[Spike-A-Pike]

I know I am more careful to add sun screen and wear lite weight, long sleeve cotton fishing shirts. In the 70's, I was a total sun nut. I think the only time I had something on was when riding my motorcycle... only toke one large, hard bug in the chest to teach me that.

[StoneCoal Tackle]

Here's some pics from Jan. 16, at this point we were ready to set three steel beams to help support the upstairs floor joists. We had a crane truck scheduled but the mile and a half climb to the top of our hill was pretty icy (it faces mostly north and only gets an hour or two of sun a day this time of year) and the driver didn't want to try it . We also had a load of lumber scheduled for delivery and we really needed the beams in place in order to continue , so when the lumber came we met the driver at the foot of the hill, helped him put his tire chains on and then proceded to talk him into lifting our beams into place for us . Not all of the trucks a have a boom but sometimes things just work out.





Won't be long now till we,ll be walking around a floor higher. Will post some upstairs floor framing pics next time.

daymon

[kelly]

I remember those days. Moving along well. keep posting, every time you post it brings back the fun I had. Its not work if its fun.

[Spike-A-Pike]

I see the latest volcanic ash still hasn't melted. Looks like the snow went north this time and all we got was just a dusting of sleet. Hope it misses you and your crew this time too.

My local musky fishery, Lake Kinkaid, is 80 miles south of Belleville and last I heard had lite ice at the boat ramp. They also have walleye there too.

Stay warm and if your hand are warm enough, get back to carving some lures...

[redg8r]

Great post Daymon,

Myself being born & raised in Boone County (30 mins south of Charleston)
you have me missing those hills.... and the volcanic ash for that matter (see my current location)

So when's the house warming party?

Jerry

[mikel7@mac.com]

Looks Like The The House Will Be Ready For The Hardwood Floors To Be Finished Just About The Time The Crappies Are Biteing In Stone Wall. Maybe I Should Bring My Tools For A Working Vacation

[StoneCoal Tackle]

Jerry, glad you like the thread. These hills do have a way of sticking with ya don't they. As for the snow, you can come get it any time you want and haul it ALL to Florida LOL, I've had enough of it. I haven't been to Boone county for a few years but next time I'm there I'll tell "Jesco" you said Hey!.

Hey Mike, I think most of the floors are going to be carpet and ceramic tile but bring your pole and we'll hit "Hog Hollow" for some Stonewall crappie!

Well, I know I haven't caught you up in pictures yet but we are about to the point of setting some beams on second floor and start framing the roof. We have the walls framed including four large gables that are 36 feet wide by 19 feet tall but nothing to tie everything together yet except for temporary bracing. We weren't on the job for two days this week because of bad weather which included heavy rains and high winds.
So while driving into work yesterday wondering if we had any damage we were greeted by the following sights.............

.......This demolished metal barn in the valley about two miles from the jobsite wasn't even finished yet! The concrete pad it was on can be seen in the right hand corner of the photo..........




.....as we turned onto the dirt road leading up the hill we were greeted by this tree that had fallen across the road, luckily someone had already cut it out enough to pass.................



Then as we start to climp the hill we find bunches of gullies washed out in the road..............



.....so the ol' heart races a bit and you hurry on the top, kick the headlights on high beam as you head up the last little bank and there you see ...count'em.........................one, two, three.............four gables! Alright! we won that one. Wish we had the roof on this thing man.

More to come,
daymon

[StoneCoal Tackle]

Here's a couple pics of the upstairs floor framing.

......this is a beam built up of several LVL's to hold the hearth of the second floor fireplace. The joists that run into it are set in metal hangers, we were waiting for angled ones when the picture was taken.



........this pic was shot while standing on the beam/hearth looking to the northwest corner of the house. The bonus room above the garage has most of the floor sheeted.




The last pic shows where there will be a cantilevered balcony off the master bedroom.



Next time.... some second floor walls.

daymon

[outdooradvantage]

Wow, that sure is an awesome view. Keep up the good work... Jeff.

[bgcountry00]

Looking real good can't wait till we get to start working on building a new house, and shop for me