GOING UP?

MAY 3, 2010

Finally, the door over the garage was safe with the deck in place. So, what did Frank do? He sawed a hole in the floor for the stairway. We want to keep Jenna and Lauren safe, so he put in long days finishing the stairs. Our plans and supplies called for using 4 by 12's! We did. Frank calls them "stairs for elephants!" They are solid--no give.

I finished moving the scrap wood. I vacuumed the basement and main floor. Then I worked on putting in the insulation stops. These are pieces of 2 by 4's that go between the rafters to keep the insulation where it belongs. I finished the main floor on Saturday. Then I worked on nailers. You can see them here. The nailers are attached to the side of the wall. The insulation stops sit on top.

Frank began working on the partitions. The first one is the one beside the stair well, for safety's sake. It will separate our extra bedroom from our Great Room. The second one is between the kitchen and pantry/laundry room. Therefore, the half of the house that will be the Great room has been partitioned off.

While we were working, this is what Daisy did! We don't know what it was--probably mud.

But isn't the house beautiful?

We have now had several days of rain which we needed badly--over two inches. The nice thing is that the house stays dry!