Insulation Begins

This past weekend we began the itchy task of insulation. Especially not fun on a hot humid day! Amy did the work on the insulation while Richard addressed other tasks.

Fireplace "chimney" framed up

Finally we also had to "fix" our king studs. They are 6 columns of 3 2x6's found on the tall west wall that go from the sill all the way up to the top that help stabilize the building during winds. The framers had mistakenly cut into them putting in the window headers. So I had to add 1 or 2 on each column.

Finally after some intense storms on Monday evening we noticed evidence of a lightening strike.

Odds n' Ends

The past couple of weeks we have been finishing up items on our inspection list to ready for a re-inspection. Items like:

Some corrections to the basement HVAC soffit - Originally had 2x2's, but those apparently aren't code so we had to change out with 2x4's & 2 x 6's

Amy has been fire caulking all vertical penetrations (fire caulk is in red in pic):

Adding bracing for ADA grab bars in bathrooms:

venting the bathroom exhaust fans:

And the big one - having the stairs re-built as the framer had built them with too big of a rise:

Plus we finally finished the vestibule roof and attaching the deck ledger board to the building:



Finally last weekend we burned 6 piles of cut cedar trees:

The good news is we got re-inspected and although we have a couple of items to correct we can move along to insulating now!

Long Weekend = A Lot of Work Done

With the three day Memorial Day Weekend we were able to get plenty of work done on the winery. We were able to finish up the fire blocking, fire caulking,  re working the HVAC soffit in the basement (I didn't know 2x2's were a no no)  and a few other inspection related items. Plus we finally got the building secure by adding a temporary front door.

We also worked on the shingling the south side of the vestibule roof (until the high winds forced us away from that endeavor). But at least it got all papered in and water tight!



Finally we readied our selves for the arrival of the fireplace. A platform was built for the unit to sit on. It will be an LP gas unit.



Inspection fallout

Two weeks ago the inspector was in for our framing inspection. Since then we have been "correcting" items on our newly created punch list like:

Adding fire blocking (the horizontal pieces closing the stud gaps in pic) to the walls that are over 10' 

Adding fireblocking at drop ceiling locations

Adding fire caulking at all penetrations between floors, attic, etc.  (sorry no pic available)

Add joist hangers to all drop ceiling joists.

We have some other fun ones too we hope to finish up by the end of the upcoming 3 day weekend.

We have also had a chance to shingle half the vestibule roof and add our fire rated frames for the windows to the processing facility below.





Plus add in vineyard work and mowing!

The only one that has time for rest is Rocky!



Fun with ladders!

Siding work moved to the daunting west side this weekend. We started putting some trim up on the windows and Sunday, with the help of Richard's brother the long task of siding the west side began.

On Saturday Richard assisted the contrator on sheathing the vestibule roof and closing in the top wall hole above the vestibule. The goal for the week is to get our framing inspection.

South Side Siding Complete

After a weekend of constantly going up and down the ladders, Amy and I were able to complete the siding on the south wall of the winery. The west end was a long way up (or down depending on your perspective). Looking at the wall now, that was a lot of siding! Now it is on to the daunting west end. We did get the ledger board for the deck tacked on before the weekend came to a close so next it will be the trim on the windows and more siding.

Vestibule Continues

The work kicked in again on the vestibule after the crew got back on site. The roof looks beautiful and the front door framing is taking shape.  Amy and I have moved our siding efforts to the south side of the building with the assistance of Rocky!