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The Thunderbuilt crew started a new project for a great young couple in Vestal.
We call this job DJ721. It includes two additions, all new siding, golf simulator room, work out area, master bedroom and bath, and lots of new closets.
Stay tuned this will be fun!!
The Thunderbuilt crew started a new project for a great young couple in Vestal.
We call this job DJ721. It includes two additions, all new siding, golf simulator room, work out area, master bedroom and bath, and lots of new closets.
Stay tuned this will be fun!!
Excavation. Yep it’s muddy.
Project JK516. One of our best yet!!
Installing beams in Master bedroom.
Installing beams in Master bedroom.
They are in!
Up she goes!
Dan setting up chain falls to assist with the lift into place
Got the baby into the master
EIGHT GUYS WERE NEEDED TO CARRY THESE STAIRS!
They got them out of the kitchen. Now what?
Today we helped with positioning the steel stair case in the master bedroom. Each set weighs 700 pounds! Had to carry it out the rear door, into the kitchen, across the pool deck and into the master bedroom.
EIGHT GUYS WERE NEEDED TO CARRY THESE STAIRS!
Great progress on this baby! Sheet rock will be done this week. 475 sheets total
Guys attacking ceiling on master bedroom
Walls in master bedroom
Walls in master bedroom
First of five heated tile bath floors and tile showers
First of five heated tile bath floors and tile showers
First of five heated tile bath floors and tile showers
Bill taping and spackling
2024 Christmas party fun. Kole and Jeremy
2024 Christmas party fun. Kole and Jeremy
And Shane
Guys sheet rocking
Dinos birthday! Happy 17
Typical construction site! No paper plates so we had cake off of cedar shakes!
Typical construction site! No paper plates so we had cake off of cedar shakes!
Matt installing composite deck boards to the front porch
Guys spray foaming the master bedroom suite
So much going on here on this project.
Here's the Guys putting a beam in
Jeremy Mike and Matt framing up a stair landing
Jeremy and Matt being good boys
Best client ever! Made a huge mountain of ribs for a friday lunch!
Putting beam backers up for great room
Putting beam backers up for great room
Guys spray foaming
Sheet rocking great room ceiling
Sheet rocking great room ceiling
Another great lunch from our client! Chili on a chilly November day, perfect!
Music room ready to be painted
Music room ready to be painted
D and Jeremy cutting sheet rock for window returns
Spray foaming
Spray foam being applied by The Insulation Man. They are the absolute best
Front of home soffits and fascias done
Front of home soffits and fascias done
Jeremy and Perrin installing soffits and fascias
Mike on the corner
Matt installing siding
Siding selection is absolutely perfect
Siding selection is absolutely perfect
Mike and Matt wrestling a 16 foot corner in place
Vinnie on the cut table
Jeremy and Perrin installing soffits and fascias
Huge new MARVIN window in the rear of the addition above the garage.
We installed the very best of Marvin windows for this entire project.
Huge new MARVIN window in the rear of the addition above the garage.
We installed the very best of Marvin windows for this entire project.
Huge new MARVIN window in the rear of the addition above the garage.
We installed the very best of Marvin windows for this entire project.
Perrin and Kole install a header
Been a super busy week. We got the remainder of the new roof system installed, sheathed and shingled. Also tore out the former roof system and exposed the new great room that originally was the living room, dining room and kitchen.
Old truss system is almost out
Old truss system is almost out
New Marvin windows are installed
New Marvin windows are installed
Perrin and Matt tape in a window in the master bath
Roof system up and all sheathed. Ready for the roofers!
Vinny cutting studs
Jeremy cutting for the guys on roof
Mike building dormer between existing main house and master bedroom addition
Matt and Perrin sheathing roof
Mike and Matt installing roof sheathing
Well, the roof system is finally done. By far the most complex system we have tackled yet.
Here's Kole holding the very last truss section to be installed.
Mikes 35th birthday
Jeremy and Kole boxing in chimney
Dad and kid. Kole is now 21.
12 foot walls
Perrin and Matt graduated from high school. Congrats to two great guys!
Frank, newest member of the team.
Sub flooring going down for the master bedroom addition
Dad and kid hanging fascia
Fascia going up
Trusses for the main house are two piece. Here’s Kole putting together the pieces.
Each piece gets glue and two pieces of 3/4 inch plywood at the connection point
Trusses for the main house are two piece. Here’s Kole putting together the pieces. Each piece gets glue and two pieces of 3/4 inch plywood at the connection point
Fascia going up and ZIP roof sheathing going down
ZIP roof sheathing going down
Columns and beams up and mounting plates getting installed
Setting the first truss against the addition above the garage addition
Big dogs
Heavy and awkward
Mike carefully guides Jeremy in with the first beam
Columns up and two 10x10 beams get set on top
Columns up and two 10x10 beams get set on top
Sizing the first of five 10x10 rough cut columns for the front entryway
These weigh about 300 a piece
Sizing the first of five 10x10 rough cut columns for the front entryway
These weigh about 300 a piece
Mike and Jeremy setting a girder truss
Foundation getting backfilled with stone
Our two boys graduated last Friday! Congrats to Matt and Perrin
Trusses for main house are huge. This is going to make a stunning vaulted ceiling
Trusses are two pieces due to the size. Here Kole is assembling one with glue and two pieces of 3/4 inch plywood
Pit vipers for Mr Matt
Master bedroom suite slab poured and getting finished
Mike on one side.
Jeremy on the other.
Pouring the master bedroom suite basement floor
Pouring the master bedroom suite basement floor
Stark Truss showed up with our buddy Dave driving. This guy is the best driver in the world!!
Dave dropped them exactly where we wanted them
Perrin and Kole hauling the trusses into position
The addition above the garage has 5 different truss designTs. hey all have to be sorted out.
The addition above the garage has 5 different truss designs! They all have to be sorted out.
Number 1 is up!
Got 5 up before the lighting started then we got off the scaffolding!!
Got 5 up before the lighting started then we got off the scaffolding!!
Mike Kole and Jeremy removing the chimney framing in preparation of the addition above garage
Floor system for kitchen expansion
Framing the floor system for the expansion of the kitchen and dining area.
Jeremy is trapped.
Mike and Jeremy
Mike setting up target for laser
Mike and Floyd backfilling rear expansion after putting an under drain in
Vinny, Mike, Kole and Perrin setting rim boards
Mike and Jeremy ripping pressure treated lumber deck joists. Unfortunately sizes range from 11&1/4 to 11&3/4. Very inconsistent and must be ripped to a uniform size.
Front expansion all backfilled. Mike establishing grade for new deck frame system
Stripping shingles off above garage in preparation for removing trusses and building addition above garage
First load of web trusses for Master suite arrive
First load of web trusses for Master suite arrive
Poured the walls for the Master Suite & front and back expansions.
Concrete pumpers have changed our world!
Pouring rear expansion frost wall.
Concrete pumpers have changed our world!
Pumping master suite walls
Dusty strapping on the vibrator
Danny setting anchor bolts while his partner finishes the top of wall ahead of him
A beautiful sight!
Well we have made tremendous progress so far. The house is 90% gutted, walls for the additions get poured tomorrow, most of the wiring has been stripped out as well as the heating system.
She’s almost wide open
Jeremy and Vinny reframing window openings for new windows
Front frost wall forms all in
Wide open!
Kole and Jeremy ripping plywood
Happy Birthday to Vinny! Our work horse. Always the first on on site every single day
Mike and Jerm removing a very stubborn brick chimney.
Our two newest projects- Perrin and Matt.
Great kids. Great workers!
Guys gutting interior
Master bedroom suite basement footers all poured
Master bedroom suite basement footers all poured
Walls for front and rear expansion and forms for master bedroom suite get unloaded
Jeremy and Vinny reframing existing home for new window sizes
Walls all formed up ready to pour
Walls all formed up ready to pour
Front expansion wall all formed up ready to pour
Excavation for the master bedroom suite
Excavation for the master bedroom suite
Tri State unloading forms
Dusty operating the boom on the form truck
Setting footer forms
Setting footer forms
Mike Lasher excavates front of the home while Mike and Vinny remove siding
Setting footer forms in the front
Footer forms set to allow rear of the home to be bumped out 6 feet
Pumping concrete into footer forms
Pumping concrete into footer forms
Mike digs footer drain out to the road side ditch
Freight Train Lane visited today
Lane gets hands-on training from Mike
Perrin gets his turn on the cut and snap saw. Cutting access into existing basement from new basement beneath the Master Suite
The Before pictures of this project. Look closely because you will not recognize this place once we are done!
Living Room
living Room
Den
All the siding soffits and fascia is being removed
Behind Jeremy Lasher Construction is digging the foundation for the master bedroom suite
Mike D and Mike Lasher
Floyd and Danny Collins in the hole establishing grade
mr. Lasher
Temporary access road being built.
Mats to protect the edge of the driveway being put in place
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Mike & Jeremy meeting with architect and rep from truss manufacturer to work out the details of new truss / roof system.
This is going to be a blast!!
Thunderbuilt started a Two-Addition build on this house. One will be a Great Room the other a Media Room.
Excavation starts Thursday. Concrete on Friday.
Trusses up and fascias on
Suns out guns out!! Guys got the dining room addition roof sheathed shingles Thursday.
Making hay while the sun shines.
Beams look great
We had tons of activity today. We had electrician, plumber, gutter guys, concrete team, and of course carpenters all going at it hard.
Tri-State builders pouring concrete pad out back today
Mike, Jeremy, and Vinny putting up beams in great room
Tri-State builders pouring concrete pad out back today
Mike, Jeremy, and Vinny putting up beams in great room
Superior Gutter team installing seamless gutters
Superior Gutter team installing seamless gutters
Craig wiring in wafer lights in media room
Spray Foam insulation going in the Media Room
Spray Foam insulation going in the Media Room
Perrin and Matt putting up the nickel gap around the fireplace place. Note the 5x6 solid oak mantle in place for final measurements to get cut to length
Nickel gap going up on the fireplace frame
Siding all done
Decking done waiting for arrival of railing system
Decking done waiting for arrival of railing system
Jeremy, Matt, & Vinny installing composite decking
Jeremy, Matt, & Vinny installing composite decking
Siding on Media Room going up
Jeremy just completed building the raised seating platform. The Media Room has raised platform seating additional outlets for plugging in the viewing chairs, specialty lighting and speaker system.
Mike cutting through from existing dining room into new Media Room.
All up and braced off
Vinny on the saw
Guys sheathing the exterior
Vinny, Matt and Perrin get ready to hoist one up
Yes it’s pouring and the guys are plowing through it
Side addition progress is great. Walls framed trusses going up!
Side addition progress is great. Walls framed trusses going up!
Guys framing up the gas fireplace. This will be covered in nickel gap planking and painted. It will have a 8x8 rough cut mantle
Yep it’s pouring! Thank God for battery operated tools!
Matt
The Boss and Matt in the back stripping the existing wall off getting ready to cut through into the house
Perrin and Mike putting it up with the Boss looking on
Guys had to brave a horrible rainy day to get the floor system and sub floor down to keep the water out of the new basement
Guys had to brave a horrible rainy day to get the floor system and sub floor down to keep the water out of the new basement
We have the best roofing crew!
Pernich & Shelp
Big Matt sheathing the roof
Rear addition spray foamed. Time for sheet rock
Rear addition spray foamed. Time for sheet rock
the rear addition
Gutter and footing drains are in place
Guys are going to town on this two additions project. Foundation for side addition goes in while the guys are finishing up the rear addition
Here, the walls are formed up and poured.
Vinny end of the day pick up
Vinny and Jeremy siding
Siding is a perfect match. Nice tie-in.
Siding is a perfect match. Nice tie-in.
The Big Guy sheathing the roof
This project has been aided by the nice warm weather
Had computer issues so we haven’t posted in a while.
Guys are kicking it!
Framing up rear addition
They are up
Vinny getting ready to send the next one up
Our wise guy Perrin waiting for next truss
Perrin setting trusses
Vinny saddles up
Tying in connector room to Great Room
Started framing first of two additions to this home.
This Great Room has 12-foot tall walls!
Guys squaring up first wall before we stand it up
Guys squaring up first wall before we stand it up
Mike, laying out doorway.
Vinnie
Every day is an adventure with this guy on the crew
Here comes the backfill.
Ready for backfill.
All insulated and ready for backfill.
All stripped and ready for insulation and backfill.
Walls all formed up for the Great Room addition.
Guys stripping forms
Dusty strips forms and hauls them out
You never know what a day holds for you in this business! Company dropped off our rent a jon at the wrong address. They couldn’t relocate it for 5 days so we strapped it and dragged it up the road to the job site.
You never know what a day holds for you in this business! Company dropped off our rent-a-john at the wrong address. They couldn’t relocate it for 5 days so we strapped it and dragged it up the road to the job site.
You never know what a day holds for you in this business! Company dropped off our rent-a-john at the wrong address. They couldn’t relocate it for 5 days so we strapped it and dragged it up the road to the job site.
Guys poured the footers today
Guys poured the footers today
Guys poured the footers today
Footers all in set wall forms tomorrow and pour walls on Thursday
Trusses!
Off they come
A Tale of Two Jobs! Let's see which Materials come in first!
We'll make sure both jobs are finished before the snow flies!
Another new build!
Started a new job (CN225) while we wait on material for our other new job! Stay tuned for updates!
Sean and Jeremy installing fascia and end cap
Sean and Jeremy installing fascia and end cap
Sean, Matt & Mike
Metal roofing going on
Sean, Vinny and Perrin ripping boards.
Mike bracing up end truss
Setting last truss.
Three days start to finish. Pretty cool looking building
Three days start to finish. Pretty cool looking building
Vinny and Jeremy building the last truss.
Mike building a truss using a 10 inch circular saw. This baby is a monster but works great on timber framing. We borrowed it from a fellow builder we work with.
Lane built his first house!!
Freight Train Lane paid us a visit today! He’s a busy little man.
and it is UP!
All hands on deck for this baby!
Great day! We got all but one truss set today. The first one was a 700 pound monster, rough cut, 3x6 ft. truss that took us a while to get positioned. After that it was smooth sailing.
Started a new project today while we wait for trusses on the EJ770 job.
Here's Matt and Perrin, our newest team members, hauling rough cut 6x6 posts
Jeremy setting the post base plates
Perrin measuring the beam length
Matt on the other end
Posts set and it’s only 9:15
First double 2 x 10 beam going up. A third layer will be added once they are in place.
Set of posts in with the structural Simpson plates in place
Mike and Jeremy attaching plates
3x6 angle braces going in
3x6 angle braces going in
Mike installing 8 inch Simpson timber locks into the angle braces
Nice looking rough-cut structure
Trusses tomorrow
Metal roofing on Thursday
Autumn Build
Thunderbuilt started a new building project we'll call EJ770.
Our client wants additions on both ends of the home.
Stay tuned we are racing the weather and material shortages.
How many 3 inch screws are in a 25 pound box. Poor Jeremy is finding out after he slipped going down the bank and dumped a new box of them!!
Pressure treated lumber is so heavy
Guys framing up the beams for the wrap around deck
Jeremy and Vinny settled no anchor plates for deck columns
End wall and both side walls up
End wall and both side walls up
Mike and Jeremy framing up a side wall
Working on getting the new dining room dried in so owner can take over and finish it as a DYI
Here's Vinny on the cut table today
Had two visitors today! Emma and Frieght Train Lane and they brought donuts
Getting ready to swing it into place
Sloppy and chilly but got all the trusses, overbuilds and fascias up.
Sloppy and chilly but got all the trusses, overbuilds and fascias up.
Rear bedroom wall built, sheathed and ready to stand up
Taping seams
Mike rolling tape out
Guys standing up front wall
Guys standing up front wall
Vinny and Jeremy cutting wall sheathing. This type of sheathing has a layer of one inch dense foam attached to it.
Jeremy on the cut and break saw. 7 hours later and he’s almost got it!!
Guys getting wall ready to drop the chunk of concrete foundation wall out
Guys finishing sub flooring
Tri State team preparing floor for radiant heat in the slab
Great three days. Deck with sun flooring all down and passage from new to existing basement cut through.
Mike running sub flooring on floor joists
Jeremy and Mike cutting passage way into existing basement from new foundation. Sloppy messy work
Jeremy and Mike installing rim board
Jeremy and Mike installing rim board
knee walls going up
Mike attaching a ledger board
New (fun!) job! Code name DJ406
Started a new project. All of our projects aren’t huge but they are all fun!
We will strip off an old deck, beef up the framing and build a 12 x 18, 3-season room for a great couple.
Vinny and Kole taping in ZIP sheathing
Vinny and Kole taping in ZIP sheathing
Vinny and Kole taping in ZIP sheathing
All trusses in and dormer trusses cut in and installed
All trusses in and dormer trusses cut in and installed
All trusses in and dormer trusses cut in and installed
Perfect ridge alignment
Perfect ridge alignment.
Installed trusses and got it all sheathed, taped and pretty dried in. Roofers showed up two days later and got it shingled so we are dry!!
Jeremy and Kole (father son combo) ripping boards
Classic construction worker cutting pizza he brought in with his utility knife. All good and great pizza.
We insulated the floor by installing cleats, pieces of OSB and spray foaming the edges. Then we add two layers of solid foam insulation.
Guys installing sub flooring
Connor rolling the taped seams
KD1100- Phase Two!
We started back at this home to totally make over the kitchen & dining room! The dining room wall has been removed to make way for a huge kitchen with a fabulous island, coffee/wet bar and new dining area!
All in all a great day!!
Craig heats up a couple of the wafer lights
Coffee bar going in
Dan installing one of two pantry units
So Canada has a bonfire and we get this???
Mike, Jeremy and Vinny installing support for crown molding that will have tape lighting installed behind it.
Coffee bar cabinets installed
Squeezed in a happy Birthday for my brother Vinny. Big 63 and still getting it done!!
Dan, Kole and El from Belknap Kitchen Center go over cabinet layout plans
Two truck loads of cabinets arrived today
Two truck loads of cabinets arrived today
Finished the sheet rock today. Now we wait till it’s all taped and spackled then cabinetry gets set in place.
Here's Mike putting board up.
Finished the sheet rock today. Now we wait till it’s all taped and spackled then cabinetry gets set in place.
Here's Jeremy finishing rock on the passage way between kitchen and dining area.
Guys installing 3/4 inch Tongue and Groove sub flooring.
Guys installing 3/4 inch Tongue and Groove sub flooring.
Guys installing 3/4 inch Tongue and Groove sub flooring.
Guys installing 3/4 inch Tongue and Groove sub flooring.
Mike and Vinny putting in one of the new windows
New windows going in
Vinny and Jeremy putting up sheathing
Here's Jeremy framing up for new double hung windows
Framed up one wall of former sun porch and removed 1 slider and two fixed windows and replaced them with four double hung windows
Guys framing up what once was a sun room to make it into the dining room
New window going in!
Old bay window being removed by Mike and Jeremy
New beam in and temp supports out
The guys positioning the beams
First of three LVL beams going in
First of three LVL beams going in
Jeremy framing up new wall
Craig taking out old wiring
Jeremy cutting into former laundry center to make more room for coffee bar
Temp support walls in place so we can reframe the wall separating the kitchen and former bedroom. This wall will house a coffee/ wet bar, linen closet and a door way to the new home office.
Started back at this home to totally make over the kitchen
Here's Vinny, finishing the demo
Started back at this home to totally make over the kitchen
Here's Mike laying out the wall that will house the linen closet, entrance to home office, & coffee/wet bar area
Started back at this home to totally make over the kitchen
Here, the Dining room wall has been removed to make way for a huge kitchen with a fabulous island, coffee/wet bar and new dining area.
Thunderbuilt recently broke ground on a new project. The code name for this one is KD1100. Large addition with master BR, laundry room, mud room, walk-in closet, master bath and two-car garage and full basement. Have to first move tons of soil and prep site for the foundation. This is going to be tons of fun for some great people!!
Bill trying to stay ahead of us. We have Supply chain issues getting the brand of stain we use.
Bill touching up nail holes
Mike trimming out half moon window
Mike trimming out half moon window
Jeremy and Mike cutting trim
Lots of trim going up!
Here's Mike installing base trim
Lots of stuff happening as we begin to close this project out.
Doors and trim getting stained and polyed
Mike cutting siding
Vinny cutting LP window trim
Laundry room cabinets
Dan cutting cabinet filler strips
Vinny and Jeremy tweaking doors
This a funny Meme of Bill fighting a 100 foot compressor hose
Mike nailing up the first sheet on the rear
Beautiful day for siding. Closing in on the rear of the addition
Nice hot asphalt on a chilly fall morning
Driveway got the base coat of asphalt today.
rip rap retaining slope
rip rap retaining slope
rip rap retaining slope
Land scape fabric going down before the rip rap retaining slope
Hydro-seeding the back yard.
Land scape fabric going down before the rip rap retaining slope
On the left, the guys are installing soffit and fascia.
Guys doing soffits and fascia
Landscape fabric and drain piping in place, rip rap goes down tomorrow
Retaining slope all graded off
All sheet rock is up and 80 percent taped off
Cutting in for retaining wall
Mike up there doing soffits
Site work crew showing up to cut in retaining wall
Mike, installing the half-moon window
Mike using template for half moon window
Guys installing last 3 windows
Guys installing last 3 windows
Site work crew showing up to cut in retaining wall
Super busy at KD1100! Plumbers, electricians, tapers, HVAC guys, garage door installers, and site work crew all at once, all working around each other, all going very smooth.
Garage door guys, electrician, taper and our guys all in this shot
Baker Garage Doors installing doors
Baker Garage Doors installing doors
Jeremy and Andrew cutting rock for garage
Insulated the ceiling of the garage and sheet rocked it so the overhead doors can go in on Monday
Insulated the ceiling of the garage and sheet rocked it so the overhead doors can go in on Monday
Insulated the ceiling of the garage and sheet rocked it so the overhead doors can go in on Monday
Insulated the ceiling of the garage and sheet rocked it so the overhead doors can go in on Monday
Insulated the ceiling of the garage and sheet rocked it so the overhead doors can go in on Monday
The Big Guy
Boys are at it, sheet rocking like crazy!
Vinny, Jeremy and Mike sheet rocking the interior of the separation wall so the foam insulation can be sprayed in tomorrow
Stairs in now framing up the separation wall
Jeremy and Vinny framing up the ceiling in the mud room and laundry area
Had to hustle today. Had to frame out the entryway from garage to the mud room and stairs leading to the attic.
Here's Mike cutting stair stringers.
Mud room and stair case platform all spray foamed
Progress is great on this project. Plumbing and electrical is all roughed in. Addition is 80% spray foamed, should be done tomorrow.
Mike and Vinny building last wall and stairway platform for mud room and stairs to attic.
Progress is great on this project. Plumbing and electrical is all roughed in. Addition is 80% spray foamed, should be done tomorrow.
Thunderbuilt has a variety of tasks going on today. Here's Vinny installing a bathroom window.
Had a great day framed out entire basement in preparation of wiring, plumbing and spray foam insulation.
Thunderbuilt has a variety of tasks going on today.
Here's Scott wiring the garage.
Mike framing up a knee wall
Vinny on the saw
Mike and Andrew framing up utility room.
First window going in
Guys running house wrap
What happened to the carpenters that drank old, cold black coffee?
Window openings framed in the gable end of bonus room
Huge extra space in this set of trusses
Mike and Jeremy pulling sheets of sun flooring into the bonus room trusses
Mike and Jeremy pulling sheets of sun flooring into the bonus room trusses
Peranich & Shelp Construction, Inc. are our roofing sub contractor partners. They are with out a doubt the best roofing contractor bar none. Arrived on site after noon today as they had to finish a job they started on Saturday. This is a large roof with two valleys and lots of end wall flashing. They will be done by 9:30 tomorrow and the work is perfect!
Peranich & Shelp Construction, Inc. are our roofing sub contractor partners. They are with out a doubt the best roofing contractor bar none. Arrived on site after noon today as they had to finish a job they started on Saturday. This is a large roof with two valleys and lots of end wall flashing. They will be done by 9:30 tomorrow and the work is perfect!
Peranich & Shelp Construction, Inc. are our roofing sub contractor partners. They are with out a doubt the best roofing contractor bar none. Arrived on site after noon today as they had to finish a job they started on Saturday. This is a large roof with two valleys and lots of end wall flashing. They will be done by 9:30 tomorrow and the work is perfect!
Peranich & Shelp Construction, Inc. are our roofing sub contractor partners. They are with out a doubt the best roofing contractor bar none. Arrived on site after noon today as they had to finish a job they started on Saturday. This is a large roof with two valleys and lots of end wall flashing. They will be done by 9:30 tomorrow and the work is perfect!
Peranich & Shelp Construction, Inc. are our roofing sub contractor partners. They are with out a doubt the best roofing contractor bar none. Arrived on site after noon today as they had to finish a job they started on Saturday. This is a large roof with two valleys and lots of end wall flashing. They will be done by 9:30 tomorrow and the work is perfect!
Mike trimming truss bracing
Jeremy and Vinny building over-builds
Vinny on the cut table
Andrew passing sheathing up to Mike
Last of the trusses up. Guys building over builds, sheathing walls and cutting in the dormer rafters. Going great!!
Last of the trusses up. Guys building over builds, sheathing walls and cutting in the dormer rafters.
Going great!!
Guys finished framing the garage and are working their way out the door with the trusses.
Mike in the lift today and Vinny and Jerm on the walls. Andrew working the ground.
Guys finished framing the garage and are working their way out the door with the trusses.
Mike in the lift today and Vinny and Jerm on the walls. Andrew working the ground.
Guys finished framing the garage and are working their way out the door with the trusses.
Mike in the lift today and Vinny and Jerm on the walls. Andrew working the ground.
Guys finished framing the garage and are working their way out the door with the trusses.
Mike in the lift today and Vinny and Jerm on the walls. Andrew working the ground.
Guys finished framing the garage and are working their way out the door with the trusses.
Mike in the lift today and Vinny and Jerm on the walls. Andrew working the ground.
Can you see it now?
Mike attaching ridge beam on his end
Rafter going in
Mike plotting the addition attachment point. This portion will be hand cut rafters tied into the engineered trusses
UP she goes!
The guys framing up one of the garage walls
Jeremy swinging in the 18’ LVL that will serve as our ridge beam
Swung more trusses, framed some walls, put up wall sheathing- lots of action today
Here's Mike and Andrew guiding a walk through truss so the big guy can swing it into position
As far as we can go till we frame up garage walls. Concrete was poured Friday so we frame tomorrow
Mr Freight Train Lane stopped by today to eat some up side down pizza
Brothers Danny and Dusty running dual power trowels
Dusty Collins on the whirly bird
Vaulted ceiling in master BR
Mike and Andrew hauling a scissor truss into place
The Big Guy, waiting for another truss.
Andrew, the newest member of the team was on the saw table all week did a good job!!
Great day! great week!
Swung a bunch of trusses, Tri-State got the garage slab poured.
All good!!
Why? Why? WHY?
Framing going great! A bit ahead of where I thought we would be. Garage slab didn’t get poured today as it got pushed off till Friday
Wonderful view!
The Big Guy
Running between rain drops. Manage to get 3/4 of the day in before it was a rain out. Good progress. Should be setting trusses early next week!!
Guys layout back wall
Going up!
Jerm on the level & Vinny ready with the turnbuckle
Back Wall is UP!
Oh to be young again. Andrew carting a sheet of 3/4 Advantek over head
Misty morning
Guys backfilling so we can pour garage slab
Addition deck walls on Monday
Productive week
Jeremy attaching one of dozens of joist hangers
The boys taking a coffee break
Our newest Andrew has been on the saw table all week and doing well!!
Mike and Nate discussing how to reroute existing hvac vents and sensors
Vinny applying sub floor adhesive. Most arm pits get lots of it on them!!
Sub floor was going well till the rains. Get it done tomorrow as we are setting walls on Monday
Sub floor was going well till the rains. Get it done tomorrow as we are setting walls on Monday
More joist hangers
More joist hangers
Perfect!
French door and two double hung window openings framed in for a walk out basement
Layering of the main beam
Triple LVL beam in place
Vinny and Jeremy installing floor joists with our newest guy Andrew on the saw table
Boys had a great day of framing. This baby will be in the air in no time!
First layer of a 3 layer 30 foot main beam is in.
Basement concrete floor poured today.
Tomorrow we frame the addition deck. This is going to go fast!
Basement concrete floor poured today.
Tomorrow we frame the addition deck. This is going to go fast!
Started framing walls today!!
Very toasty and humid but it’s not snowing.
Our main man Ricky drops first of many loads of framing lumber
Vinny and our newest employee Andrew frame step walls
Andrew is a recent graduate from SV. He completed the BOCES Carpentry program and we welcome him aboard!!
First step wall going in
First step wall going in
First step wall going in
Mike and Jeremy layout anchor bolt pattern so the bottom plate can be drilled to receive the wall
Mike and Jeremy layout anchor bolt pattern so the bottom plate can be drilled to receive the wall
First step wall going in
This is what I get when I tell the guys
"Send me pics."
This is what I get when I tell the guys
"Send me pics."
We cut the existing basement foundation wall to create a passage from new basement to the existing basement. Horrible messy job. Saw weighs a ton and is hard to control. Guys did a great job!!
Here's the big guy, Jeremy, on the saw
We cut the existing basement foundation wall to create a passage from new basement to the existing basement. Horrible messy job. Saw weighs a ton and is hard to control. Guys did a great job!!
Here's Mike on the cut and snap saw
We cut the existing basement foundation wall to create a passage from new basement to the existing basement. Horrible messy job. Saw weighs a ton and is hard to control. Guys did a great job!!
Mike finishing up the cut
These guys make it look so easy!!
These guys make it look so easy!!
Pumper in place waiting for the concrete truck to feed it
Pumper in place waiting for the concrete truck to feed it
Our boys from Tri-State Concrete poured the walls today. Sunshine and blue skies!!
Pretty complex footer system. All poured awaiting wall forms and rebar
Pretty complex footer system. All poured awaiting wall forms and rebar
Wall forms going in
Thunderbuilt Construction Group started a new project today! This one's code name is E222.
We're building an addition to a pretty unique house. It will allow us to get a full set of stairs installed serving the second floor. We will renovate the bathroom to accommodate a full size tub and shower, and a washer & dryer.
Kitchen will be remodeled and a dining area will be created.
Plumbers plumbing up new sink
Mike and the guys prepping shower area for shower surround
Mike and the guys prepping shower area for shower surround
New tub is in ready to be hooked to drain countertop and cabinets all in
New tub is in ready to be hooked to drain countertop and cabinets all in
Big Jon cutting heat ducts
Mike cutting countertop for new sink
Had to open up floor to run new drains
Nate our plumber running new drain lines
Yep the plumbers are here. Tub and shower set and kitchen sink all staged for install
Vinny cutting trim stock
Our new guy, Connor.
Always smiling Vinnie
Mike and Vinny and Kole closing up the old loft access. Client used to access her BR by way of this ladder. We built a full set of stairs in the addition.
Lots of action, roofers, Pernich and Shelp arrived and shingled the roof and installed endwall flashing
Lots of windows
We are totally revamping the kitchen layout. Here Vinny Mike and kole are laying out where the appliances will go and what type of cabinets we will need
Gonna be cute
Mike installing fascia boards
Didn’t have the lift on the job so we did it the old way. We hoisted them up to the second story then up into place. Here Mike and Jeremy haul one up from Vinny down below.
Truss day!
First truss and plumbed in.
Jeremy nailing up rim board
Vinny and Mike running top plates
Vinny and Jeremy ripping plywood for headers
8:15AM!
We started framing this baby today!
Matty Clark swinging some rebar into the site
Laying out the foot print
Started a new project today!
Building an addition to a pretty unique house. It will allow us to get a full set of stairs installed serving the second floor. We will renovate the bathroom to accommodate a full size tub and shower and a washer and dryer. Kitchen will be remodeled and a dining area will be created.
Thunderbuilt started a new project in October.
It’s called BN11. The project is a great addition to an existing home.
Jeremy buttoning up gable end and Mike trimming off corners
Mike and Jeremy cutting and installing siding
Worked on finishing up the siding on this addition today. Very nice vinyl board & batten style. Looks great!
Here's Mike tying in the corner where addition meets existing home
No way to get the concrete to the back yard so the Tri State crew is having it pumped up and over.
09-11-2020
We took a minute today to silently remember all who fell that dreadful day and those who rushed toward the hell while others fought for their lives to escape.
We won’t forget.