Remodel Project
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Floor and Roof Framing |
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| 10/22/02
Putting the large beams into the floor. Why does it seem that
it's looking worse, not better?
PS- Last April the doctor said I had high cholesterol, and put me on
medication, which I couldn't stand and quit three weeks later. This
evening I went back, and the doctor said my bad cholesterol is down, my
good cholesterol is up, my blood pressure is down, and I lost 8 pounds,
and asked what I was doing. I told him about the house, and he said
"keep it up!" |
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11/3/02
All the floor joists are in! After a month of having a huge hole
in the floor, we finally have a skeleton to build on. Had a few
sprinkles this week, but no real rain as of yet. We keep a nervous
eye on the sky, knowing that we are working on borrowed time.
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Kids and power tools...what a
combination! |
We keep warning everyone that if you
stop by to chat, we'll put you to work. |
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11/9/02
After 7 months of complete drought, the skies opened up and rained for
two straight days. I came home to find about 1/2" of water
setting on my newly laid sections of plywood floor with insulation under
it. A trip to Harbor Freight got me a 24' x 40' tarp. I do not
recommend putting one of these things on the roof at night in the rain, as
it was quite exciting, and I hate excitement. However, Sunday dawned
bright and sunny, and most of the damage was controlled with a shop vac
and a carpet blower. |
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11/11/02
We got plumbing! Sunday I put the drains in for the
laundry and kitchen, and what better way to honor our veterans than to
install PEX plumbing on the Veterans Day holiday. The stuff is
wonderful, allowing me as a rank amateur to plumb the kitchen, laundry and
1/2 bath in about two hours. No wonder the pipefitter's union wants
to keep it out of California. The 1-1/2" gas line is necessary
because it also will feed the Granny Flat. |
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11/20/02
We got weight bearing walls!
Over the last week we completed the flooring, enabling us to start
framing in earnest. I framed the weight bearing walls over the
weekend, and last night my wife and I hoisted a 20' long 4x10 Paralam
beam 9' in the air. It weighed about 200 lbs., and we used the same
block and tackle that we hoisted all the dirt buckets out of the basement
with. The weather yesterday was 90 degrees, seven percent humidity
with 25 MPH wind. Perfect for drying out soggy cellars! |
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11/25/02
We got ceiling joists!
2x6 ceiling joists are topped with 2x4 collar ties. Here half the
splice straps are in place on the collar ties. A plywood deck will
sit on half the ceiling for a walk-on attic.
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The kids unstrapped the lumber, re-stacked it to get at the stuff
underneath, hauled all the ceiling joists in, crowned them (made the
curved part point up), and stacked them in place. |
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A $6 gizmo from Harbor
freight enables us to lift up the 4x12 purlin beams without any
excitement. This was the last of the big beams, and the first step
in getting the roof complete.
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The purlin beam in place. Kickers will go up from this to the
purlin running the length of the roof, stiffening the roof considerably. |
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I was worried about how I was going to get this huge tarp off without
breaking my neck so we could start the roof. However, a 50 MPH wind
solved the problem for me, and left it neatly piled in the back yard, with
the slats that were holding it down laying in the driveway by the wood
pile!
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