25 June 2015
Sonny arrived at 7
whereupon we spent an interesting, not to say fun-filled, hour and a half using
my radial arm saw to make 1 x 8 v-groove boards (which Goodro’s had in stock)
look like 1 x 4 v-groove boards (which Goodro’s did not have in stock). These will become the ceiling over the Porch
under the overhang outside the front door to the house. James Ploof showed up in the middle of the
woodworking festivities with spray paint and white flags which I was asked to
use (and did) to mark the septic system force main location so the Dig Safe
person (who was supposed to be here today but never showed up) can mark the
utility interferences, i.e., the power lines that the force main trench will
cross. After the woodworking fun, Sonny
and I finished putting the corner boards on the house, with the two on the west
side measuring over 17 feet long with commensurate weight and awkward handling.
Then we moved on to creating the Porch, first taking off the sheathing that
protected that area over the winter, then framing in the ceiling, which
required heading off one of the existing joists to create an opening for a
recessed light that will be illuminate the Porch. We packed 6″ Roxul® insulation into
the wing wall that separates the south side of the Porch from the Garage. Even though the Garage will not be heated, it
is going to be insulated and dry walled. Using Zip System® sheathing that we
cut out of large window openings and “scrap” MDO left over from installing the
soffits, we sheathed the two Porch wing walls and around the front door. Finally we put up three of the v-groove
ceiling boards so that Chree can tell us how nice they look when she gets here
on Tuesday.
