July 3
Summer is in full swing and the afternoons often get hot
enough to slow down the work. We are hoping to have all of the stone applied by
the end of this month but the building already is proving to be quite
eye-popping. The texture of the stonework in sunlight is very appealing and the
cut shingle work on the second floor has proven to be a nice compliment. All
work is focused on the exterior as we hope to get most of that done before the
winter sets in again. We also attached a number of the corbels that we made
last winter to the soffit and fascia and they add a finishing touch to the
roof. All that is left is to add the moldings between them to complete the
look.
Today we poured the ten footings for the Victorian porch
that will go around three sides of the house. We won’t know how well
proportioned it will be to the rest of the house until several of the support
columns are up.
In a surprising turn of events today I managed to locate
enough stone in a farm field to finish the exterior. I had exhausted all the
sources I knew of and our piles were growing a little thin for making
selections as the last walls go up. Sam’s brother is here for a couple of days
and that has been a help in moving supplies. Jim
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