If there was one thing we'd been looking forward to the most since this build process started it was the day the frames went up! A few of our builder friends had already prepped us - they love the frames days because it seems like HEAPS happens for the clients, but it's just another couple of days at the office for them. We weren't disappointed either - one day the site was a nice flat concrete pad with a sub floor on the top level - and overnight it turned into the skeleton of the structure we'll one day be living in. It's a very cool feeling being able to finally look out the square where a window will eventually be and get a feel for what the view will actually look like.
The frames going up really sums up the entire building process. It's a bit of a roller coaster of fits and starts. One week it might be windy and rainy and next to nothing happens, while the next it's all hands on deck and an entire structure will take shape. The biggest learning for us (which we've passed onto the guys at Building Logic) is that 'not knowing' is actually far worse than having a week of slow going. When we know it's a quiet week because there is a wait on materials or a contractor, we put it to the back of our minds and just chug along. It's the weeks that we set ourselves up, hoping for big visible changes that can sometimes disappoint. So to all the would be owners of a new home - see if you can get your builder just to drop you a message once a week or so - it will definitely help keep the expectations where they should be, and you'll be able to appreciate the big milestones like frames going up with a little bit less stress.
The frames going up really sums up the entire building process. It's a bit of a roller coaster of fits and starts. One week it might be windy and rainy and next to nothing happens, while the next it's all hands on deck and an entire structure will take shape. The biggest learning for us (which we've passed onto the guys at Building Logic) is that 'not knowing' is actually far worse than having a week of slow going. When we know it's a quiet week because there is a wait on materials or a contractor, we put it to the back of our minds and just chug along. It's the weeks that we set ourselves up, hoping for big visible changes that can sometimes disappoint. So to all the would be owners of a new home - see if you can get your builder just to drop you a message once a week or so - it will definitely help keep the expectations where they should be, and you'll be able to appreciate the big milestones like frames going up with a little bit less stress.
