Darrell Hoekstra Construction

 Darrell Hoekstra Construction is our foundation and framing subtrade.  We saw his architectural concrete work in another project, and we are happy to have Darrell's team work on our house.  Turns out Darrell and his crew are super approachable and awesome people to work with.   I wish his crew can build the entire house.  

 A mix of regular and enhanced face plyforms.  The architectural concrete adds a contemporary look to our craftsman home.  While many favour newer methods such as the insulated concrete forms, I like our traditional concrete with exterior and interior insulation. 

Engineering supersized our reinforcements with parallel stranded lumber and steel beam reinforcements.  Darrell and his crew executed perfectly.  The upper deck, supported 7000lb of lumber during construction (one more lift of ply is hidden behind).  Yet another support post will be added for safety measures. 

It is a pleasure observing this structure come together.  The hand framed roof is most impressive.  All the beams and major rafters were cut, ridges and valleys beveled prior to installation.  After the preparations, the roof came together in 2 days.  See the time lapse. https://youtu.be/s7saiyfWetY

The structure is starting to resemble our house.   Looking forward to the next stage.