One of the benefits of getting up early is that you get to see some beautiful sunrises. This morning the sun was a beautiful ball of red (the camera certainly didn’t do it justice, but you get the idea).
Craig, a local pastor, gave us a beautiful devotional and prayer to start our day. We are truly blessed that Craig stays to work with us 2-3 mornings a week. Every extra hand helps! As usual, Bob handed our our punch list for the day.
We jumped in to help with the prep work before starting the truss installation. We staged three rows of 2x4x12’s in the attic for the Rat Runs. It’s much easier to get a 12 foot piece of lumber up there when only half of the roof is installed. Last year, I asked why they were called Rat Runs … and yes, it’s just what you think. They not only provide a way to lock in all of the trusses together, but it provides a super highway for rats and mice … lol.
After the prep work, we were ready to get back to the truss placement. We continued our job from yesterday as the truss riggers, and very securely attached the straps from the truss to the lift. We then helped to walk the truss around to prevent swaying.
The added challenge for the forklift operator was that it was a totally blind lift. Yesterday, we had someone in the back window directing the lift … but, there is no window on this side. Joe got the fun job of climbing up a tall ladder so he could see the proper location of the trusses. He then gave hand signals to the forklift operator.
He did an amazing job! The remaining trusses went up like clockwork.
After the end gable was installed, we were off to help install the house wrap. Once we got into the swing, we were able to finish three sides of the house 🙂 .
While we were wrapping the house, another crew got started on decking the roof. Here’s a look at the house at the end of the day.
Another successful day! We’re well on our way to having the house ‘dried-in’ by the end of this week.
We had to get our window view picture before they get installed tomorrow.
After work, the team decided to go to the local VFW for dinner. Along with appetizers of fried pork rinds, fried pickles and fried mushrooms, we split a loaded order of nachos. Whew, what a healthy dinner … lol. As we were finishing dinner, former Habitat board members (A husband and wife) came in for dinner with their family. They were very eager to hear about our progress on the house, and actually picked up the dinner bill for our entire team. It’s an amazing town!
God is Good!
Yes another very productive day. I gather the trusses are assembled elsewhere. It’s a major undertaking to get the trusses mounted and attached to the exterior walls. It calls for professional equipment operators to accomplish this difficult job. Their contribution is recognized and appreciated. They are a part of the team. So many talented people. It’s a blessing. The rapid process is incredible. We continue to follow everything
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We did leave a comment and I saw it but now I can’t find it. That’s ok because we did not comment on the dedication of Debbie and Joe. We think a lot of these two. There are very few who would undertake this strenuous work for even one day let alone many weeks. Thank God for such generous patriots. They are doing Gods work
Many accomplishments for you both today!!!
I am still amazed how many tasks you are able to complete in one day!
Glad to hear you all enjoyed a nice relaxing evening meal. You all definitely earned it- 100 fold!!!!
Beautiful start of day and one more proof that God is with you
Progress, progress and more progress
Stay safe on those ladders😳
Love and blessings
Loved the pictures of you both up on the ladders!
A beautiful day to be out there helping others. Bravo!
It sure is coming together nicely.
Great job!