Special Delivery

Well we Just got back form Colorado which was proceeded by a trip to Puerto Rico for a mission trip. I have not really done much with the house but get prepared for the demo on Saturday and the rebuild to follow. I got windows, all the framing material, port-a-jon, and a construction dumpster delivered yesterday. I spent a little time today building the headers(overkill per usual) and doing some bracing upstairs so the roof doesn't kill anyone. I am expecting quite a crew on Saturday and also for the following week. wish us luck

Santa Can Kiss Butt

Quite a bit has happened since the last report. I have been to tired and busy to write. We got the subfloor laid upstairs as far as we could reach. The roof is ready to tear off and that task is slated for the 5th of July if any of you are free. This afternoon I tore off both chimneys on the house because they protruded above the new roof line and needed to be torn off anyway. All the wood behind them was rotted. Santa will have a hard time getting in this year. Maranda and her friend Rhonda did their best to assure that the table was full came late summer with their gardening effort. Beans, tomatoes, squash,zucchini,cukes, and a melon or two will be nice.

Stairway To Heaven

I took a short break from the house to add a shed roof to the side of the shop. Hopefully I will get the tractor soon up here so I needed a place to put it. Dad had the metal saved and I had most of the other materials to make this project happen. On another note, I got the stairway done to the second floor. I was able to patch in the floor around it thus completing the second floor system and the rough stairs. I am only a couple weeks out from being ready to tear off the roof. Maranda is finally ready to see some new construction.

Bling Bling

I have always wanted to say I had "Bling" so the best I can do for jewels is these shiny new joist hangars. I tore off the first chimney today so I could run the other side of joists on top of the wall. I am tiring from demolition but it is all worth it when the day concludes with some progress. I am ready to tackle the stairs now and soon will sheet the floor after that. Dad is coming tomorrow to help me put an addition on the shop. Just a mere lean-to but space for the tractor.

New New New

After a stylish pose from our old buddy Dan, it was time to do some more ripping to install the new floor joists in the living room. I had to run a quadruple microlam to support the floor system. It could have been worse but at least I will have a flat ceiling. This go around I wised up an cut out the whole roofing boards instead of just a slot for the joist. As you can see from the photo, 1/2 of the job is done.

Nothing Left

There is nothing left inside...

The Light Is Faint...But Its There

The light at the end of the tunnel is faint...so it is becoming a chore to convince everyone else. The living room is finally gone no more heat and I can move on to finishing the second floor system. Wade, Mom , and Maranda helped with the demo and the cleanup which proved to be a major task. I have made 3 dump runs and still have more in order to get rid of all the trash and debris. Hopefully now we can move forward with new construction quicker.