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...

Up go the First Floor Outer Beams

by | Jun 19, 1999

Just Beaming Along This week ended a day short for me as I could not pass up my favorite event of the year – The Midwest Renewable Energy Fair in Amherst, Wisconsin. But before I get to that, the weather cooperated last week and I was able to get all of the...

First Floor Posts Erected

by | Jun 12, 1999

I guess I’ll never be happy. Either it’s raining or the deer flies are out. I don’t know why they call them deer flies I’ve never seen them with antlers, but they are certainly not “dear” flies. This week marked the start of the...

Building the Footings – Part III

by | May 23, 1999

As I write this, it’s late in the evening at beautiful Day Creek. I may not have indoor plumbing, but I’ve got power and a phone line. The combination of the two gives me access to the outside world and through the magic of the Internet, I’m able to...

Building the Footings – Part II

by | May 9, 1999

 As in previous weeks, my time spent at the building site was short and fleeting. Weekends just are not enough time to get much done. Fortunately, this will be remedied shortly as this will be my last week of employment until winter sets in. I arrived Saturday morning...

Building the Footings – Part I

by | May 2, 1999

Sorry for the delay in keeping you updated. Since April, things have been very busy. Tri-County power should have a temporary line brought in by the middle of May and I should also have a phone line installed. As far as the construction goes, I purchased a beat up old...