Farewell to the Big Pile of Dirt

The large pile of dirt that has been gracing what will become the front yard has now gone to fill in the trough around the house that was left after the foundation was poured.  There are now unobstructed views of the front of the house as well as a rough grade in the front and around the immediate house periphery.

Closing Up the House....More Windows and a Couple of Doors

Closing Up the House....Window Installation

Completion of Facade Structure and Roof Structure

More Roof Structure and Facade Assembly

Bring in the Crane....

These images show the status of the house on the morning the crane was brought to the site to help with the assembly of components on the second floor and beyond

Here the crane is about to put a rear wall in place on the second floor.

The stack of roof trusses in front of the house are ready to be lifted and put into place

Three hours later, quite a bit of progress had occurred. The tail end of the work with the crane was captured in the images below.

Here the crane is picking up a truss.

This is a view of the truss held by the crane from the front just before it is lifted into place

The following pictures show several different views of the house as the crew continues work with the crane

Here the crane is placing the front wall on the space above the garage....from the back.

....and from the front

Here the peak on the bumpout is being put into place.

The following pictures show the day's progress after the crew had departed.