Construction Photos VI

Zach did most of the layout on the framing and I think he found the prow to be the most challenging. All in all he did a great job and it was sure satisfying to see both walls of the prow up and standing.

This photo and the one above were taken on one of the few occasions when it wasn't raining. During all the framing the weather was the worst ever, in fact there was at least one month when the all time rain fall record was broken. And, that's saying something for Southeast Alaska. Note the white around the posts. We made sure that the ends of all post and what they were sitting on got a coat of Anchor Sealto keep water from wicking up the wood grain.

All the beams had 2 coats of clear exterior urethane brushed on them prior to being placed to protect them from the weather. Note the plastic tents.

It was sure a good feeling to see the beams going up. Since we built on a narrow lot we could not get any equipment into help do the lifting, so all beams and other building materials were lifted by hand. The main beam was over 300 pounds and we knew it by the end of the day after lifting it 22 feet in the air.

Connie stands by to hand me something while I was working on the rafters for the 2nd floor of the house. In this shot you can see what a great job she did with the shingles on the roof of the garage. Yes, Connie did almost all the roofing with help from me doing all the packing and lifting of the shingles.

Rafters are going on prior to placing the insulation. Note the tar paper over the spruce T&G car decking. Becasue of the endless rain we rolled the 2 mil plastic vapor barrier over the T&G as we placed it. Then we rolled 3o pound felt over the roof prior to placing the rafters. The tar paper is also a lot eaiser and safer to walk on than the plastic. In this photo you can also the top of one of the tents we had to build.