florescent fixtures that will hang from these and the electrical lines for these lights run along them. These collar
ties also add structural strength to the shop roof which will be needed in case of heavy snow loads.
away. This was also the first time he had to work on the top section of a double high set of scaffolding. He's not
big on working at heights but it took the two of us, one on each side of the shop to get these collar ties in. They
span the vaulted section at about the 18' level so we had to work pretty high on the scaffolding to get them in.
cabinets.
decided to order a few extra drawer fronts so we can switch them around to obtain a little better match. On
Tuesday our installers will be back to measure for the solid surface counter tops. When the finished flooring is
in place our installer will complete the tow kick and crown moldings.
this time we are only doing one side of the walls until the electrical installation is inspected.
someone needs to get to the crawl space. Has to be perfect or George isn't happy. George, thanks for all your
help.
upstairs so we could finish the floor above the garage. This is a storage area but if we need to use it for a hobby
room or game room sometime in the future it will be easy to insulate and finish.
since we had to cut the siding around all the beams. It really helped to have a professional do all the measuring
for that task. I don't know why but it seems every time we do something outside we end up doing it on a day
when we have 30-40 mph winds. The winds made this job a little tough. Here I am installing the trim around the
guest bedroom window.
we are installing the stockade sections at the corners. The stockade corners require you to work on both sides
of the corner while you are installing them but the finished product is well worth the extra effort.
which sections of the house are real log and which are sided.
perched on a 4/12 pitch roof in 40 mph winds. This was not fun and that's why our pro is doing it, but at least
now it's done.
so we will get a late start next week. Tuesday we will work on
repositioning the windows in the two front dormers and we'll get them
sided. We decided that these windows were mounted about a foot low so
we're going to move them while we have the chance. We'll also get
started with the plumbing rough in and since our fireplace was
delivered on Friday we'll get started building the chase for the fireplace
flue. It's going to be a busy week to say the least.
We also want to take this opportunity to thank our son Rob for taking a
year off to help us build this house. Rob, you have our sincere thanks for
a job well done.