Slight variation in cement floor (5/8") requires
shims and adjustments to make loft floor level.
The red beam didn't show up in photos!
National Solar Tour
| Resident redtail hawks. |
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| Hawk watches over grazing deer. |
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| Using Dad's laser-level to set joists level. Slight variation in cement floor (5/8") requires shims and adjustments to make loft floor level. |
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| Bruce takes a reading off the laser level. The red beam didn't show up in photos! |
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| Shims in place along header - north laundry room. |
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| End of north header of bedroom (east end). |
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| South view of north laundry room header. |
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| Shim on header along south mstr bdrm closet. |
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| Checking result. It's good!! |
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| Nailing joists into header. |
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| Does this technique meet OSHA regulations? |
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| Close-up of nails. |
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| Ready, aim, FIRE! |
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| Other end (north) of joists that were just nailed. |
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| Area over bathrooms/laundry. |
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| Joists over temp. sink area in utility room. |
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| Detail near loft floor/utility room fire escape. |
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| Thinking ahead! Put a section of pipe between joists. |
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| Area cut out for 90-degree PVC vent pipe. |
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| Loft fire escape hatch framed! |
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| Pointing the nail gun toward himself? EEEK! |
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| Last over-bathroom joist in place. |
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| Above loft view! |
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| Above loft view! |
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| Snow. |
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| Snow... |
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| ... and More SNOW!! |
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| It's pretty... |
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| ...but getting pretty OLD! |
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| North header of master bath. |
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| North header of master bath. |
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| Attaching west-most joist to west wall. |
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| Joists cut to length, ready to place in hangers. |
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| Nailing joists thru south header (out of view). |
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| Underside of Mstr Bath joists. |
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| Looking west thru utility room wall. |
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| Toe-nailing joists. |
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| Oops I missed the [camera] shot! |
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| South area awaits it's joists. |
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| Center area of loft. |
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| NW area of loft. |
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| Master bath joists finished. |
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| Bruce & Maggie celebrate! |
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| Nineteen deer graze the north field. |
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| They're a bit jumpy! |
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| South header over SE bedroom door opening. |
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| South header set in place & joist locations marked. |
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| South loft header over south airlock. |
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| Bruce takes measurements for joist lengths. |
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| Joists over hallway will be 2-ft on center, and double-two-by-sixes; with grating above. |
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| East-most hallway double-joist. |
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| Building the next hallway joist. |
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| Using the hand plane. |
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| Setting the joist in place. |
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| Another good example of an OSHA-infraction! (NOTE: Look at his feet!) |
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| Five joists in place! Working westward. |
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| South edge of loft joists (over closet). |
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| Hall; looking west. |
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| Another OSHA problem! |
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| Hallway; looking eastward. |
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| South edge of loft floor. |
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| South edge of loft floor. |
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| Is it straight? |
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| Support for water header needed to be moved slightly north to allow west wall in utility room with panel board to line up with east wall of the loft. A minor oops. |
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| Bruce moves clamps... |
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| Nailing another header over utility room door. This header will support the east wall of the loft. |
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| Post location by south airlock determined. |
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| SW post at base of stairs located. |
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| Post at south edge of top of loft stairs. |
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| Grazing deer stares at us thru the window. |
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| Jumpy deer in north field. |
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| Bunny hangs out under propane tank. |
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| More jumpy deer. Seventeen total. |
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| Bunny stayed under tank all day... |
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| ...later on I figured out why. Speedy was under the white building (where the bunny lived all winter! Bad, bad, cat! |
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| Anchor hole for SW post at base of stairs. |
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| Anchor hole by south air lock. |
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| Closeup. Aren't these exciting photos?! |
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