May 15, 2010

Another wonderful Saturday work day. This week we had a fairly small group, however were able to enjoy the company of several people who had not been out before as well as several we had not seen in a while. We were also joined once again by Tonya, our homeowner.



We started the day by moving a fresh load of material into the house that was dumped in the alley earlier in the morning. 100+ 2x4s and 25+ sheets of plywood. Figured it was best to take care of this while everyone was still fully charged rather than after everyone was beat and the crew started to 'dissipate'.

In picking up where the Manufacturing group left off, we had several additional I-joists to install on the second floor. In addition there were more squash blocks and rim joists to install before we were ready to lay the subfloor.



The task of framing out the fist floor bathroom was also completed including the stairwell framing for the stairs up to the second floor.



Despite several of us being covered in glue by the end of the day, we were able to lay all of the subfloor on the second level and get a protective coat of shellac to protect our work from the weather. We also started to sheath the back framed section of the house to start being able to close up and secure the house at the end of the day.



We are taking the next 2 week cycle Saturday (the 29th) off for Habitat's observation of Memorial Day, but are looking forward the 12 of June as well as Summer Build Week June 21 through 25.