Posts Tagged ‘energy efficient homes’
AMC#1 | Window installation
Our Pella windows and Velux skylights have arrived. We installed 2 of the windows yesterday and protected them with heavy duty blue protection tape to avoid any kind of damage to the glass during the remainder of the construction process. The new exterior wall has been wrapped with Tyvek house wrap. All windows have been
Planning & Design | A word about planning in the early stages…
As we discussed the framing layout at our site meeting this morning, I thought it would be a good idea to write a post on how important early planning is in any project. As it is the case in this project, we have a final design that calls for all sorts of things to be
AMC#1 | Floor framing repair is completed
All the repair work in the floor framing has been completed and the entire area received new Advantech T/G subfloor decking. As soon as all the subflooring is installed we can start framing up the walls according to the new floor plans.
AMC#1 | Water Damage
As suspected, the water damage at the old rear entry door is a lot more extensive than suspected. There is actually quite a bit of damage to the underlying framing structure and we will have to do quite a bit of repair work in this area. This water damage was caused by a combination of
AMC#1 | Demolition begins
Yesterday we started demolition on our Southlake project. We framed and drywalled the old door openings to the main house to isolate the construction area in the back part of the house. That way our clients don’t have to deal with the construction traffic and dust until we are ready to close the back part
AMC#1 | Demolition Plan
Studying the demolition plan you see here as well as the original framing plans, we noticed that the way this house was originally framed, it will be fairly easy to modify interior walls since no loads are carried on any of the walls we have to modify or eliminate. You can also see how the
