Pony 'Wall' Express

We have the pony walls up on the second floor. For those of you who don't know what a pony wall is - I wouldn't, had we not been building them - they are the four foot walls that the roof trusses will rest on to shape our second floor. We have about 1,500 square feet of bonus space upstairs, that will be built out at a later date. For now, it's going to be unfinished. This space will have a 8' ceiling at the center and slope down at a 45-degree angle to 4' walls. This picture shows the second floor plan:

There will be bonus space on either side of the stair well, with attic space on the far right.

So, now that you know what we're trying to build, here's some pictures to show you what the progress looks like.

The house is getting height!

The gaps in the pony walls are where the dormers are coming through. See picture of house sketch on right side of blog to see what the dormers look like.

The back of the house. The trusses are scattered, close to where they will be placed.

Here's the pony walls from the second floor.

More pony walls. The bracing coming off the walls at angles is only temporary.

Check out our roof trusses.

The roof trusses were delivered Thursday morning. We will be getting a lift or crane on Monday to set the larger trusses in place. The smaller trusses will be set by hand. I can't wait to see everything together, it's just like a giant Lincoln Log house. I am in the process of selecting the brick now, so many choices. But, this really is exciting!