6 August 2018
Luther returned to the fold a bit before
7, bringing along a new face: Nick Cormier.
We got straight to work hanging ⅝″ Zip System® T&T
(tongue & tongue) wall sheathing on the barn framing. That went very fast; by noon all the
stockings were hung by the chimney with care.
My job (besides staying out of Luther and Nick’s way) was to use a flush
cut saw to remove the sheathing now covering the window and door openings. I also washed the outside of the sheathing
with a hose preparatory to putting on the Zip tape that will seal all the
seams. After lunch, Luther went to steal
obtain additional wall jack brackets from another Goose Creek worksite while
Nick and I put up the three missing ceiling joists (left out originally because
of interfering wall braces that were removed after the sheathing was on) and
finished trimming around the garage door opening. Once all the wall jack brackets were up and
the staging was set up ready for roof work, the guys called it a day… shortly
before 3. Completely covered in sawdust
(and soon to show lung cancer symptoms), had to go in the lake to clean up
before I was allowed in the house to shower.
