27 July 2018

Sonny and Ty Zimmerman arrived shortly before 7; so much for my beauty rest!  We continued putting up the ceiling joists, getting all but the framing around the staircase done before lunch.  Sean came by mid-morning to review progress.  While he was here, Sean used his clout to expedite the order I had placed with Goodro’s this morning, as work was going to come to a screeching halt unless we got some 2x12’s for the staircase header… 2x12’s I hadn’t ordered until Sonny and Ty explained that the stairs would fall down without them.  What’s the architect versus carpenter score now?  Sean also brought the news that Goose Creek’s further efforts on the barn will be suspended until the week after next.  Perfectly understandable.  Though it’s a story too long to relate here, those who have heard the local news know about the fire in Cornwall last week that severely damaged a 7,000 square foot house… that Goose Creek had just about finished renovating.  After lunch Sonny, Ty, and their cheap-labor assistant brain-stormed the staircase header framing (the architect’s design didn’t pass muster… again!), then built that critter.  With black clouds rolling in, we put away all nonessential tools and materials, then cut and installed the ¾″Advantech^® flooring for the 8′ x 12′ barn loft area.  With perfect timing, it didn’t start to rain until the after-work adult restoratives had been consumed.