Tuesday, June 14, 2016

re-Building, re-Squaring, Rain, and Sheathing

The lack of entries doesn't mean a lack of activity, just a lack of interesting stories.  I've been dragging help wherever I can find it to the job site to help so I've been mostly fixing the things I did incorrectly.  Those eighths of inches add up.  My manor is now a safer place to live as the walls are more or less plumb and square with additional studs supporting weak spots and in correct places to accept the plywood sheathing.

The rain came back with a vengeance so the circus tent tarp went back up, however since we folded it when we put it away last time it went up much easier and we left it doubled up so I didn't have to fight with the extra puddled on the ground.  This also had the added benefit of blocking some of the holes I poked in the tarp last time I was trying to alleviate the lake-effect I created by incorrectly distributing the tarp overhead (I wish I had taken a picture of that).

No pictures this post as the house looks pretty much the same.  Sheathing is still next on the agenda.  I'm starting to feel the pressure to make some utility choices.  Propane?  Electric?  Solar?  How much, if any plumbing?