Master bedroom building

The master bedroom construction made great progress today.  The support form work was put in place and the ceiling frame work is also now ready for the next step.  Because the top of the new apartment master bedroom will only be a few inches below the level of the floors in the main house, no formal roof will be constructed.  Instead, it will end up being an outside patio with access from the back yard.


There was so much steady activity going on today, I decided to try and capture as much of it as I could and leave the painting for tomorrow.  Besides, it felt really good to be out in the fresh air and sunshine, rather than inside the house!

Johnny brings over a barrel to use for staging

Johnny and John Sr. check out the form work above the master bathroom

Chris and Tony put up a piece of plywood form work

The guys line up the form work along the front wall of the master bedroom

Chris and Tony work on the ceiling frame work

John Sr. makes sure the frame work has the correct spacing

John Sr. directs the placement of the frame work

Tony fastens one of the cross beam

Chris and Tony eye up the frame work levels

The view from below

The view from above

Some of the form work plywood to be used

Securing the plywood to the frame work

Chris and Tony nail down the plywood

John Sr. cuts out a piece of the plywood

As the frame work and form work was going on, Johnny left to pick up the floor tile that will be installed in the radio room, the office and stairs, beginning tomorrow morning.

Johnny moves the tiling cement from the palette to lighten the load

Johnny uses the bobcat to remove the floor tile from the truck

Johnny places the floor tile outside the downstairs door

The frame work and form work was completed by the end of the afternoon, but a grove in the side of the house had to be cut out to join the "roof" of the master bedroom to the side of the main house.  There wasn't enough time to finish it today, so the guys will get back to it on Monday.

Chris cuts into the side of the main house

Chris and Tony cut out groves for the concrete pour to be done next week

After the guys had cleaned up and left for the day, it was time for me to perform my daily inspection and ensure everything had been done to spec.  Since so much had been done in one day, I needed to call in a few of my "Special Services Team" to assist....

A few of my special agents inspect today's work!

A look at the completed support form work from below

A look at the completed support form work from above

This was a good ending to a productive week by the construction team.  Tomorrow, they will be working at the new hospital project, but "Swanee" will be here, bright and early, to start tiling in the radio room.  While he does that, I'll get back to painting the upper section of the stairway.  Also, Barbara and Kari decided to give the living room a fresh coat of paint, so only the cats will get to relax around here over the weekend.