The eaves on the top story had square window boxes framed up in preparation for the triple windows. Because of the unique shape of the middle window (rounded arch) the contractor crew decided to wait for the windows to arrive and create framing around them to ensure the measurements were exact. The left and right windows are shorter rectangles, which left boxes that needed to be framed up and filled like any other wall cavity.
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More exciting window work! The heaviest ones needed two 300lb capacity lifts. It was quite nerve racking seeing the 400lb 4 panel windows and 600lb french doors be lifted by the machine. It was all hands on deck with the windows. I put down my camera to help all turn the lift cranks. Our Zola windows arrived today! Why is this a big deal? Because they're from Germany. Why German windows? Well, we wanted windows with three characteristics:
This combination simply doesn't exist currently with US manufacturers. You can get tilt/turn, vinyl, triple pane or double hung, wood, triple pane or many other combinations but never all three. It certainly was a hassle getting them here. Zola didn't provide techs to move them from the truck. They insisted that our crew needed to move them and they needed to be unloaded with a skid steer. The way they were secured to the pallets made them unstable to unload with the skid steer, so some of the windows had to be moved by hand. By the end, our guys got them off the truck and in the back yard without damage. Hallelujah. Also oddly, our windows were the only items in the whole container. Not very efficient, but at this point there is nothing we can do about it. In any case, WE HAVE AWESOME WINDOWS ONSITE AND INTACT! Random pictures from plaster coat number 1. Our plaster crew is great. As I was trying to stay ahead of the plaster crew with my stuffing, I got to talking with one of the members. He is from Mexico like the rest of the group, and he used to be a cook. When the pandemic hit, he joined the plaster crew and loves it. He says he enjoys getting to work outside, and the crew is fun. Out of all of the construction crews we've had on site I have never heard one laugh as much as this group.
I needed some extra bales and stuffing, so I had to make a couple of trips to Bachmans and Home Depot.
Word to the wise - get your straw at Bachmans. The price is the same as Home Depot, but the bales are full size and are long straw. James came over while I was working. He and Peter ordered pizza, and they kept me company as I put up lath.
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