20 June 2014

A very productive day… with perfect weather!  Ian and Ben got here at 7 and resumed putting in mid-span joist braces.  I finished cutting the special sloped joists that will be under the main entry porch. Sean appeared bringing gifts from Goodro’s: lots of hangers for me to install where joists were attached to other joists. Sean, Ben, and Ian installed the ¾″ (technically it’s only ²³/₃₂, if you want to quibble) AdvanTech^® tongue & groove subflooring for the main level of the house.  Ty came to join the fun mid-morning.  Because the architect (that would be me) specified that the subfloor be both glued and screwed (vice nailed) to the joists, you’ll never guess who got assigned to put in the 2,000+ screws needed to hold down 1,640 ft² of AdvanTech^®?  Went through four charges on the battery for my impact driver (and my back may never be the same) before that job was done… and I had help from Ty and Ian at various points during the almost-all-day, quite brutal process.  I can hear the bed calling already…