How cool is this thing? If it were up to me, I would have probably forgot this was even on the plan, my brain is all over the place, one minute picking up crooked nails and sawdust, and the next minute fielding lumber orders and writing multi thousand dollar checks...
Anyway, the framers were rightly proud of their craft on this one. They started by cutting out the outler layer of ICF foam, and then using concrete anchor bolts to attach a 2x6 ledger board, and then started adding layers of cedar. I crack up watching them, because they make things look really easy using tools that are pretty crude in comparison to what is available. My buddy and me have had lots of emails and phone calls discussing how to best cut the corbels... Obviously, we need to buy a great big bandsaw, get some beer, pipe music or football into the garage, carefully measure... etc.
Not the framers.... skillsaw, recip saw, and a belt sander. And they look very nice. The guys even cut the wide sweep radius on the support brace. The decking for this awning is more 2x6 T&G select prime. And since they were worried the tile guys would shoot nails through it, they added a layer of plywood to the top of decking (makes it thick enough the nails can't penetrate the bottom), and then ripped concrete board to match exactly the drip edge dimensions so nothing can rot.
Here is another shot that shows underneath a little better. Tile goes on top...
Mama likes it!
Yes, I still have a lot of flashing to do. As much as I like the framers, their flashing skills are fragile. They had definitely refined their technique on flashing the window before installation, though. Today, when they set the big dining room window, which was 7 feet wide by 8 tall, they really impressed me with the flash job. Of course, they even whipped out their measure sticks for everything and marked it all off.
Tomorrow I need to get all the windows that are NOT covered flashed on the exterior. I can wait on the ones covered under the porch areas...
The framers are done, I think... There are a few minor things that may need looked at, but I will wait until the inspector has a go before I make my list.
Hauled off 2 loads of trash today, which was mostly window wrappings...cardboard, plastic, flashing backing, and roof debris. Didn't even dent the board pile. So, I think I will resort to a service for some help on the board pile. My time is worth far more than they charge, and my little bitty truck just doesn't carry much. Getting the paper type trash out was a priority, though, in case it rains.
OK, I am rambling... Sorry.
Have a great weekend.
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