I hope these kids look back fondly on this whole process, but I wouldn’t blame them if they didn’t. They were always so quick to want to help, and when a task fell into their wheelhouse of skill and just enough challenge, they were always up for it. Here, Chip and Carson install carriage bolts through […]
Dan and Mike framing up the small (but steep) last little bit of roof section over the master bedroom windows, connecting to the front entrance, which is mostly framed up here.
And when they do it at our house, it goes here, enroute to the septic field.
Some notches, some giant screws, a lot of grunting, and the front entrance begins to take shape.
The roof sheathing and trusses are finished! That big X means “you probably don’t want to fall off here.”
That new sienna-coloured pressure-treated wood sure looks pretty. This piece was about as strong as wet drywall, but pretty nonetheless.
Thankful for some friends showing up randomly at the perfect time as we finished the retaining walls (for the second time) and poured the front veranda piers.
Burninating the countryside.
Carson sealing in the heat and out the critters.
Despite the experts’ and inspector’s opinions, 2×8 studs on 12″ centres can NOT support an 8′ backfill height. In layman’s terms? Double up the studs or be ok with the north wall eventually collapsing.
