Attic Floor

The attic floor went in today. They put some scaffolding on the side of the house to stand on while they put the joists up.

The joists for the attic floor are the widest pieces of lumber in the whole house.

The reason for that is that there must be enough space between the upstairs ceiling and the attic floor to get insulation with a rating of R-38 in there. Here is a view from the second floor looking up.

Lots of space for insulation.

They also built the gable ends after the floor was in.

The gable ends already have the plywood sheathing, the Tyvek® and the Azek® trim on them so after being put in place all they need is the windows and siding.

Tomorrow the rafters go up.

BTW, in case you are curious, here is what the house is supposed to look like once it has been finished.