It was a bit chilly this morning (in the upper 50’s), but warmed up to the mid 80s by the end of the day. Everyone must have been eager to get started, since we all arrived a few minutes early and even started working ahead of schedule… lol. As usual we were blessed with a daily devotional and prayer, followed by a debrief about our goals for the day.
We had three teams working on different areas of the house. Joe and I were on the interior framing team. Our first job was to build an insulation dam at the front porch. It’s basically a barrier that covers the open space above the front wall at the porch to prevent the insulation from going outside when it’s blown in the attic. We had to first find some scrap wood, and cut it to size.
Then attach cleats to the gable ends and inside of the trusses to secure the cut OSB plywood in place.
While we were working on that project, the rest of our interior framing team installed wind braces on the East and West gable, built an access attic insulation dam, cut out the door thresholds and removed all of the wall braces.
The roof crew continued their decking on the back side of the roof.
The wall sealing and anchoring team were busy sealing both the subfloor to the bottom plates and wall sheeting joints. They then moved to installing hurricane clips, which provide additional strength to prevent the roof from blowing off in a hurricane.
The wall crew completed the front wall house wrap, and then started installing the windows. Seeing the first window being installed is exciting :-).
By the end of the day, the interior framing list was completed, the entire roof was decked, and 3 windows were installed. We’re getting very close to having a dried in house! Here’s a view of the house at the end of the day.
Another productive wonderful day. God is Good!
Lest you think this is a walk in the park , know that it’s real work. It’s carting , lifting , sawing , hammering and doing it over and over again. Measuring every step and checking against the expert plans. That’s what makes this house a habitat home. It’s built with love and dedication. The volunteers derive emense satisfaction and hone their skills. They know God is watching and God is very pleased
Hard to believe how fast this is going up. Pretty sure the days don’t seem fast to you. Long & exhausting is more the words.
Definitely Love keeps you going
Lots of work today!!!!!! Wow!!!!!
You are all amazing.
This is hard work with a smile and a good heart ❤️