Framing the Modern Farmhouse: 6 Weeks Above the Foundation

Framing is the phase where the drawings stop being drawings and become a house you can walk through. The Modern Farmhouse hit framing on schedule and we spent the next six weeks setting the bones of the home.

What we changed in the field

Two adjustments came up that the plans didn't anticipate:

• The south porch beam. The architect spec'd a 16-foot LVL. After looking at the live load and the porch ceiling detail, we doubled it. Cost: $340. Worth it.
• Master closet wall. Shifted 8 inches to give the island in the kitchen a cleaner sightline from the entry. Owner approved on a 10-minute FaceTime walk-through.

This is the kind of thing fixed-scope budgets are built for. Neither change cost the client anything beyond the materials, because the labor was already locked.

What's next

Siding and decking come up after framing closes out. Roofing follows the week after. The house dries in by the end of the month, then it's MEP rough-in and inspection.

Photos and a drone walk-through coming next week.