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All these pictures and all the work was done on the 31st -- the trucks/boxes were there when we got there but... the workers showed up on the lot at 8:30 am and they were finished and on the road home by 12:30 PM

These pictures show what the lot looked like when we showed up (a trailer lot)and setting up the crane to pick the boxes up

These first six pictures show what the lot looked like when we showed up - first 5 are before the even started; in the sixth picture you can see they actually had the crane going

The crane is parked in front and you can see three of the four trucks. The truck on the right has the box #2 (office plus) and on the back of the truck the Mud room/WIC. The truck in the middle has the kitchen/sun room (you can see all of the windows); and the truck you can barely see has the Living Room and Dining Room

The crane is parked in front and you can see three of the four trucks. The truck on the right has the box #2 (office plus) and on the back of the truck the Mud room/WIC. The truck in the middle has the kitchen/sun room (you can see all of the windows); and the truck you can barely see has the Living Room and Dining Room

You can see the crane and off to the left is the Master Bedroom/Bathroom box

Close up of the back of the Sun Room and on the other trailer is the Dining Room (on the back) and the Living Room (the Living Room was the widest module)

Another shot of the Bedroom on the side of the house

The same two trucks and off to the left is the truck with the counter weights (when this picture was taken, the counter weights had already been taken off

This is a picture of the two trucks side by side (from the front) -- you can see the crane has already been set up and the boom is up in the air

These next six pictures are the crain setting up - they are putting on the counter weights

You can see the counter weight on the end of the hook

Couple of more pictures setting and getting counter weights

Counter weight

Counter weight

Counter weight

The last of the "prep pictures" are the guys setting up the spreader bar

Picking the pieces of the spreader bar off of the truck

Moving the piece over

Putting the pieces together

Spreader bar is ready to go

This is the Foyer/Kitchen/Sun Room Box - it is basically the center of the house

Bringing the crane over to hook-up

The modules have holes in the bottom to run the spreader cables through; you can see the guy pulling the cable underneath in the back

Different view of the crane hooking up

Just about ready to pick it off the trailer

A couple of views from the front of the lot

Its up in the air - you can just see the guy in the back stapling on the thin foam on the plate the rests on the foundation

Its on its way; the board in the front is covering up the front door

Another view

He's got it out over the foundation

...getting closer....

...just about there...

...close up of it being set...

... making sure its in the right place...

... its set -- but crane is still holding it until they get it "posted"

...checking alignment...

Close-up of the back - you can see where the cable goes through the bottom of the box

View from the bottom

Another view

The guys are "posting" it - all the posts are temporary now - when the come back on the 4th of June to bolt the modules down, the will set them in their final position

...more "posting"...

A view from the basement looking up at the crane

All done -- off to get another box.....

This is the Living Room/Great Room; this box will be set on the back left of the house

The truck is backed into place with the Living Room and Dining Room modules - the living Room is on the front of the truck

View from the front of the lot

Lowering the spreader bar

Pulling the cables underneath and hooking them up

He's putting a board above the window so the cable does not rub up against the windows

Starting the "pick"

View from the front

A couple of views from the front as they are just starting to pick the box up

Putting the insulation on

Its on the way

He's got to pick this up pretty high to get over the kitchen

Starting to swing it over the house

Over top of the kitchen as it heads to the back corner

This would be a bad time to "drop it"

A couple of views as it goes up and over the kitchen

Just about "cleared" the kitchen

Passed the kitchen and the got the box oriented correctly (with the windows in the back of the house)

Starting to lower it

Close up as the guide it in -- the small piece of wood on the side of the house is the vent for the gas fireplace

Still guiding it in

Another picture as the get ready to set the box

Getting the final alignment

It set!!!

A little tweaking while the crane is still holding the weight

View from the basement

Another basement view - you can see the cable has been released and they just need to pull it out

You can really see the cable "hanging" in this view

View from the other side of the basement

Off to get the next box.....

This is the Dining Room; this box will be set on the middle left of the house (next to the Living Room/Great Room)

Lining up the spreader bar over the Dining Room

View from the front of the lot

Cables all hooked up

A couple of views as they start to pick up the box

Putting on the insulation - also not the most "level pick"

Starting the "pick"

Starting on the way

Up and over the kitchen

View of the box has it is moving over the kitchen

Going over the top

Just about cleared the kitchen

Guiding it in

Close up as it is lowered

Just about set

Close up of the final lowering

--Ivan at the controls--

Almost done with the set

Final adjustments

Checking alignment

View from the right back corner of the basement - looking toward the front corner

Just moved toward the middle of the basement - picture still taken from the right side

Standing by the back door (under the Living Room) looking forward - You can just see the wheels of the crain over the basement wall

From the outside looking into the basement

Another outside looking in view

Cables unhooked and starting to pull the bar off

Empty trailer getting out of the way - to get ready for the next box

This is the smallest box - it is a little mud room/ Walk in closet off of the foyer

The truck driver is moving the truck into place - he went flying through the front yard so he wouldn't get stuck in the mud. The Mud Room module is on the back of the truck and the Office/stairs/etc module is on the front of the truck.

The truck is in place for the "pick" - the two windows on the module are on the front of the truck

Ready to pick - the box was so small, they had to take the spreader bar off and use straps.

Starting to pick it up - this picture was taken from the back right side of the house - on the right, you can see the kitchen module sitting on the house and to the left you can see the Master Bedroom still sitting on the truck

Picture from the other side of the house - you can see the empty spot where the box will go

Another view

It's starting on the way

Headed up to get over the kitchen

Over top of the kitchen

It's getting set in place

Close-up of the set

It's set

He has the bar angled so he can put a jack in there and push this module next to the other

All done

This box is basically the connection between the kitchen foyer and master bedroom/bath - It has an office in the front - a front hallway to the master bedroom - elevator and stairs - a back hallway to the master bath- off the back hallway is the Laundry room- next the laundry room is the pantry (with entry from the kitched)

A couple of views as they are bringing the spreader bar in

Starting to pick up the box

I think they are installing the insulation

Close up

Getting ready to move it over - you can see the plastic covering the front and back hallways

Getting it turned around - the board is covering the door to the deck

It's heading back

Just about there

Guiding it in with the guide rope

Close-up

Getting it lined up

Close up of him lining it up

Setting the poles

Another basement view

Looking at it from the back of the house

All set and pulling the cables out

Five down --- one to go

This was the first box built and ironically the last box to be set. The Master Bedroom is on the front of the house, as small hallway with closets on both sides and then the Master Bath on the back of the house

Pulling the truck up from down the hill.

Trucks in place and they are lowering the spreader bar.

Hooking up the spreader bar

Starting to lift the box.

Installing the insulation

On its way ; you can see the plastic covering the front hallway opening (right hand side) and the back hallway (on the left side). The small opening with plastic is the laundry chute from the Master Bath to the Laundry Room

Another view of it just off of the truck

Its up over the house

A little bit of a close-up as they guide it in

View from the side

View from the back as they set it down

Close-up from the back

Just about there

View from the front - they had a rough time getting this one just right

View from the bottom

This was part of the final adjustments getting this one set

So now we have all six modules in place. But... since they are not coming back until Monday and it is supposed to rain, they left everything all sealed up. We could not get in and look and with the little mini roof on the top of each module, it looked like we had a "trailer park sitting on top of our basement.

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But..... Being shut out doesn't always stop Mindy; she found an open seam in the kitchen module (where the sun rooms sticks out. I went and got a ladder and....

She can only get in the Kitchen and Sun Room (the hallway into the Foyer is not in this module). So, what follows are some pictures of the Kitchen and Sun Room

Standing in the Sun Room looking into the kitchen; You can see the island in the foreground. All of the plastic on the right will come down and the kitchen will be open to the Great room.

Standing on the other side of the Sun Room. You can pretty much see the whole kitchen

Another view of the whole kitchen

A view from a little farther back (or less zoon). The exposed area top right gets fixed as part of the "tying together" of the modules

Another view for the other side (toward the deck side of the sun room)

Another view from the "deck side"

Close up of the base cabinets (just to the right of the refrigerator)

Close up of the upper cabinets (just to the right of the refrigerator)

Both upper and lower cabinets together.

Cabinets to the left of the refrigerator

Standing in the kitchen; you can see the island cabinets and then the Sun Room windows

Another view looking straigh out the Sun Room

Close up on the Sun Room

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Standing just below the Sun Room looking up

Another view looking up at the Sun Room

And one more view

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Thats all of the pictures from 31 May - the next set of pictures are on the Roof/Trusses button.

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