Lifting Trusses onto Roof

The framers used pure elbow grease to lift all of the trusses onto the roof; no crane needed.  Here they are putting up the remaining trusses over the kitchen and patio area.

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!

View West from Patio

Here's a view facing West, from the patio, which is still being completed. You can see the trusses that will be supporting the patio deck below.