"Lift and separate"

This shot was taken last night. Note the west section of the house, which has only SIPs and no timber frame. Although the SIPs will hold the walls without additional support, the laminate ridge beam (which goes at the peak) needs the support of an interior wall. The second picture shows the wall. When the crane comes, the ridge beam will be lifted onto this wall and tied to the building. Then, the roof panels complete the wing.

The fact that we will have this one-story section with a standard 8' ceiling allows us to hide ductwork, plumbing vents and waste pipes, wiring and other system parts in the crawl space above the wing. The rest of the house, being cathedral ceilings, does not allow us to hide anything.

This offers us the ability to separate the utility ducting and unbeautiful junk from the main portion of the house to some extent.