Trusses on the house

Progress continues and although it feels like it's slow we are happy with the way things are going.  Today we went up to Breckenridge to check on progress and make some measurements so that we could order all the lighting fixtures.

The first major change that's visible on the front of the garage is the timber framing (truss) connecting the corbels.   We are really happy with the way this came out.

On the back of the house, the timbers have also been added that brace the horizontal framing.  These also look great and allowed them to continue the siding up the back of the great room.  Before the siding can run up to the roof peak, another timber truss similar to the one over the garage will need to be installed here along with the tongue and groove cedar in the soffit.

On the back of the garage, most of the diagonal framing is complete (1 piece is still missing that will connect the roof peak timber to the blocking in the middle of the cedar shakes.  In this picture you can also see the satellite dishes are now installed for both television (Dish Networks) and for internet (Exede / Wildblue).

Finally, in the front of the house, the timber framing is taking shape under the large front door gable.  This one includes some really cool ironwork that is partially installed in this picture.