A lot of Floor Joists

All of the floor joists and rim board is done and you can now see the area where our stairs will go down to the basement.

Everything has been going pretty smoothly lately on the build.  The lumber material situation was worked out (on a few materials that didn't show up with our first delivery), but it wasn't a big deal. The weather has been great.  It's around 70 today and awesome out. So, we should see a lot more progress tonight. 

This is a good shot of the I-Joists and the rim board on the outside (with the red on the top).  We went with 14" tall joists at 12" on center in order to eliminate some of the supports in the basement.  This will open the space up more....and ultimately make Sarah happier with the space.  The 14" tall joists will go above the garage as well. 

The site looks a little cluttered right now with lumber everywhere, but it is inevitable when you have a large amount of materials dropped off.  It bugs me to have it this way....but if the work flow keeps up, it will be short lived and the place will be back in order.

These last few pics show the view from the basement (above) and the stair opening (below).  The original plans called for supports around where the ladder sits in the picture above ---- the taller joists allowed us to eliminate them. 

The windows were ordered today as well.  We are going with the Andersen 400 series with simulated divided lites and pre-finished in white.  It's nice to have this big (ridiculously big) purchase out of the way. 

Everyone pray and continue to do the anti-rain dance.  It would be nice if the crew can work every day without have to deal with rain and mud!