Problems

The bad news:  The lot was deep mud this morning.  Lumber delivery today was delayed, so most of the framing crew got sent to another job after finishing up just a few things.

The good news:  The first floor deck and exterior walls were mostly finished yesterday.  All the wood for the second floor is on site and ready to go.

I've also started compiling a list of things that have gone wrong; some minor, some major.  Luckily, all have been caught early enough to be fixable... so far...

1. Excavator fell into hole and crushed corner of footing.
2. The house was built 5 feet off the planned location. (not fixable, but livable)
3. I tarred one wall 2 feet too above the ground = ugly black foundation
4. The gable wall in photo above almost broke in half - twice -  while attempting to stand it up. The extra long strongbacks you see in the picture were needed to hold it together.  And it took 8 guys to get it up and hold it in the wind while it was braced.
5. The 2x12s delivered for the main beam had been cut through at the saw mill.
6. The 2 windows in the family room were made 12 inches too short.
7. The garage walls were built 72" tall instead of 7'2" tall.
8. There was no door framed into the wall between the kitchen and mudroom.
9. The chimney flues have to be in locations I hadn't planned.  So the chimney has to move, which affects the rooms (bathroom and loft) upstairs.  Amy figured out a great solution to this one : )
10. The stack of 2x4's seen leaning against the house in the picture above was leaned there while the wall was braced only on one end, so that wall almost broke/fell over.

Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings!