Greenbay and I have started laying the warm board over the log cabin. It’s been decided that we will lay the exposed ceiling/subfloor down over the kitchen and dining room. I have been concerned that once we lay the warm board over the sub floor, if it gets wet we could have potential for a mold problem between the two layers. Without the warm board down it will be difficult to start the framing so we decide to go ahead with it. We'll just have to keep it dry which is a challenging job, to say the least.
Greenbay and I have begun to look at the bunks of subfloor that I brought from Iowa. With all the rain, they have gotten wet and when we pull the bunk apart, there is some mold and much of the wood is still wet. It’s a bit discouraging and just requires more work and preparation. We have lifted up the bunk onto the area of the new cabin where we have already laid the warm board. We begin laying the long lengths and laying them in place.
My neighbor, Mark Kukuzke, has arrived from Iowa at noon. He has a few things on his trailer that will require the material handler for unloading. He has also dropped my 3 clawfoot tubs in Delta, Colorado at the tub refinisher and somehow figured a way to unload them by himself! Even with all the driving for 1250 miles, Mark pitches in to give us a hand in nailing down the new old subfloor. With the bandsaw cut side nailed downward, these old heart pine slabs look great over the top of the old rough cut beams.
DD and Pat have completed the foam forms for pouring the garage which we will pour tomorrow. Fabian and Dylan are back digging holes for the soni-tubes used in forming the footings for the porch posts at the front of house. Digging down in front of the old cabin, Fabian hits a large rock and soon retrieves the monster rock from the excavated hole. How he was able to get the rock out of the hole, I have no clue. It’s at least 3’ in diameter; we figure it should stay in the front yard since it’s too damn big to move anyway. Joe has assembled the soni-tubes onto the plastic footing bases.
Today is Lynn’s birthday and she has a surprise birthday cake at the Enterprise tonite. The place is pretty full and everyone sings Happy Birthday while she turns bright red… Happy Birthday Lynn!
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