Author Archives: camhotel

  The insulation and vapor barrier have been installed in our turnkey home solution project. The majority of the insulation is of the fiberglass batt type. The batts fit neatly into the spaces between the studs and ceiling trusses. The … Read the rest of this entry →

  The concrete floor has been placed in the basement of our turnkey home solution project. Concrete is a mixture of four main ingredients fine aggregate ( such as sand ) coarse aggregate ( such as clean washed rocks ) … Read the rest of this entry →

The radiant floor heat piping has been installed in the basement area of our turnkey home solutions project. This system is similar to many where a series of pipes are attached to a 1″ thick layer of styrofoam using a … Read the rest of this entry →

   The turnkey house project is starting to take shape. Most of the doors and windows have been installed and the siding has been started. The owners choice of siding is a canxel product with a sierra color. The … Read the rest of this entry →

The roof of our turnkey home solutions project has finally been completed. Due to the steepness of the main house, the installation of the shingles took a few days. The shingle crew also had to withstand extremely cold temperatures. This … Read the rest of this entry →

The installation of the roof system is well underway for our turnkey home solution project. The size and design of the roof system has made it necessary to raise the trusses separately with a mechanical lift. In this case we … Read the rest of this entry →

EXTERIOR / INTERIOR WALL FRAMING The exterior and interior wall framing for the turnkey house project is almost completed. The floor framing was completed last week and the roof framing is to be completed in the next couple of weeks … Read the rest of this entry →

wall framing/ platform framing Wall framing is one of the parts of the construction process that generally moves along fairly quickly. Floor framing, wall framing, and roof framing really change the look of the structure. It often changes on a day to day basis and … Read the rest of this entry →

The floor framing system for our turnkey home project is finally in the process of being installed. We have had a slow start to the floor framing process. Weather is a major factor in our area and makes the house … Read the rest of this entry →