Week 5 - Week of 7/09/2007

A lot of work got accomplished this week.

- Concrete block work was completed.
- Concrete lintels and windowsills were installed.
- Interior masonry insulation was installed.
- The wood that goes around the windows and doors was installed.
- The furring strips for the drywall were put up.
- The truss pack arrived.
- Concrete was pumped into the block around all the steel and at the top of the block.
- The load bearing walls (between the garage and the house, and a small one in the house) were installed.
- The laminated beam at the rear top of the lanai was set.
- Knee walls at the top of the front porch were built and installed.
- The truss assemblies for the left and right sides of the house were pre-assembled on site.
- The gables for the front of the house and garage were pre-assembled on site.