See part three here!
We are in the midst of it all.
We are in the midst of it all.
Dust, debris, drywall and a lot of wood for temporary walls, which will
probably be repurposed into a SHE SHED!!
probably be repurposed into a SHE SHED!!
( they say the power of positive thinking)
Even the ceiling is gone in the old laundry room.
This new found floorspace used to be part of the attic.
I was thinking of raising small herd animals in there.
But the most exciting part of the job has arrived. Our steel beam.
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| Mr FT cut it to size and together we drilled holes for the support columns and wood. Wood was added to the inside for drywall. We used countersunk holes, nuts and bolts to secure the 2x10s to the beam. |
We built 2x6 jigs (not the Irish jig that cousin Jack does) for each side of the beam so that the two of us would be able to get it into place. The beam went up in 12" increments. Worked great with the help of a few jacks and a scaffold..... and by Jacks, I mean the manual lifting kind....not my Irish cousin. He was too busy dancing
With the beam nearly in place, it was time to think about the support columns.
A long story short, we are only able to permanently secure one side for now. The other will be secured in the spring as concrete must be spilled for a proper footing. With no basement under the south side, looks like floorboards will be destroyed too. ahhhhh more dirt.
For now we will use a Telepost in an awkward place.
Kind of right smack dab in the middle of the room.
Just when you thought things couldn't get more exciting,
look who showed up at our door.
And it brought gifts!!
Feel free to use this picture whenever you want!
Spread the...well you know.
Spread the...well you know.
on social media, it's still a mystery.
Does this class as a small herd animal?
I could raise it in our new found space
We will call it Manny for short!
That way, if it's a girl,
she can be Amanda, and a boy could be Emanuel!
Cheers!
