Prepping for second floor

October is quickly passing by and preparation has begun for the second floor LiteDeck installation.  First floor wall supports have been removed and wooden platforms have been erected in the greatroom in preparation of building the walls for the open ceiling room.  Beams have been ordered and should be installed soon.  Things are moving forward, but is it fast enough before winter hits?

 Here's the greatroom and sitting area wit some of the kitchen on the right and some of the guest room on the left.  The wooden platform has been constructed since the great room is two storys high.  I'm guessing they'll be used to support the walls as well when it's time to pour.

 All the wall supports are gone, but some of the 2x4 feet remain.  I'm sure they'll be cleared up soon since they're no longer needed.

 Shot of the kitchen without supports.  Funny how you can still see the color difference in the concrete were the Litedeck creates beams.  It just rained the night before so I don't know if that's a factor in the different coloration.

 Here's the corner between the greatroom and the kitchen.  This is where a beam will span the opening of the greatroom, supporting some of the second story fireplace.  The beam pocket sits at 9' so I'm a little confused on how this will go together.  The ceilings are supposed to be at 9' on the first and second floor.  In the basement, the beams are at 9' and the Litedeck sits on the beams so the underside of the Litedeck (basement ceiling) is at 10'.  Here, if the Litedeck sits on the beams, it will also place the ceiling at 10'.  I texted Matt, but haven't gotten a response yet.  All the visible beam pockets are like this.

 Here's the beam pocket in the mud room, looking at the garage wall.  The rebar spikes on the garage wall will tie into the garage roof trusses.

 Long shot of the house front to back.  The curved stair opening is under the plywood.

 Side wall of the house, containing the study, guest bathroom and guest bedroom.  The little window sits above the toilet and will be oval.

 Finally a clear shot of the front of the house.  Fall is a great time of the year in Michigan.

 Front corner of the house.  The black tarp is just a tent protecting the electrical boxes from rain.

 Most of the supports have been cleared out of the basement under the greatroom (future workout room) since they won't be needed to support the weight above.  The rest of them will remain until the second floor is poured.  This will allow the weight to transfer from the second floor all the way to the basement.

 Here's the workout room from the rear walk out.  I can't wait to use it.

Shot of the greatroom so far.  Add another layer on there with matching windows and it will really look impressive.  Oh, a finished exterior will make it look nice too.