Kirk put in many hours of overtime this week to get all of the top boards set and ready for roof trusses. In the meantime we are spending time pouring over color swatches to come up with a color scheme for the roof, house, trim and windows. I like tie-dye, Kirk likes grey!
Tim stepped up to the plate to relieve me while I iced my back for two days and with Kirk's muscle and direction they made good progress with the top plates.
Boy oh boy we hit weather this week. Showers, hail and heavy rain were alternating every 15 minutes all week. It was tough to deal with the wet. In addition I threw out my back while lifting a heavy treated board. I knew as soon as I lifted without bending my knees that something went out. Just a reminder to use correct technique when playing with wood.
The local Sustainable Building Network (SBN) asked if they could host their monthly meeting at our site. Things went well considering we are still somewhat of an oddity being the first Faswall house in Linn or Benton county. The contractors and builders who attended all liked the sustainability of the house. Sue Rutherford our house designer is at the bottom of the ramp. http://suerutherford.com/. Tom Van Denend, president and co-owner of Shelter Works, the manufacture of Faswall blocks is on the ramp in the white cap. We love this product! For more info go to www.shelterworksonline.com
The last block in the wall!....strategically positioned by Wayne. Once again we modified our house plans and decided to stop the Faswall above the window blocks rather than laying them all the way to the top of the roof line. Let's hope it was a good choice.......
Mowing Mama. Sun and showers, the perfect recipe for grass growth. Thank heavens for the riding lawn mower.
Nothing to do with construction, but somewhere during this phase there were concerts. Matt and Tim at the Hult after a performance from Rain, The Beatles tribute band. Great show. Let it Be!
Tim's final performance with the Middle school orchestra.
It's a dirty job but somebody has to do it!
Jim up to his elbows in cement
Nice hat!
Tim assisted with trowels and leveling tools. We learned the hard way that this job is better with more hands on deck rather than too few.
The boomer concrete truck came twice more to pour cement and stabilize the walls. Each cell of the blocks had to be filled and we used a vibrating rod to shake the cement down.
