I'm Framing in the Rain, Just Framing in the Rain......

Well the dreaded has happened. Monsoon is upon us, and we are NOT done framing yet! In the beginning we were so ahead of the game that I thought there was no way we would be nearing the end of July and still have 1/2 a house to frame. But I failed to remember that is how construction goes! One day you are ahead and the next you are a month or so behind. Never the less, with the help of two very good professional framers and two people who try to pretend what they are doing, we have managed to "bang out" 1/2 of a house. The slide show below gives you an idea of what we have been up to.



Now we only have another 1/2 to go, but if mother nature keeps dumping on us like she has the last 4 days it could take a while. We are concerned about the rain damaging the structure, but everyone we have talked to in the construction profession said that a little rain never hurt anything. The person who sold us our materials however warned that we needed to make sure our sub-floor was protected. So who do you believe? People who have ALWAYS done this in their infinite knowledge of their trade, or someone who sells the materials? Sage advice, in this line of work at least, trust the sales people. After the first big rain, we went to the property to find the floorboards that we had laid in our room starting to warp and buckle. We spent all the next morning, treating and waterproofing the boards because even if it won't "hurt" the structure, I prefer rolling hills to be on the outside of my house and not inside!

So now we wait for good evenings to run out and pound out as much as we can. It's very military the way we do things. Once we see a window of opportunity, its like "Go! Go! Go! Seize the moment! Make the most of the element of surprise!" I feel more like we are executing a siege on a compound rather than framing a house.

With any luck we should have this completely framed within the next two weeks, roof and all. Its amazing though how this is now becoming more "real". I can visualize where things will be. We'll try to keep this site updated, it has just been so crazy that we haven't had time!