Day 4

Just a few quick photos today - we have been away from the jobsite for a few days and there has been a bunch of progress. First you should know that the auto focus on our camera is broken so apologies for the somewhat blurry photos. Leigh and I just celebrated our 5th anniversary and we've been joking that it's the crushed gravel anniversary because we just spent $500 on crushed gravel to fill in below where the foundation floor will be. Anyway, Ed and his crew have been moving right along. In this first photo you can see one of the new main beams on the first floor - it is a custom milled timber that will be what the joists are attached to. It will be supported by two major posts that will come up from the basement. Ed told me that it was pretty tricky getting it in there as it weighs about 500lbs. Apparently the pulled it in with a truck!
Here's another view of the new beam. You can also see some of the temporary measures Ed has taken to support the corner and back of the house.
Finally, here are some of our floor joists that were milled in Rye NH. I'm pretty sure that our floors won't be sagging.

I'm back on the job tomorrow as trash guy - cleaning up the site. We're also meeting with Randy from ASI to have an inspection so that we can draw on our construction loan.

Finally - hoping to get the barn moved so that Jay can finish the regrading of the property. We have some spots that need to be addressed or else we'll have quite a bit of standing water after rain storms.