Build Day 6: Big, beautiful views

Written by Kelly

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I wish I could have spent a second full day in a row watching the action at our build. By the time I got there today it was cloudy, the sun was tired, and everyone had packed up. The result: I was jaw-droppingly wowed by the outcome of another productive day, but the light was not the best for photos.

Fortunately, Patrick got the incredible shot above of Kevin removing the straps used to raise a great room purlin (see yesterday’s post for an explanation of purlins and other fancy timber framing lingo).

As well as getting the rest of the great room timbers in place, the crew fully established the loft. And what a view it offers of both the river behind the house, and of the building itself. I’m beginning to think that’s the point of the loft: to allow an even greater appreciation of the design of one’s home.

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I’ll try to get a shot in better light of how things look from the loft. In the meantime, this is how the loft looks from a dim great room. (In this photo, there’s an extra piece of lumber from the day’s work mixed in with the purlins, making it look a bit asymmetrical up there).
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This is what I saw when I arrived at the lot. The exterior loft walls, the section the ladder is propped against (the powder room), and the great room purlins are all new additions since yesterday.

6 thoughts on “Build Day 6: Big, beautiful views”

  2. Kelly, your timbers are beautiful, your crew incredible and your home stunning. So happy for you, John and Molly. Gayle

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  3. Very exciting, Kel & John! Looks great.
    I helped a friend erect his timber frame home in 1998 and a group of about 20 of us got the skeleton up in one day, complete with a small pine tree on the peak for good luck. He had spent the winter cutting and shaping his own timbers and had built a four-foot long scale model of it that was our set of “plans.”
    The timber skeleton was also sheathed in SIPs panels. The following year I built my place here on Lake Superior with SIPs panels as well, but without the beautiful timbers that you guys have. 😉
    Kel, I can’t wait until you have to decide on paint colours, flooring etc. ha ha
    xxoo
    J.

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    1. Geez, John. If we’d known, we could have made you part of our crew! Patrick told us about the tradition of the pine bough – I suspect we’ll do the same as your friend. As for decisions, you know me too well. It’s so painful. And before paint, which can be changed, we first need to figure out the wiring… Instead of laughing (you big meanie), wish me luck!

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