So after framing is finished, the roof guys come and put the roof boards and the shingles on the roof. The framers also wrap the house in the white house wrap that you see below. When this step is finished, the house is considered "dried in". This means that the inside of the house is protected from the elements, but not sealed. We still don't have windows or doors, but the roof is covered.
This is the roof with shingles and the outside of the house covered in house wrap.
Now that the house is dried in, the electrician, plumber, and HVAC guys can come in and get started on their parts. Here are pictures of the various things that are going on during this step.
Heating and air conditioning guys are mostly up in the attic
Electrician is busy running wires and installing electrical outlets.
You can see all the little blue boxes where outlets or switches will be. In our kitchen island you can see a little pipe sticking up that will be for the sink/dishwasher.
This is our pantry in our kitchen. You can see more little blue boxes and to the right you can see our main water supply to the whole house. Of course that will be hidden in the wall but it is pretty neat to see it here.
Switch at the front door. This will control the porch and entryway lights.
Plumber was busy installing showers and bathtubs.
This is the bathtub in the hallway bath.
This is the bathtub for the master bath currently sitting in the middle of the master bedroom. We were waiting on the tub frame to be built before they could put it in place. So for now, this is where it lives.
So that is what all makes up the "guts" of the house. It is crazy to think about all the things that have to go in the walls to make a house run. These things also all happen at the same time so there has been a flurry of activity and lots of people at the house this week.
Next up....windows, doors, and siding!
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