Fred put on the final piece of east wall sheathing, then he and I cut a
zillion rafter tails (5 foot long 2x8’s that run from the bottom purlin to the
subfascia). Sean and Ian installed those
on the east side of the house. While
they were doing that, Perry cut rafters on the south side of the Garage /
Kitchen and put on the subfascia. I fired
up the radial arm saw and cut 120 outlooks (2x4’s that run horizontally between
the subfascia and a ledger board attached to the wall sheathing; the soffits
will be attached to the outlooks). Sean
and Ian then put in the east side outlooks.
Sean left right after lunch; was he driven away by the mosquitoes, which
were getting annoying? Meanwhile, Fred was busy putting in more roof system
joist hangers. Unfortunately, he tried
to come down from the attic by stepping onto a tall ladder that was not as
stable as he thought. Though he lost
some skin off his forearms, fortunately he was not seriously injured in the
resulting fall. Immediately thereafter I
locked the barn door asked Ian to frame out the attic access hatch so
that we will, hereafter, have a much safer way to get in and out of the
under-roof area. At the end of the day
Fred and I put in the purlin mid-span blocking.
Went for a long swim after work and, first time ever, developed
incipient cramps in both thighs, fortunately when I was close enough to our
dock to return there without further use of my legs. Figured a few ounces of JWB would cure
whatever was ailing me… and it did!
Post Script: At 10 o’clock the BLSC mosquito control spray truck came
down the driveway and did it’s magic!
