He's making good progress getting it all taken apart!
The beam pockets turned out great - such a relief! They have to hold up a lot of steel so it's nice to see them coming out just the way Jim drew them up.
A close up view of the beam pocket...
The outside walls look brand new after Jim power washed them last night.
So in the afternoon, Jim switched gears and we started working on some more membrane. We started on one of the toughest spots - a corner over a ditch! So Jim is working off a ladder that's straddling a ditch and trying to get this sticky membrane on perfectly - but he did it.
Plus now we are working with 4-1/2 feet long pieces which makes it more difficult too.
Before each section, Jim vacuumed the wall off. He's getting awfully good at that - wonder if he'll be interested in taking over that task at home? Probably not!
We got quite a bit accomplished - the walls look great and they are now all protected from the sunlight.
As we were finishing up the membrane and starting to clean up, we had a surprise visitor - the guy who owns the barn where Jim has a lot of his tools. He's also the husband of the realtor who helped make the deal happen for our property. He's a retired State Highway Patrol Officer who now owns a small construction company. This was the first time he had seen the building - he said nice things but then had to point out that he had built 2 houses since May, kind of poking fun that we weren't farther along. That kind of comment always rankles me - when you talk to him, he doesn't even get his hands dirty. He project manages the building that other people do. Oh well, we have thick skin and we know what we have accomplished. I'm so proud of Jim and all his hard work!
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