It was a brisk 55 degrees this morning, going up into the low 70’s this afternoon. What a great weather day for working outside! As usual, we had a local pastor join us for our morning devotional. ‘Bob the Builder’ then provided the team with tasks for everyone on the team, along with some safety tips to be aware of.
Our task was to finish building the front exterior wall. We had the components set up already, so we needed to align everything and and start nailing.
After nailing, we had to ‘square the wall’ by measuring diagonals, and making sure they were equal. The sledge hammer works great for squaring up the sides!
Once the wall is square, we can attach OSB sheets on the top part of the wall. This step is much easier to do when the wall is on the ground.
After the wall was completed, it was time to get the entire team ‘on deck’ to stand up the exterior walls. It took a coordinated effort to move the huge walls into position.
Once that wall was secured, the team moved to the side wall.
Before we closed in the house any further, we needed to stage the assembled interior walls on the deck. The walls were loaded and transported from the campground pavilion, where they were built.
Again, it was ‘all hands on deck’ to move those walls from the trailer onto the foundation. By the end of the day, we had four of the exterior walls stood up, and the interior walls ready to go. We have just two more exterior walls to assemble on Monday.
The team celebrated after dinner by gathering around a campfire at the campground pavilion. What an amazing, productive and rewarding first week!
This is looking good. More great progress. I am still interested in how the walls and other parts are connected. I would like to see the detailed nailing. How big is this house? What is the length and width. Do you use traditional plywood or pressboard for the floor and walls. The squaring off process sounds interesting. Tim e to relax. Its been a productive five days.
Glad you have had nice weather! Looks like you are progressing well.
Don’t forget to take some time to relax. Lots of hard core work going on there.
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So impressive! Proud to know there are people like you all out there making a difference. God Bless!
Wow great progress after that 1st rainy day! Looks Great yes the B*H always works great (DO NOT ASK!!!) we used it all the time on our jobs for fine tuning.
This is really interesting. Thanks for chronicling your adventure
Looks like a lot of work but also some fun. We are enjoying watching you every day!
Great to hear from you guys! Very impressive work! Glad you’re having pleasant weather for working outside!!!
💜 Betty
Love seeing the progress!
You guys are MOVING! Fun building through your eyes!