Big Thunder
Construction Photos Page 

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Last Update December 28, 2003
Construction Photos

    Photos 54 More work as we get ready to move in. This is the last construction page.
    Photos 53 Trim, painting and other trim work.
    Photos 52 Granite slab counters go in and more trim work.
    Photos 51 Stove going in, stairs installed, trellis work and the ECS grey water system goes in.
    Photos 50 Floor finishes other interior finishes, exterior finishes and site work.
    Photos 49 Tile finished, concrete stain and wood floor in.
    Photos 48 Red room. Rock wall and tile.
    Photos 47 Rock wall starts going in, doors and more finish work
    Photos 46 More tiling and painting.
    Photos 45 Tiling work and more roofing going on. Boiler gets installed.
    Photos 44 Exterior finishes, roofing and painting gets going.
    Photos 43 Tiling prep is finished and some tile got set.
    Photos 42 Stucco scratch coat goes on and Solar panels get installed.
    Photos 41 Exterior insulation finished, siding going on and tiling prep work is started.
    Photos 40 Metal roofing goes on, insulation goes in and the sheetrock starts.
    Photos 39 Wiring sensors, more roof work and the Trombe wall gets stained.
    Photos 38 Entry roof, windows going in and roof work.
    Photos 37 Finish of the rough framing and more.
    Photos 36 More big timbers moving and some rocks go flying through the air.
    ZAP!        Big Thunder lives up to its name and takes a lightning hit!
    Photos 35 The big 8x20's going in!
    Photos 34 More big timber posts going up and prep for the really big timbers.
    Photos 33 Loft curve is in, trusses get delivered and more framing happens.
    Photos 32 Big Timbers go up. 10x10 posts are standing, 4x10 beams are in the Trombe wall and more.
    Photos 31 Special Page! John and Mary visit Big Timberworks in Gallatin Gateway, MT.
    Photos 30 Framing moves into the kitchen and some big beams go up in the bedroom area.
    Photos 29 Even more framing, around the bedroom.
    Photos 28 More framing.
    Photos 27 Walls starting to go up. All interior concrete work and Trombe wall finishes.
    Photos 26 Finished slabs, wood delivered and some other cool stuff.
    Photos 25 Larger Overview Images in the late afternoon light.
    Photos 24 Slabs going in! More photos of water system and a view of the Trombe wall
    Photos 23 Hydronic floors are finished and some views of the water system.
    Photos 22 Forms come off the Trombe wall! The hydronic floors start going in.
    Photos 21 Forms finshed and the Trombe wall is poured!
    Photos 20 Forms on the Trombe wall and the cistern gets plumbed.
    Photos 19 The water storage tank is in and the Trombe wall forms are up.
    Photos 18 Trombe wall being formed up and utilities going in.
    Photos 17 More work and Don gets to visit the site.
    Photos 16 Courtyard fun and filling in the inside.
    Special      The delivery of the timbers from Big Timberworks
    Photos 15 Interior footings, sonotubes and backfilling being done.
    Photos 14 Some more work, and bad weather delays.
    Photos 13 Underfloor drains installed...
    Photos 12 Special Request! Overview photos, fewer, but bigger.
    Photos 11 Pouring stem walls, and starting to remove forms.
    Photos 10 Still more stem walls.
    Photos 9 More stem wall forms & wine time at Cathexes.
    Photos 8 Stem walls forms being built.
    Photos 7 Concrete pour #1
    Photos 6 Almost all the steel is in!
    Photos 5 More steel and Peter and Kim visit the site.
    Photos 4 Digging the footings out, first steel in the ground.
    Photos 3 Layout of the footing locations.
    Photos 2 More of the digging.
    Photos 1 First dirt moving.
  Ground Breaking... John and Mary's 1/19/2003

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