First Floor Wall Framing
September 14, 2002: Framing of the first floor walls begins.
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| Framing and sheathing wall sections. | Wall sections ready for lifting. |
September 15, 2002: Some walls raised into place.
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| Looking through the front door. | Lifting a wall into position. | ||
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| Our newest crew members. | Attaching the first cap plate. |
September 28, 2002: First floor wall
framing continues.
Several walls raised with thanks to our latest crew members...
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| Much thanks to Rob... | ... and Ken and Di. | ||
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| Dining room corner completed. | Rear wall completed. |
October 5, 2002: First floor wall framing continues.
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| Positioning a wall. | "HEY! Get back to work!" | Bob tries the framing nailer. | |
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| Checking the position. | Assembling a short beam. | ||
October 6, 2002: First floor wall framing nearly complete: all load-bearing walls in place.
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| View from north-east corner. | View from south-east corner. | View from north-west corner. | |
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| First I-joist above garage in place. | View of front of garage. |