This past week, we made a fair amount of progress despite the absence of several sub-contractors due to the weather. The lateral and water connections from the street were completed, all HVAC connections down to the mechanical room were finished and plumbing connections in the...
We've entered the "important, but not too sexy" portion of finishing the homes. Over the past week and half, all between floor plumbing connections (over 40 in each house) have been done for our sold units and work began in earnest to finish the plumbing...
Today, the concrete slabs were poured in each of the lower levels. We waited until the homes were set and buttoned up so that we could keep the temperature above freezing inside. Underneath the concrete, we installed 2" rigid foam. These 2 inches equal an...
Here are a few photos on the largest home in new phase. Bmajor is about 1,950 sq. ft. and features windows on three sides (including South). It also has a straight run of stairs which allows for a more dynamic layout on all levels. On...
From Bancroft Green Photos...
After a couple short weeks due to the Holidays (and snow), work is back in full force. Today, 16 workers were on-site tackling a myriad of jobs. The pre-fabricated foundation wall system for 715 S. Bancroft are now in, parapet walls are installed on 706-712,...
The weather outside was frightful, but thankfully our homes already came with their roofs installed, so we didn't need to worry about the 1' of snow dumped on the region over the weekend. It did result in a lost day of work on Monday, but...
Two days, four houses. It really is hard to fathom that last Wednesday, there were no basements and now 4 out of the 6 homes are in place. Our carpenters have already started knocking out temporary bracing and are setting stairs. Give us a couple...
What a day! Through the hard efforts of everyone involved, we set two full houses today. These homes are more beautiful than we could have imagined, now that they are set in their rightful locations and we can't wait to finish them up. Take a...
Well, the big day has arrived. As we write this, a beautiful 100 ton crane should be making its way to Bancroft street, the trusty set crew is removing all of the wrapping around the homes in our staging area and with any luck, we'll...