Weather Update

According to the Weather Network the next 48 hours is as follows;

Saturday afternoon - Light snow and temperatures of -21 degrees Celsius. There are predicted winds of up to 25km/h and the wind chill will make the temperature feel like -32 degrees Celsius.

Saturday evening - Drifting snow and temperatures are dropping to - 27 degrees Celsius. The winds are going to pick up and should be closer to 30km/h. The projected windchill temperature is -42 degrees Celsius.

Saturday overnight - Continued drifting snow and -28 degree Celsius. The winds will be picking up to 35km/h and a windchill of -44 degrees Celsius

Sunday morning - Again more drifting snow, -27 degree Celsius and 35km/h winds keeping the windchill temperature close to -43 degrees Celsius.

Sunday afternoon - Will see the temperature warm up to -24 degrees Celsius and light snow.

Overall they are predicting 5cm (2") of the white stuff to fall in the next 24 hours. Hopefully if it does fall it will add a layer of insulation on the second level floor deck or what is currently the roof of the main interior.

Yes we live in Winnipeg by choice. With weather like this one should sit in front of the fireplace, have slippers and warm blankets and drink hot chocolate. An addition... oh well think of the stories and the adventure (that is my story and I am sticking too it).

Second Level Bedrooms

The second level bedrooms are taking shape, especially now that there is the semblence of a roof above them. Even with all of the massing of the roof trusses they will still have the standard 8'-0" ceilinging height. The bathroom (from where the picture below was taken) will have a 10'-0" ceiling and a full window at the 7'-0" height.

The image below was taken from the first bedroom looking down the hall. The two other bedroom doors can be seen

Below Kyle Blaquiere our Structural Engineer inspects the building. It was with him (because of him) that we were able to design the uniqueness of the addition, especially the cantilevered floor deck and the angled wall and roof system.

Roof Trusses

Yesterday saw the installation of the roof trusses for the main structure of the house. The full mass of the "Jetson Wing" (as Christy calls it) can be seen below. The angled wall and the front wall at the stairs haven't been built and the trusses are being supported on the internal wall and the south exterior wall. From this perspective it looks like the roof is floating but that will change - hopefully by the end of day Monday.

Tha garage hasn't been built yet and this will alter the look of the property yet again. It will be built in the same location of the old garage but instead of a flat roof at the front there will be a gambrel (barn style) roof at the front portion. There will also be a roof deck patio above the main roof.

Below is a close up of the roof trusses as they float. It is hard to see but the foremost truss is a cathedral ceiling and will be 23'-0" above the stair starting point on the main level.

This final image shows the massing of the house from the back NE corner of the yard. From here it looks like the front trusses are floating.