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This has been a busy and productive week on the shop expansion. Monday, we got the rafters all marked and cut and first thing Tuesday Morning we them all in place and nailed down. Monday afternoon we got most of the full sheets of decking up, but I had to go back and get more decking, boy did I miss that calculation. I had help both Monday and Tuesday but Wednesday I was by myself to finish this up I build the eves on each end so I could finish putting up the decking. I got all the pieces filled in and just had to take the skill saw and trim off the over hang. At this point I had it all done except where it tied in to the old roof. I had been lucky to this point, no rain. So I got busy and finished up the tie in section and all the decking was down and I was wasted. It was in the 90's with a heat index of 105 and me on the roof. But I got the cut and fit and all was good and I was hoping that it wouldn't rain till after I could get it in the dry. So today it was again hot as soon as I got up and I started by getting the decking that was hanging over cut off and them snapped me a chalk line to start the first run of roofing paper. Once again I missed calculated how much I needed. So back to the store to get another roll of paper. My plan was to stop here as it was already 93 and I was soaked. Something told me I better get back up there and finish it out so I did. It was a good thing I went on and put down those last two rows because a coupe of hours later we had a rain storm blow up. So it has been tested and it was dry in the new part and in the old shop. Man am I thankful I got back on the roof and finished it out. So now I can take a small break and get ready to put down shingles but I am going to do them early and late and stay out of the heat as much as I can. Thanks for following along.
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As I continue to work on the shop I was able to get all the siding on with the exception of one small 13" strip. Most of the pictures have been from this angle. I got the siding on the East side also. I have still got to cut out the siding over the window on this side. And I have all of the East wall up except a 13" strip where it will join the old shop. Eventually all of the old vinyl siding will be removed and this type siding will be installed. So this is the next update. If you notice the first picture you will see the rafter. They are not cut to fit yet but I should get those install Monday and Tuesday of next week. Until then....
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We have been experiencing a severe heat wave in our area about the time I need to be outside framing up the shop. As it has been hot, the heat also brings the thunderstorms so we have worked a while and run in out of the lighting and rain a while. But over the weekend even with it raining almost all Saturday and Sunday afternoon we managed to get three walls up. Here we got the first wall framed and up and the second wall framed and on the concrete. I left an opening in the first wall so I didn't have to walk all the way around till I get ready to close things in. So the second wall is ready to stand in place and attach to the first wall. I got the small wall at the end framed up and it will have a set of French Doors in the middle of that wall. That end will have our finishing room so we can take the project out the double door and load onto the trailer or truck for pickup or delivery. Making progress but with the heat it is going slow. Don't need to overheat. More as we get it put together!
