I woke up this morning thinking that I should be able to have that whole main floor sheathed easily. But I was wrong. I ran out of glue, better known as lumber lock. Only a couple sheets left to go too. So I proceeded to do a bunch of a nailing, as I was just tacking down the edges as I was going.
I always meant to get a good shot of the main floor framing, but I always seemed to get real involved with things and forget until it was too dark. I moved a few sheets around just so I could get a picture of the stairwell framing. The rest of it is pretty basic.
I am going to sheet right over the stairwell opening and leave it closed up for awhile, while I do things down below, in hopes of keeping the snow and rain out. I will cut it out when the time is right.
I gotta go to town later in the day tomorrow, so there is no point in going in the morning to get glue. I guess tomorrow will be more a day of non-thinking nailing. Give my poor old brain a bit of a rest. I'll finish gluing the floor on Saturday if weather and work allow for it. I have a few more things to do to the basement, then soon it will be time for my foundation inspection (hopefully this month sometime). I don't think there will be any new walls going up until that inspection is done.
I'd like to tell them what they can do with their inspections.
ReplyDeleteChecked out 5 acres yesterday. Can you believe that you need a permit for an address? Permit for a drive way? I asked if I needed a permit to buy it? Sometimes life sucks.
See Ya
Looking better all the time, buddy! Imagine what type of progress you'll have in the Spring!
ReplyDeleteDang Mark, it's looking mighty fine!
ReplyDeleteBet the view from your front porch in town is just a fond memory now. lol
You're doing great. :)
This job reminds me of when I worked doing 'Loft Conversions' The boards had tonge and grove edges which helped, but the nailing was such a boring job.. We call this glue 'Liquid Nails' and it can be worth its weight in gold on some jobs. I am going to enjoy seeing this all come together, I've caught up with some of your early posts but still need to to find time for more.
ReplyDeleteOur building Inspections are very 'hit & miss' and one inspector would pass a job when another would not. Inspections are a good idea in making sure jobs are correctly done but should never have become a way of raising income for local councils
All the best..
Hey Tony, ya I can believe all those permits you may need. I guess it all depends on the area and ritziness (if that is in fact a word) hey?
ReplyDeleteThanks Jim. I can just see the spring now. The more I get into things and realize how long it all takes, I sure am glad I kept it small. Hopefully by spring it will look alot different yet.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jeanie. The old porch in town IS just a memory, but when I climb up onto this main floor, with the veiw I get, I can almost see the old front porch for here. lol.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tom. Ya, I'm not real sure what to expect when I get my foundation inspection. I'm just hoping there is'nt anything real major that I might have redo. I'm pretty green at all this stuff.
ReplyDeleteI just realized that you are doing wood frame construction below grade. (I really must visit more often). I first saw this when a neighbour a few miles away built a rather large house, all wood below grade. He then lent me a book on it as I was considering a verandah across the back of my house that went below grade for firewood storage. His place turned out great. Years later he told me and showed me some of his work and his place was dry and of course no rot.
ReplyDeleteDon't complain about nailing. I don't mind nailing but my knees can't take the kneeling.(Too many years kneeling in a canoe.) Years ago, I spent two days nailing 3000 six inch spikes on the deck of a logging bridge. I don't think I was ever as glad to see a job finished as I was that one.
Hey there Pebbles in the Stream. When I started my project, the plan was that my foundation was going to cost me about $900.00. I was going to put it on post footings. Then the permit people changed my mind and I now have probably over $5000 into it by now, but I am glad. The basement will make my living space a bit more realistic I guess. When I nailed the floor, I did'nt use my knees, I sat flat on my ass, because of a bad knee also. Those six inch spikes must have been kinda hard on the arm. I can see where one would'nt even want to see a hammer for a long time after that one. I'm doing what I can to keep a real dry basement, I hope it all goes as planned. Thanks for stopping in.
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