Kitchen floor joists

April 7

Work of late has been a little like playing crack-the-whip. The going seems easy as we cut the floor joists and timbers. When it comes to leveling and setting, the inertia picks up and the real effort and work kicks in. What at first seems easy, take caution, more work is around the corner. Sam

Kitchen floor joists all laid and leveled...a bit of a challenge considering the field stone wall they were set against. Plate is also secured to the walls and now ready for the second floor joists. The four 6x6 posts in the center of the house will support the second floor as well as the cupola at the center of the roof. The warm weather has given us a head-start here as has the lack of rain. We are both tired and a little overwhelmed at the end of the day but need to get as much completed as we can before the bugs and heat of summer which can't be far away. Much of the lumber we are using is recycled so extra time is needed to trim it all to the same size as modern structural members. We are beginning to see what the inside of the house will look like as the work progresses.  Jim