Sealing the soffit under the deck

The deck extends over the edge of the foundation, overlapping the 10″ blocks of Neopor insulation that that will attach to the foundation wall below. The underside of the cantilever is sealed to make the shell of the house airtight.The underside of each beam is glued with OSI SF-450 adhesive. The bead runs along the perimeter of the connection point. The screws go through in the middle to avoid breaking the bead seal.   The two-by-four lumber under the soffit is an attachment point for the Neopor blocks of rigid foam insulation. The blocks will be notched out to fit. All gaps will be filled with spray foam insulation.

Deck details and the first interior framing

Overview looking North West.Our first interior framing around the stairwell.North West corner detail.Mid-deck structural support for the future glu-lam (glued laminated beam).South West corner support for the glu-lam post.The sill with 14-inch i-beams crossing over a window.

Work begins on the deck

Rain has caused delay, so work on the deck began immediately after the slab was poured.

Our first LVL beam in place.The vertical metal straps cast into the foundation will attach to the future glue lam frame of the house.Detail showing the sill sealer gasket between the sill plate and the foundation. Also, the LVL beam above is glued in place. From the beginning of construction all joints and connections are carefully glued and sealed air tight on the passive house.Connection point on an i-beam glued and sealed in place.At the end of the first day, 14″ LVL and PSL beams installed.

Pouring the slab

Rain has caused delay. The slab is poured at the first opportunity of clear weather.4” of concrete poured on 10″ of EPS foam.Dan Gregg brought in extra hands for the slab pour.Dan and Rich from Dan Gregg foundations.Clearing our in-floor electrical outlet.Slab finishing.Edge polishing.Dan Gregg spent the day polishing the floor. The finished slab with expansion joints cut in place.The rain returned at the end of the day.