Monday, September 18, 2006



This weekend, Sept 16th and 17th was one of the most obviously productive weekends on the site to date. What I mean is the results from this weekends word is readily seen. As of Friday there was 3 of the 4 walls for the garage framed. Now, September 18th we have all 4 walls, all 13 trusses (where did they get that term?) and the plywood roof installed. As you drive onto the site now you see the peak of the garage with it’s tree-like flag flying the front face of the garage is fully framed and has the 1st plywood (I don’t know the “real” term for that wood) on it’s face. It is actually a garage. I know this may sound simple to everyone but to me this is major. We have a room that is covered. Know of course that we need to still put the roofing materials on it to make it water-proof but it is a huge deal!

Know to explain the weekend, Robbie Jacob; Kenny’s cousin came down from Connecticut to help out. He arrived very early Saturday morning and stayed the weekend. They got to the building site about 8 AM and started working. Nick Talmo, friend to both Jr. and Sr. (in fact he works at the Shop) was there all day also. It was great! Then Keith Conover, Kenny’s brother-in-law, arrived around lunch time. So with all 5 of them banging away they installed all of the trusses (13 I think) in one day. No small feat let me tell you! Prior to the Trusses going up the guys earlier in the day had framed out the interior wall of the garage that goes into the mud room.

The photos in this entry will be only from September 16th as I still have to download the photos from Sunday.

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