Since we have to work when we can and can't devote all day every day to construction, we have built all the exterior walls and stacked them on the foundation to be "raised" on a future date. I know this isn't how most people build houses, but this two-man construction crew works very differently.
We stayed fairly true to the original plans for the house with just a few minor adjustments of doors and windows. We have 6 foot windows in the living room/dining room area and the bedroom along with 3 foot windows in the kitchen, utility room, and bathroom.
The original plans also had a door from the bathroom leading outside but we chose to move that to the utility room so that it would be accessible from the carport (yet to be designed).
Most days we built the walls on the foundation and then added them to the large stack that we had already completed and covered with a tarp. However today we just built the last two walls on top of our stack. Not 100% sure why, but it sure was easier in my opinion! A fully constructed 10 foot tall wall is kinda heavy and awkward!
I wish that we were raising the walls next week but I think Dad wants to wait until we have taken our vacation in a couple of weeks so we're going to start on the interior walls next. There are only five of those so I'm hoping that will be finished next week.
After that is putting it together and adding ceiling joists and beams and stuff that I don't really understand yet! You'll learn all about it when I do!
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