We were blessed with another amazing weather day in Sullivan. It was in the 50’s this morning and warmed up to the mid 80’s by the afternoon. As always, we started our day with a beautiful prayer and our team debrief.
Our first job was to take full sheets of OSB and rip them to 11.25″. These strips will be used for top plating the exterior walls after they are built. It’s certainly easier to put the OSB on the wall that is laying on the ground (vs. trying to install it 6 feet up in the air). By the last sheet, we had it down to a system.
Our next job was to build the front exterior wall. Here are the plans:
We first marked out the placement of each stud and window opening.
We then positioned the top and bottom plates and placed studs in the marked locations.
Once positioned and squared, we used a nail gun to attach them to the top and bottom plates.
We continued this process, with special focus on assuring the window header and King/Jack studs were assembled correctly. Here’s the completed wall moved into place on the deck.
While we were assembling our wall, there was another team working on the large back wall. They had already installed their top plate of OSB. The cutouts for the windows and doors were covered, but needed to be cut out before lifting into place. Joe got the fun job of using a router to get the job done.
By the end of the day, we had two walls ready to be lifted into place. In addition to making some great progress, we are blessed to be able to work with such an amazing team. Each day, we value the ‘tips and tricks’ that are shared throughout the day.
We look forward to some wall raising tomorrow! God is good!
Wow you are really building a house .
That is so cool
Perfect temperature .
I can see it’s hard work .
Team work makes the Dream work looks like an amazing team .
So proud of you guys
Amazing how much can be accomplished with good team work. Raising walls!
God bless.
You’re not building a house but a home and a dream .
It will be so special because so much love and commitment went into everything .
Building great memories.
Stay healthy and safe .
God is good.
Great pictures Debbie! You and Joe look great “in action” as usual. Thanks for all you both do. I’m very much enjoying watching your progress each day and wishing I could be there helping with you guys.