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Framing - Day 5 Rafters starting to go up. 2x12s, 12" OC. The spacing seems like overkill, but I'm not a structural engineer. It should look pretty cool once they are all in place. The tails overhang two feet at the front edge. We're holding back every third one to flush with the framing. We'll...

The roofline was more of an aesthetic decision than anything else, but brings a whole set of compromises and benefits with it. We were sure that we wanted to keep the orientation facing the South, and at the same side of our lot. We'll include a couple clearstory elements, so hopefully the rake...

Framing - Day 4 Wall sheathing started. 7/16 OSB. Thought about plywood, but the price delta was significant. Amazing how much the price of this stuff fluctuates. The back wall will be 5/8 gyp on both the interior and exterior - Firewall needed if less than a certain distance from the neighbors...

Framing - Day 2 and 3 Framing, Days 2 and 3. Walls starting to come together. A little over 8 ft interior wall height in the back, sloping up to something like 11.5 feet at the OHD. From the window. Framing Day 3. Now we're getting somewhere. Balloon framing on the walls. There was some...

Framing - Day 1 Material was delivered on August 17th, two and half weeks after the slab was poured. We're not in much of a hurry as the fiber cement siding panels won't be available until the end of Sept at the earliest. Framing, day one. Not much to see. Treated 2x6 sill plates fitted to...

Thanks Al. Nice job on your build, and the truck is pretty neat too. Yeah, it'll be our one and only garage. It's butted up as close to the property line as code allows - 12 inches to the adjacent lot, and 12 inches to the alley right of way. In the alley that's more like 18 inches off the...

Masonry On to the masonry. It's a monolithic slab, 4 inches thick. 4000 psi, rebar at 36" OC. One course of block. Hand troweled in the garage, broom finish on the driveway. Driveway is 4 inches also. Saw cut expansion joints. Pretty happy with how it turned out so far, but time will tell. We...

Gone. Gone. Long exposure, yellow dog.

The house. A couple of the house itself from last fall. I had to get a picture of the freshly mown lawn. The previous owners put in the crazy dormers. Four on one side, three down the other. It's over the top on the outside, but makes the interior really interesting.

It's time for everybody's favorite; the build thread. First of all I want to thank the community here in the GJ forums. I've lurked for a while now and have picked up a ton of inspiration. Hopefully I can give a little back and pick up some more advice along the way. The basics: Shed roof...

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