I finished the south roof framing this weekend on Saturday, and on Sunday got all of the structural sheathing on! The overhangs aren’t covered yet, but all of the plywood on that side that contributes to the strength of the … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
Here’s a rare action shot, courtesy of the outstanding folks over at Wanderings of Baloo. Here we’re using my wall jacks to erect the south wall on the second floor. Much easier than dead lifting it, that’s for darn sure! … Continue reading
I had quite an adventure this past weekend working on the south side barn roof. I spent a lot of time on Saturday checking to make sure everything is adequately square and level, and on Sunday I put up most … Continue reading
I spent about three hours last night cleaning up the cellar with a deck brush, a garden hose, a shop vac, and a spray bottle of Simple Green. It’s probably the cleanest basement in the county. It looks dirty because … Continue reading
I picked these up at Grainger yesterday. The cheap connectors I got at the Depot have been leaking quite a bit. They’re “universal”, which means that they don’t quite fit either of the common air connector styles properly. I like … Continue reading
My friend Brendan came out to the site for a 4-day weekend and helped me finish up all the wall framing and sheathing. The project is coming along really well, it’s starting to look more and more like a building … Continue reading
I nearly finished the lower North roof on the barn this weekend. I probably would have completed it but I ran out of 15/32 plywood and there wasn’t enough time to go get more of it. It’s looking pretty … Continue reading
You’re probably all wondering why there weren’t any awesome barn pics forthcoming this past weekend. There weren’t any barn pictures because I wasn’t in California to work on it; I was out here: The Great American Beer Festival is held … Continue reading
I’m posting this out of order, I took it on Saturday before I started getting the sheathing on the roof. I like that it shows some of the area around the building. I usually post shots which are more close … Continue reading
I got some of the roof sheathing on the barn today. I would have liked to get more accomplished, but getting the panels up onto the roof turned out to be a challenge. … Continue reading