Boom Shakalaka

Finally, after days of waiting for the weather to improve, the boom truck arrived to put up our roof trusses! 

It was too windy for a good 3-4 days so it put us behind schedule. 

Thankfully there was still lots for the framers to do. Like frame the basement walls including our laundry room downstairs. We'll have laundry rough-ins on the main floor for when we're old. But for now I'd like more space in the mudroom and I figure I can manage stairs for a few more years :)

The sun is shining now and my fingers are crossed that plywood will be making its way onto the roof today. Next week is supposed to be milder, so it would be ideal for shingling!  

The timbers for our back porch were delivered yesterday. They look so big and strong! 

They are 8x8 pine timber posts which we'll stain to match the cedar on the front of the house in the spring. 

With this crappy start to winter, we're really putting the pressure on to get everything closed up. Our windows are being delivered on Monday... Exciting!!

How our house looked at 7:30am today!