Brendan came out for several days and helped me get my framing off to a good start. We got the sills down, one lower wall completely framed and a good portion of the other three walls done as well. I’m … Continue reading
Category Archives: Barn!
The foundation is finished! I took a look at it today, and checked the position of the piers. Everything looks pretty good, and I should be able to start framing next weekend! … Continue reading
My slab and stemwalls are done, and ready for framing! I took several pictures before this one, but the mottled light filtering through the trees is kind of a photographic nightmare. Either the highlights are overexposed, or the shadows are … Continue reading
My engineer left the exact details of the footings and piers for the stairs and deck a little vague, so that I could adjust them to fit the site. That works fine if it’s just me fooling around with the … Continue reading
So I was looking over my barn plans, trying to work out exactly where to tell Anthony to locate my deck post footings, and I found a problem with the framing connectors. As drawn, the plans indicate a Simpson column … Continue reading
No really, I mean it literally. 🙂 Despite continued failings in my futile effort to buy a house in San José, the barn project is coming along great! I just spoke with Anthony on the phone, and he’s finishing up … Continue reading
Check out her great protective footwear! She’ll fit right in on the jobsite. 🙂 … Continue reading
My stemwalls were completed this week They look pretty good. Anthony should be back next week to add fill and pour the slab, and then the barn will be ready for framing! I’m excited! There will need to be … Continue reading
Anthony called me this evening, he’s all set to pour the stemwalls tomorrow. I imagine that he will place and compact the fill next week and then pour the slab roughly midweek. He recommended adding felt on 2 sides of … Continue reading
Things are moving right along with my foundation! Anthony is awesome, and almost has the forms done for my stemwalls. He called me today to get clarification on a few items which weren’t very clearly labelled on the plans. No … Continue reading