Day 5 of Framing

Framing is complete. Roof covered with paper for now. Exterior doors installed. I have to hand it to the framing crew. These guys were very young but did a pretty good job. Still amazed by what they accomplished each day.

Day 4 of Framing

Today was day 4 of framing. All the roof trusses were put up and the vast majority of the roof decking is done. Tomorrow should see the roof decking finished and the tar paper down. We were all impressed seeing how much they got done today. These guys really busted their rear ends on a very hot and humid Ohio day.

Sorry you won't see many good pics of the trusses. My "photographer" was more captivated by the floor. We had some fun notes left for us by our family.

 More gnomes! Need an exterminator apparently.

 Someone has tickaphobia.

 Special thanks to Mom. Looking forward to all the cooking lessons in the new kitchen.

 Thank you sis!

 The tribe of elders convening to solve mysteries of the universe.

 A sneak peak at few trusses. More of a teaser really.

 Buddy enjoying some much needed shade.

Day 3 of Framing

On day 3 our framers built and placed the interior walls.

 Our first pest infestation has already happened. I thought we had perhaps built our house over an old dwarf burial ground. Turns out it was my dad's sick (and unnatural) fetish with gnomes and gnome statues that struck again. I believe he identifies with gnomes since he shares their average height...

 Joi enjoying yet another refreshing beverage in her (Buddy's) sunroom. I miss the puffy yellow coat.

 Have I mentioned I love my garage? I do.

Back wall of house with double window. 

Standing in kitchen shooting out front door.

Day 2 of Framing

And lo on the second day Wayne Homes said 'Let there be walls'. And there were walls. On day 2 the framers got all the exterior walls up and marked locations on the floor where all the interior walls would be.
***Complaint Alert - see last 2 photos below ***

 So the mason's work while being very fast, left a lot to be desired for quality. In addition to the footer tile issue I had with them, these 2 photos show how far off the top of wall was. The sill plate spanning the irregular wall height leaves daylight showing - and that is with a double layer of the seal material between the sill and block. Normally there is only 1 layer! It is not up to the weight of the house to try to crush the sill plate into large gaps - not that it even could in this instance. Yes it can be caulked (and better be) but still, this is easily avoidable when the goal isn't to get in and out of a job site as fast as humanly possible.
The emphasis on quality is was what I was sold on. So far, the emphasis of some subcontractors has been on speed - in some cases at the cost of quality. My Wayne Homes reps are listening to what I find and have been addressing most things but there would and should be fewer things to address if the subs focused on accuracy more and raw speed less. To be fair the waterproofing sub did an amazing job and the framers so far appear to be doing pretty good. There have been a few things I've spotted that made me cringe a little but nothing serious. My biggest concern is the crew of 4 guys framing has 3 of them under 20. They all work hard but there is absolutely no substitute for experience. And at their age, they can't possibly have it. Still, you can't help but be impressed but what they get done in a day. I just hope there is nothing more than superficial cosmetic things when they are done.