Walls & Joist

Today there was alot of work that was very visible and very tiring.

Lalo was off and on the top of the wall all afternoon.

Measuring where the joist will be.

Lalo's number one man was on the walls most of the morning and all of the afternoon. I never saw him come down until 6:30. He would measure and holler at a man on the ground, who would measure, cut, and lift the boards into the air. I am sure they were tired tonight. The tool belts the wear all day are heavy.

Tonight it got dark before I was able to take pictures of the joist. I'll try to post more pictures tomorrow.

Framing Day # 2

The Boom Box worked all day long! 99% of the walls are up. The walls will be finished tomorrow and the ceiling joust and rafters will began tomorrow. I will take more pictures as the apperance changes. Today was lots of cutting and nailing.

Framing the house

First things first. We have a electric air compressor, Air nailers, saws, hammers, nails, Microwave and most important----- Boom Box!!!!

Now the Framing can start.

The first wall.

We watched the first nails on the outside walls.

Just before the north wall was raised.

One days work.

Framing is fast and shows lots of progress.

Slab !!!!!!!!!!!

All the rebar and anchors are in place.

Men and concrete trucks arrive to begin.

The slab required 51/2 trucks.

98 degrees-- hot work

We had a surprise as we watched the concrete work.

Lumber arrived!!!

Something new for me, Watering Concrete!

Maybe the concrete will not dry too fast.

Time to go home.

Barn Time

The barn is on schedule! This is a trial run on raising the rafters. All went well. Tomorrow all the rafters will be in the air.

The Photographer did a great Job!!! Thanks Cade

The pictures are out of order but...

More Prep!!!

Today the interior footings were dug and filled with concrete.

More work is expected tomorrow.

More latter. Why is this underlined??

Plumbers in the rough

The plumbers arrived to install the sewer lines and the water lines. I was told this part of the plumbing is called the rough plumbing. There were four men working and this was completed quickly.

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When they finished, the plumbing inspecter was called. Tomorrow the concrete man (if he comes) will cover the pipes and level the pad. This will take two days. The slab will be poured soon we hope. Probably sometime next week.

Now to the next project!!!

We are building a barn at the feed pens.

After days of preparing the pad, the concrete was poured. This project will not take as long as the house. With a lot less stress!!

Lots of measuring and preparation.

The first of four and a half loads of concrete.

The finishing touches are added.

The concrete floor will dry soon. The barn will go up the first if next week.

Trees, Trees, Trees

Friday was a busy day. I went to Bronco, Texas!! Bought eight trees and planted eight trees. The holes were dug with a post hole digger. Next time I am bringing the tractor to town with a better digger attached.

At this time we have to haul water but maybe soon we will have water hooked up.

Friday the plumber sent a backhoe to dig the trenches for the water lines and the sewer lines.

Maybe tomorrow (Monday) the pipes will be installed.

Fun Filled Weekend

Our great weekend started on Thursday as we picked up Amy and Abbye and headed to the State Track Meet in Austin. Sterling was to run Friday morning in the 2A boys 32o0 meters. Wes would also compete in the pole vault. Abbye was a great traveler as we meandered through the beautiful country. We were sooooo happy for David, Kristi, and the boys to meet us Thursday evening. It was great to see them. Benjamin and Jonathan were wonderful playing with Abbye.

Friday morning we were very excited for Sterling. He was a candle lighter in Amy and Charlie's wedding 5 years ago to the day. He is awesome and we are so proud of him--and only a sophomore. He placed 6th in the state of Texas!! We later went back and watched Wes pole vault. He ended his high school career placing 3rd. Way to go guys!

By the time we left the track meet Charlie had arrived in Austin. He, Amy, and Abbye had a wedding to attend there Friday night and they were going to spend the rest of the weekend celebrating their anniversary. Gary and I headed to Prosper.

We met Heather and Kenna at the Cheesecake Factory at Stonebriar Mall in Frisco. We took Kenna to ride the carousel. She liked it awhile, but then ended up in Pop's arms.

Saturday, we had a really relaxing day. Instead of going back to the mall, Ikea, Sam Moon's or the Allen Outlet, we visited a neighbor's garage sale where Pops dug deep into his pocket and managed a dollar for the shopping cart that Kenna had latched on to. The little girls that were

 selling it were so excited for Kenna to have it.

We went to the pool where Kenna kept us totally entertained.

Cade and Kyla were in Canyon where Cade was in former roommate Stacy's wedding. See guys, you both were gone and all was well when you got back!! Great fun!!!

Basement Framing

The basement was framed today very quickly.  The stairs will be added after the slab is poured.  The next step is to form the slab area and get all the plumbing installed.  Any electrical plugs in the floor will also to installed.

The stairs will be here.

And the finished product!