Last night, Bob sent along a team picture from Day 1 – what a good lookin’ group …lol
We woke up before the sunrise today, so that we could have a more relaxed start of the day. As always, at 8AM we were blessed to have a devotional prayer at the build site by a local pastor. He told a moving story about a time when he volunteered to help build a new church at a location that was previously a bar. As the build progressed, they ran out of money and could not finish the painting that they had started. They were just going to delay the project until they received more donations. At that point a customer of the previous bar walked in and asked what they were doing. The stranger was so impressed that he donated $12,000 to the church. It was a real life story about how God will provide everything we need. So true! :-).
Bob then hands out his daily ‘punch list’. Here’s the one from today:
As you can see, Joe and I were on the Floor Crew. Our goal for the day was to get one sheet of subfloor decking completed which means that we needed to finish the rim joists, install all the floor joists, and install blocking at the midspan … whew, lots to do.
Joe and I got right back on installing the remaining rim joists, which we started yesterday.
While we were doing that, the other team got to work on installing the floor joists.
Our next job was to cut and install 2×10 blocking at the midspan of the floor joist. This gives the beam some rigidity and assures proper spacing.
Once we finished enough of a section for one sheet of subfloor, the team was eager to get that 1st piece of decking installed. Whoo hoo!
While our floor crew was working on the subfloor, the wall crew team was making great progress in an offsite location. They said they have around 75% of the interior walls already complete. Trusses are coming tomorrow … so soon it will look like a house!
After a good days work, the team gathered in the pavilion for a well deserved happy hour. The weather was much cooler than yesterday with a nice breeze. God is Good 🙂
Wow such a complicated and complex job but you are right in the middle of it and it looks like you enjoy it.
Amazing to see a house starting from the ground up and give the keys at the end
What a great satisfaction and the blessing for the family who receives it.
Praying and rooting for team DeLosa 🙏👍👏
Wow great progress. You make this sound and look easy. This team is amazing. I still struggle with the terminology and I know I could not do what this team achieves. The pictures tell the story. The product is wonderful. The progress is astounding. This team is truly expert . Saint Joseph is clearly impressed.
You guys have done a lot since groundbreaking three days ago! The weather seems to be cooperating nicely. Thanks for the thorough narrative so we understand what you are doing.
Busy day!!!! But you seem to just keep moving along. I commend you all!!!!
Sounds like the weather was beautiful as well! That’s an added plus.