Basement REALLY Framed!

We went out to the house to check on progress after being away for a week. Some things were further along than expected, some not as far along as hoped for and some were just plain shocking. The biggest surprise was the basement was completely framed, and wasn't supposed to be. The framers were supposed to be only framing in a couple of walls to allow the shop to be isolated from the rest of the house and to install a utility sink, but there must have been a miscommunication between the framers and the GC while we were away, because the entire basement was framed. It seems we are ending up with much more house than we intended! First the upstairs and now the basement. I'll talk to the GC tomorrow to see what happened.



However, the good news is that there was a lot more done. It looked like HVAC and most of plumbing rough in was complete. The monster tub was in the boys bathroom



And the wrong tub was sitting in the shop waiting to be installed in the basement bath. I'm hoping it wasn't installed because they realized it was a bath/tub combo versus a shower.



The fireplace was in in the basement



and the base for our decks were on



Our Nichiha siding was sitting in the backyard (we had really hoped this would have been started)



Electrical looked to be about 75% done. I know they are expecting me onsite on Monday to discuss the basement. Since the framing is complete, I can now run the low voltage wire on the lower level and verify all the line voltage wiring on the upper floors.

Our front door was on, but not a whole lot to look at because it has a fairly ugly but highly functional bang door installed.



Finally, our roof was mostly done. There were workers there on a Sunday, so I assume they are trying to get it completed.

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I'll know a lot more on Monday when I stop by the site to coordinate everything, but we are very happy with the progress in the last two weeks. Looking forward to drywall and starting to apply finishes.