view of the interior part of the chimney, how nicely the light plays with the yellow hemlock ceiling, and how it looked before we had the floor slab poured.

With the snow melted, Papa also managed to get a new pespetive on how the house interacts with surrounding landscape. This view is from the south side where there is a small pond along a path that leads to the sugar house in the back woods of the property. It's one of my favorite views of the house. When the leaves come out, it disappears!

Introduction

Footprint
Type: 2-4'' walls on bedrock
Length: 33'1'' (10.09 m)
Width: 29'1 (8.87 m)
Total area: 867 sq ft (80.5 m)
*1 Foot = 0.3048 Meters

Main Frame‭ (‬outside post to outside post or wall interior to wall interior‭)
Length:‭ ‬32‭'
Width:‭ ‬28‭'
Height:‭ ‬11‭'‬6‭'' (‬Slab to bottom of rafter plate‭)
Pitch of roof:‭ ‬12/12
Height of house‭ ‬23‭'‬6‭'' (‬slab to peak‭)

Shed‭ (‬exact dimensions pending construction details‭)
Length‭ ‬16‭'
Width:‭ ‬6‭'
Height:‭ ‬7‭'‬4‭ (‬rafter plate height‭)
Roof pitch:‭ ‬4/12

Porch‭ (‬added later‭)
Length:‭ ‬22‭'
Width:‭ ‬8‭'
Roof pitch:‭ ‬4/12
Roof Support height:‭ ‬7‭'‬6
Roof Overhang:‭ ‬1‭'
Notes:‭ ‬The porch is oriented to face a scenic view of the mountains

Southside porch
Length:‭ ‬32‭'
Width:‭ ‬4‭'‬6‭''
Support height:‭ ‬8‭'‬3‭''
Roof pitch:‭ ‬5/12
Overhang:‭ ‬0
Notes:‭ ‬the southside porch is dimensioned with the south-facing windows to allow in minimal sunlight in the summer and maximum sunlight in the summer

House lot and exterior utilities

House is located on solid impermeable rock with less than 1'' of soil. Utilities all end in utility room

• Powerline: 45m above ground; 65 m below ground (yellow)
• Tile bed: 10m x 60m. Percolation test done in area of tile bed. Show's about 4 feet deep of gravel on slight downward slope.
• Septic tank 30 ft from house and 90 ft from well.
  
• Overflow line from septic goes 30 m downslope of house site to tile bed; approximate drop of about 10 ft; to share a trench with power line
  
• Driveway: already exists, but grass needs to be scraped off and more gravel added around house
• Well and water line: slightly upslope of house site.