Meggett Fishing Shack

Soooooo.... I had typed out the last post but then forgot to post it, so that's why there are two posts back to back.  This one will be alot more in-depth, with better pictures!  Sorry about that! Since finishing the framing, we have been very busy.  Some of the most important systems have been installed, namely the Prosoco CAT V fluid-applied weather barrier, and the MidState roofing underlayment.  Seems like almost overnight, we went from "camping" in our old house due to the numerous and immense roof leaks, holes in the walls, and other major construction obstacles, to a dried in, semblance of a house  Even though the only access to the new portion of the house at the moment is through the garage, it is still nice to have a closed in space next door to mitigate some of the air leakage and weather from coming in unwanted!  We can even park our cars in the garage! First thing to happen after the framing was completed was the installation of the exterio...

After about 8 weeks of bad weather, the Christmas holidays, framing challenges, more material orders than I can count, and allot of time spent with Judah (our amazing framer), we have a house!  The roof decking was completed today along with all the eves, rakes, and overhangs.  All that is left is the rear porch roof and columns, the small eyebrow roof over the garage doors, all the shear wall bracing and steel stealing, and miscellaneous odds and ends.  Overall, it's a pretty impressive structure.  The ceilings are really high, and the trusses look fantastic even in their raw form before being sanded or sealed.  The rear tall wall was particularly challenging, as it is 28 feet tall in the center, 36 feet wide, and needs to withstand hurricane force winds.  It contains a large steel moment frame as well as some creative LVL framing to transfer the wind loads into the side walls as well as into a center wind beam, which carries those forces to a reinforce...