7.25.2015

Jim got the blocking all done this morning!  He was figuring out that he used up 10 studs to make up the little vertical pieces in the blocking + about 280' feet of track.  That's a lot of cutting.

Plus, look at some of the miniscule cuts he made to make things so precise - these are paper thin!

 

After the blocking was done, Jim screwed 2x4s over the top of the trusses down the middle to provide stabilization until the decking is put on.

 

Fastening the wood down to the end...

 

When he was done, he put a plank up next to the 2'x4' so he had a place to stand - he said that was one of his goals today!

Jim took this picture when we were both up on the plank...he took it because I was too busy holding on to Jim for fear of falling!  It's a long way down from here!

Then it was moving day - Jim's favorite...or not.  We needed to clear the ground floor and rearrange things a bit.  So out came the welder.

Jim was able to get the Bobcat's tracks exactly to straddle our ramp up to the deck - it was pretty crazy to see!  Then we put the welder up on the deck and covered it up.

 

We moved the truck down to the front of the carriage house and started emptying out our giant foam bundles.

Scaffolding was next - Jim was able to move the entire pallet of scaffolding with the forks on the Bobcat.

 

We moved it to the staging area where the trusses were for so long.

Then we brought up another big pallet and stored the rest of the scaffolding there too - it's finally all located in one spot.

The inside is looking really good - we can definitely proceed on now without so much in the way.

Time to build temporary walls on the garage door openings just to keep out any animals.

We brought the saw up to the top and before we covered it up, Jim cut up more ledger strips for the sheathing.

 

It was a full day but Jim spent the last daylight hours cutting some grass.  It's impossible to keep up with everything but Jim does his best!

 

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