This was a pretty good week for progress, despite that Mon-Weds was truly miserable, weather wise. I was lucky to have two days of help from a friend from out here named Kirk. He braved the horrid weather. He's lived here a long time -- has all the gear. I should have taken some pictures while he was here, but the
relentless wet meant that thought did not come to me at the time.
Despite some setbacks (read goof ups on my part... oh well) we are ready to pour tomorrow (Monday)It did take a workday Sunday to get there, but we're ready. It will be a lot harder than the last time. Don't love working on the weekend, but it was a gorgeous misty morning:
And it turned sunny and even hot later:
The challenge this past week was really building the "lintels" and filling them in with blocks and about a ton of rebar. They are the things that act kind of like bridges over opening on the first floor, and hold the second floor walls above them.
Here is a picture of the one that crosses the kitchen/dining area:
And here it is from the other side, where you can see the "ledger" attached. It will hold the second floor trusses. All those 2x4s are temporary support -- there won't be walls in most of those places (which is why the lintels are a big deal).
It gets dark so early now. Problem for a night owl like me. Sometimes I've walked the dog in the near darkness. Absolutely beautiful here. We have quite a few owls that get into conversing from one great fir to another in the gloaming hours and later. Paradise.
Think of us and send good luck to us Monday pm for a tricky pour.
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