Second Floor Joist Installation

by | Jul 31, 1999

Surely You Joist, Things are Getting Batty Up Here!   But don’t call me Shirley! Well, it’s been another week of excessive heat. I won’t go into the gory details, but I will mention that the heat index was over 120 degrees on Friday. Whew! This week...

I’ve Seen Fire and Rain

by | Jul 25, 1999

This week was highlighted by the weather, again. A frontal boundary decided to camp out over Southeastern Minnesota for about four days. During that period, the area was plagued by numerous thunderstorms. As you can see, the picture on the left shows what lightening...

All Hands on Deck

by | Jul 18, 1999

 The majority of the week was spent building the joists to support the walk-around deck. The joists are constructed out of 2 x 8’s attached to 2 x 10’s. The 2 x 10’s are secured to the ends of the 16 girders and at the intersection of the girder and...

Girders Done

by | Jul 11, 1999

We’re Not in Kansas Anymore It’s a little difficult to see in the photo on the right, but this is a wall cloud produced by a mesoscale thunderstorm that passed to the North last Thursday. This same storm spawned an F2 tornado in Lewiston, MN that caused...

Up go the Floor Support Beams

by | Jun 27, 1999

Hello and welcome to the “Fun with Girders Show”! The delivery of the 2″ x 10″ x 20′ pressure treated boards arrived on Wednesday afternoon. A total of 64 of these boards will be used to make 16 girders to support the second floor. Four...