May 2nd, 2009

Work on 1606 N. Gilmor continues very steadily, despite still not having a roof over our heads. Thankfully, the rainy month of May granted clear enough skies on Saturday to not work in the rain. Framing of the first floor continued, and as the framing advanced we could begin adding joists of the second floor. Things got a little hairy around the stairs, since double joists had to be made and lifted into place, and one framed section of the wall had to be moved by 6 inches. Although that seems like a small amount, the wall had to be pried up from the floor, cut, moved, and nailed back to the floor. So it was a lot of work, but for structural support, we have to align the studs of the wall with the joists, since the joists sit on top of the frame.

This is a new method for Sandtown Habitat, as we used to chissel out the brick walls to make room for the joists, which was a messy and slow process. Below is a picture of us getting ready to add a new joist. To the right is a picture of the whole crew. Great job guys and gals, we got a lot done. Thanks for your help, and thanks for checking out the blog.

-Rob