Third Floor!

Third Floor!

The third floor walls are almost ready to be poured now and the framing for the 2nd floor is done!

June 28, 2018 1:00PM

We wanted to watch them pour the concrete for the floor of the 3rd level but we just got there as they were finishing up.  Our neighbors let me climb out onto their upstairs balcony to get some pictures of them smoothing it out.

 


July 9, 2018 11:44AM

Nothing much happened over the previous couple of weeks.  Probably a combination of the July 4th holiday and allowing time for the floor of the 3rd level to dry properly.  Anyway, work started again on the 9th, building the 3rd floor walls.


July 10, 4:41PM

Looks like they were able to get almost 3 rows of the wall forms in place over the last couple of days.



July 12, 2018

We were surprised to see that they had started the framing for the second floor!  Tony is standing in the doorway to the master closet, next to the master bath.  Lucy is deciding where she wants the master bed to go since that is where she sleeps.


The framing for the 3rd floor walls has made it up to the window sills in the front.


The back of the house is not quite as far along as the front.


July 16, 2018 4:54PM

Looks like it is getting very close to time to pour the concrete for the 3rd floor walls!



Here's a picture of the house taken from the beach.


We noticed some holes in the ceiling of the garage level that we had not seen before.  We assume these are for utilities to pass through.  They don't show up when you stand on the floor of 2nd level, so we guess they will have to be drilled through.



That's all for now!  More later!

Location: 706 S Fletcher Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA

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