Tarping the roof

The story from the builder is still that they don't have a delivery date for the metal roofing yet. The order was supposed to have been placed on 12/14 and they claim the manufacturer hasn't provided a delivery date. I ended up finding contact info for the manufacturer and emailed asking about lead times. All they said was that some product lines do take longer to produce. Waiting to see if I can get a status on our specific order based on delivery address. 

Now the plan is to tarp the roof so we can get the dry in finally started. Roofer is supposed to be out this weekend . . too bad this should have been done back in September when the framers left the project wide open for weeks at a time. 

Today the new project manager came out here today (3rd one we've had since starting). He noted 'not much progress' since his last visit 2 weeks ago. He made a notes on a few framing issues in the kids bedrooms and said he will light as many fires as possible to help us get this back on track. 

Good news is our custom front door is ready for pickup . . however now we are not even ready for it. 

Kind of crazy to look back and see that we picked out this door over 1 year ago! Jan 2nd 2020

Still waiting on metal

 Roof paper went on 12/18. Now the builder says there is a delay from the factory on the roof metal, but yet cannot provide a delivery date. They cannot seem to stick to a schedule. I get that covid is causing delays, but they should be able to adjust that schedule and plan for delays. Everything has been open ended and non-committal. 

Here are some pictures taken this week after the dry days turned to rain. The inside was drying really well with the fans, but then the rain and drips started. Now we are back to sweeping out water a few times a day. I did have ProServ visit on Wednesday to put together a proposal on mold mitigation. 

This water is not coming in from the window

Hard to stay dry without a roof

We are in a familiar place. Waiting, just waiting. 

We were told roofer was supposed to start 12/10 (that was after pushing phase 1 subs out many times due to the framing delays). That was 8 days ago now. The project manager called us Tuesday night saying he talked to the roofer and was told he would be out this week to at least paper the roof. The metal next week. I wrote GC Monday night expressing my dissatisfaction with the newest delays. Apparently the roofer did get 4 calls from GC staff regarding our project on Tuesday, but no management ever contacted us to say they were working on it. We have been running fans for a week now, but the rain keeps getting in due to the access panel and the open ridge caps. Hopefully we see him today? 

A few recent photos:

From the loft looking down into the dining/living area

Woodstove vent, can't wait for the wood heat!

All the windows looking out the back yard! 12' slider will be nice in the summer too.

Kids rooms have closets. This was the last framing items to be done . . 

they claimed their plans didn't show closets? Really?

Weird corner wall where they had to run a large pipe down. Mike hate angled walls. 

Hard to see here . . but the snow is getting closer!

Woodstove vent install

 Yesterday was the woodstove vent install. Originally scheduled for 9/30, but whatever . . it's done now. Excited for wood heat! So over these cold concrete floors and electric heat. Project manager met the framer on-site early this morning to go over fixes and to frame in kids closets. Framer claims those were not on his copy of the plans? Roofer was scheduled to install the metal roof starting today, but no one yet. 

Mike took yesterday off to spray out all of the mud caked on the floors throughout the house. It looks so much better now!

No more mud . . still lots of mildew :(

Roof sheeting complete!

Today Mike and I took most of the day off work to do cleanup around the job site inside and out. Framers finished roof sheeting and the plumber worked in the crawl space on the rough-in. Tomorrow the plumber will be back and hopefully the framers to do the items that need fixed inside...these items are holding up the plumber on a couple walls. The framers also installed the 12' slider which is exciting! One of my favorite features of the house. Roof goes on Thursday and Friday!

We also got our tree this weekend! Its a live potted tree so we always keep it outside until closer to Chrismas and let the kids pick out some dollar store decor for outside! They had fun..

Windows in, Framing 90%, plumber starting

 Today it actually feels like a jobsite. Lots happening. Project manager made and extra visit (wasn't due until next Friday), construction manager texted me for the 2nd time this week asking for pictures and keeping in touch. I asked the project manager what he did to put the flame to their feet. He said "I freaked out on them a bit". He is new to this company and position, but I am thankful for him being an advocate for us and getting things on track!

Its super frosty and icey here today, so the framers are waiting for the sun to melt the frost on the roof so they can finish sheeting. 

5 man crew - 3 days running

 This week has been the most steady progress we have seen yet, with 4 vehicles and 5 guys working on the framing Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. They have 'committed' to GC that they will be completed by the end of the week. I learned this after the construction manager left me a voicemail Monday indicating they are aware of our frustrations and we are 'on their radar'.

 Still no sheeting on the middle trusses, they still need to do some framing to connect the middle area to the 12/12 trusses. It's doable, but I've said that before. The plumber WAS scheduled for today, but he can't start until these clowns are gone. It was super sunny today, so the kids and I took a walk after lunch for some eggs and spaghetti squash next door and got a quick photo in on the way back.