Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!!!
Well, the cooler weather hasn't really slowed Todd and Dad L down. They were back out at the lot over the past few days. They will work out there Saturday and Sunday, and then probably not again until next weekend.
With the freezing drizzle that we were getting on Wednesday, the guys weren't able to finish the the second-storey sub floor as planned. They did get the rest of the posts up in the front of the house (that support part of the second floor), as well as the joist hangers in that area on Wednesday. On Thursday, they got most of the plywood on the second floor glued down, and then started to work on the one garage wall that needed to be put in place so that that area of the second floor could be completed. Today, they put a few more joists in place, and started to work on the staircase from the main level to the second floor.
Hopefully next weekend, if we can get a few extra people around to help (hint, hint) for the day, we will rent a forklift and move the big back walls into place. The forklift will do most of the hard work, but we need people to help steady the walls as they are moved, and lifted into place. Then it should really look like a house!!! Hopefully the weather will be a little warmer by then.
With the freezing drizzle that we were getting on Wednesday, the guys weren't able to finish the the second-storey sub floor as planned. They did get the rest of the posts up in the front of the house (that support part of the second floor), as well as the joist hangers in that area on Wednesday. On Thursday, they got most of the plywood on the second floor glued down, and then started to work on the one garage wall that needed to be put in place so that that area of the second floor could be completed. Today, they put a few more joists in place, and started to work on the staircase from the main level to the second floor.
Hopefully next weekend, if we can get a few extra people around to help (hint, hint) for the day, we will rent a forklift and move the big back walls into place. The forklift will do most of the hard work, but we need people to help steady the walls as they are moved, and lifted into place. Then it should really look like a house!!! Hopefully the weather will be a little warmer by then.
