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Trusses are here!

Posted on 2007-05-09 by Jim Vanderveen

[Western Wood Fabricators][wwf] delivered the trusses this morning. Check out the [truss photoset][] on Flickr. [wwf]: http://www.wwftruss.com/ [truss photoset]: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonicchicken/sets/72157600197090377/

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What a weekend!

Posted on 2007-05-09 by Jim Vanderveen

I can’t believe it’s been five days since I wrote an entry here. Seems longer in some ways, shorter in others… Over the last few days, the framers have been installing the remaining joists. This morning, they finished with that … Continue reading →

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More joists, more rain

Posted on 2007-05-04 by Jim Vanderveen

The framing crew carried on without me yesterday afternoon. They finished blocking the bedrooms and got the most of the joist headers nailed in and marked. I took some more photos from yesterday afternoon and added them to the [floor … Continue reading →

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Floor joists

Posted on 2007-05-03 by Jim Vanderveen

The floor of our addition began in earnest today. Technically the sill plate could be considered the beginning of the floor, but the beams and joists started going in today, and joists are something you can actually walk upon! Barb … Continue reading →

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Rain and remodeling

Posted on 2007-05-02 by Jim Vanderveen

Well, it’s been raining on and off since yesterday evening. Our lumber package (or at least a sizable chunk of it) arrived yesterday morning, and the framer was on-site putting the [sill plate][] on the addition, but it’s too wet … Continue reading →

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