A shear panel at the garage.
The CMU wall slowing getting built up to the second level.
Detail view of the CMU wall at the double door opening. Note the threaded rods sticking out of the wall, set to recieve a 'ledger' beam for the second level office, and the steel straps that will be nailed to the plywood sub-floor.
A view into the - yet to be fully grouted - center of the CMU wall; vertical and horizontal rebar, threaded rod (to the right) and metal strap (to the left) makes for a busy void.
A view of the CMU lintel; when finished it will be grouted smooth, similar to CMU sill.
Beam and frame connections at the living room.
Framing of the living room begins with the main columns.
More framing at the living room.
Windows framed in the northeast living room corner.
A detail view of the sill at the sloped glazing. Note the upstand at the top of the concrete stem wall. This concrete upstand acts as a damn to catch whatever water gets through the window frames and weep it to the exterior.
Another view of the upstand (this one on the opposite side of the window as shown above. The planned connection between the damn from the 'wall' portion' (on the right of the image) to the 'winodw' portion (on the left) so that an water weeping to the exterior would be prevented from seeping into the wall, was omitted. Luckily the fix is not too difficult.
Framing at the living room mostly done; now onto the second floor. Note the stack of ceiling joists sticking out of the second floor.
The entry vestibule volume starts to take shape.
The northwest corner of the master suite partially framed up; not a bad view even on a cloudy day (the slightly lighter tone at the horizon is the Pacific Ocean).
A view from the street ...
... and one from down below.