Lumber delivery

   Nothing new to report on for building progress, but we did get a lumber delivery.  It looks like material for the exterior window trim, some rough lumber for various fixes, some cedar, and some large white Azek boards.  I'm not sure where everything is going, but it does mean that there will probably be some work going on soon. 

   The lumber was delivered in three stacks and all but the longest stack was placed in the garage.  The third stack of material is hidden behind the stack of half inch plywood.  Up front is a stack of untreated 2x4, some 2x12 cedar plans, some pressure treated 2x8 and a few 2x10 boards of white Azek.  I can guess that the 2x4 is for general structure reinforcement, but I'm not sure what the PT, cedar, and Azek are going to be used for.  I know Mike has plans to redo the fascia on the turret since it's cracked, but I think this is too thick for that.

   Here's what the Azek looks like.  It's thick, but it might not be two inches.  I'm not sure where this will be going on, since we decided to use a primed rough sawn cedar for all the window trim.  There might be spaces in between the windows where this will sit.

   Here's the front stack from the side.  Mostly 2x4 material with some 5/4 on the right.  The large pieces are the 2x12 cedar boards.  They're smooth sawn and thick, so I'm fairly certain they won't be going on the windows.  Usually something this broad is used for structure, but we don't need any cedar structure.  Maybe a face board somewhere.  Also not sure where the 5/4 boards are going. They can be used for decking and trim, but since it's not really wide, I'm guessing it's trim of some kind.  It's a different experience not being so involved with the construction, because I don't know exactly where everything is going.  I'm definitely not the Alpha personality type so I'm okay with trusting that Mike knows what's going on.

   Here's the stack of pre-primed rough sawn cedar boards that will be used for the window and wall trim on the exterior.  We originally thought about using white Azek for all the trim, but a few things changed that decision.  After Mike talked to the trim carpenter about how all the siding, trim, and window thickness will match up, they said it would be difficult for the Azek to always line up properly.  Also since we have to have the shingle painted anyways, it doesn't make much sense to not have the trim painted as well.  It will make it easier to paint the siding, then paint the trim, rather than masking off all the trim and painting the siding.  Since the material is pre-primed on all sides, I'm not as worried about deterioration.  Just need to be concerned about woodpeckers.

   Here's the pre-primed trim sitting next to the stack of half inch plywood.  I'm not sure what we need so much plywood for, but I'm guessing it's just general space filling.  I know some is needed above the garage door to box in the beam and exterior face.  Some will probably be used to box in the porch beams before the fascia is installed.  Some will be needed for the window installation where ever there's a curved window (laundry room and great room).  That should be it though.

   Here's the surface texture of the pre-primed trim boards.  I think the rough sawn is nice and it will complement the cedar siding texture well.

   That's it for this week.  I'm waiting to hear back from the copper roof installer on when that will be installed.  We're still on the books for the water/sewer installation next week so that will be a fun update.  I might be able to make it out to the site when they're there.  We went out this weekend to some plumbing supply houses and found our kitchen faucet.  I'll post more on that when the time comes since it's way, way in the future.