We are hoping to finish everything this weekend. We have to finish putting in the floor trusses, install the metal cross-braces, then lay all of the sheathing for the sub floor. Fortunately, we have some help, our friends John and Pete came up from MA to give us a hand.
This is John:
Here's Pete "adjusting" a panel into place:
Here's Rick:
And me measuring for the trusses.
It was really cold again this weekend. But we were working hard enough that we kept pretty warm. John just about froze his hands off when he was installing the cross-braces, his gloves got in his way so he wasn't wearing them! BRRR!!
John brought up his small "pancake" compressor and it was a good thing he did! It was so cold, the oil in our big compressor got too thick and the compressor was making funny noises, so we put it back in the garage. But once we got going, the little compressor couldn't keep up. So we just started tacking down the corners with the intention that Rick and I would finish the job on Sunday when it was supposed to be warmer.
It all worked out great, John & Pete needed to leave at 3:30 to make it back to MA by 6:00 and we finished at around that time.
On Sunday Rick and I finished nailing down all the sheathing and covered the whole thing with a huge (40'x60') tarp. As we were finishing up, our neighbor, Tim Mummers, dropped by to see how we were doing and to let us know it was supposed to snow that evening. So we really did finish up in the nick of time.
So we are all done until next spring. Our scheduled delivery date is May 1 and Tim Wood expects it will take about 3 weeks for them to finish a weather tight shell. Rick and I will take over at that time and do all of the interior work. So, next summer, if you feel the urge to swing a hammer or do any sort of construction work, just let us know and we will put you to work!
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