Let There Be Snow!

Taking a look at this photo (especially full size), one might imagine there was a lovely snowfall the night before, right in the desert of Phoenix!  Fortunately, it's not snow, but the handiwork of the roofers and their spray foam that covers the entire roof in a thick coat of waterproof and heat-reflective insulation.  The foam, now that it's dry, is quite firm and durable to the harsh elements.  It should last for a very long time.

The little pipes, which are covered with some of the foam, are the supports for the solar panels that will be coming later.

View From The Hill

The guys were working on the roof again today, so I took a photo from up higher on the hill to see some of the roof progress.

Roof Plate in Place

The framers made good progress on Monday and Tuesday, getting most of the roof plating installed.  This is the great room, with most of the plywood plate in place.

View of Roof Plating From Directly Below 

Roof Trusses over Greatroom

After the full day off during the rain, the framers came to the lot early on Saturday and completed the roof trusses over the great room.  The rain from the day before left things rather soggy, but the framers were able to work around it.  The other parts of the house, such as the kitchen and garage, will dry out quickly in the sunny Phoenix weather.

Reconfiguring Garage Stairs

The framers originally built the last landing of the garage stairs to walk out directly to where the cars would park.  We asked them if they could change the layout to have the stairs turn and come back toward the inner garage.  This would make it easier to get up the stairs, rather than trying to squeeze by the car door.  Dennis, our builder (on right), was talking with the framer, Ernie, to work out the details.  All part of the fun of building a custom house!