house-framing-construction
The last truss before sheathing begins
In this house-framing-construction sheathing is placed on the roof and then water proofing roof felt is put on the sheathing. But don't move forward from here until your inspection by the city inspector. Some friends of ours had put the water proofing wrap on the exterior of their new house, along with the roof felt on their roof, when the community was hit by 60 to 80 MPH winds that came up and blew it all away. Rather costly! I don't know if insurance will cover that loss either. It's a good idea to “pick your day” for wrapping the house. If it were me, I'd wrap in sections, and then cover immediately with siding, or shingles, as the case may be..
If you are bricking or stuccoing your home, then there are particular details to follow in each case. Google “bricking” or “stuccoing” for specifics. My experience is with vinyl siding, so that's what I'm telling you about here. This picture shows the beginning of the waterproofing on the back of our house. If you haven't already, you should have ordered your windows and exterior doors. Windows are often behind in production, so two weeks is not long enough notice sometimes. Ask questions of your suppliers. When can the windows be available? How far out are you? How much notice do you need? Do you deliver? How much to deliver? Can I pay at delivery? How much up front money? Etc. About two weeks before your house is finished being framed, call the plumber and notify him that “it looks like” you will be finished with the framing by 'X date”, so he can add your house on his calendar if he would please. =)
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