It’s been quite a while since the last post; things have been super busy both at work and on the construction front – but progress in the last month has been excellent.

 First, Gibson Timberframes completed the frame and the installation of the SIP panels. This took a few extra weeks of hard work, but the end result is spectacular.

The Gibson Timberframe crewView of the frame and panelsCompleted SIP panels

John, Richard and Jamie also installed the ceiling (tongue and groove pine) over the second floor, before the roof SIP panels were installed. Most of the boards were primed before being installed, so this gives quite a good idea of how the ceiling will ultimately look (natural beams with painted T&G). 

Tongue and groove ceiling and beam detail

John and Richard (B&C) also continued work on the first floor of ICF – finishing the master bedroom and hallway. This was poured in mid-august (I missed the pour unfortunately – was away on vacation). The roof of the wine cellar was poured at the same time.

Completed ICF walls in master bedroomWine cellar roof

Since the pour, John M has been busy with the backhoe, filling in the garage and completing rough grading. We also (finally) got the electrical service sorted out; Hydro was out earlier this week installing new poles at the street, the transformer, the meter and doing the final hookup.

Filling the garage

Finally, Rene and I spent last weekend installing Typar over the house walls (SIP panels). We are not quite done yet (the high parts of the walls could not be done with laddrs – they will require extra scaffolding) but all window openings are closed, which will help keep the inside of the house dry. The main drawback of the Typar is how ugly it looks – the house is now a big ad for Home Depot. I much preferred the look of SIP panels with rows of screws and washers.

House with Typar