Up go the Floor Support Beams

by | Jun 27, 1999

1999 by Alan Stankevitz | Jan 26, 2017 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...

Up go the First Floor Outer Beams

by | Jun 19, 1999

1999 by Alan Stankevitz | Jan 26, 2017 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...

First Floor Posts Erected

by | Jun 12, 1999

1999 by Alan Stankevitz | Jan 26, 2017 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”...

Building the Footings – Part III

by | May 23, 1999

1999 by Alan Stankevitz | Jan 26, 2017 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...

Building the Footings – Part II

by | May 9, 1999

1999 by Alan Stankevitz | Jan 26, 2017  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...

Building the Footings – Part I

by | May 2, 1999

1999 by Alan Stankevitz | Jan 26, 2017 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...