Nothing beats a day in the woods, though
I made it over to Wilderstead today. Deanne was planning on coming with me, but she’s been nursing a tummy-ache and didn’t feel up to it.
I started out my day mowing the road. (I have at least two more mowing sessions coming up for the rest of my building site and trails.) I wanted to get that done before the day heated up too bad. It was hot and humid, and I am still carrying around my winter fat, so I was pretty blown by the time I got the mowing done.
Next, I did a little work on the knee-wall that the trusses rest on. It had fallen out of plumb. This involved lashing a 32’ iron pipe to a beam and running it between the top of one wall and the bottom of the wall on the other side. Then I used my little hydraulic jack to push things into proper alignment. Finished by installing a diagonal brace between the spreader beam and the top of the knee wall.
After lunch, I started adding bracing to the trusses so I can raise more of them. This takes a lot longer than you’d think it would. And, of course, going up and down ladders requires more exertion. By 2:30, I was tired and my head was beginning to swim. Decided not to push myself any more today on the roof.
I set up a carpenter bee trap in the new house being built before I left. We have wasps and bumblebees (not to mention a bird’s nest above a doorway for now). I decided I’d rather be safe than sorry. And then it was heigh-ho for home to see how the patient was doing. (Some better, but not much, was the answer.)
I started out my day mowing the road. (I have at least two more mowing sessions coming up for the rest of my building site and trails.) I wanted to get that done before the day heated up too bad. It was hot and humid, and I am still carrying around my winter fat, so I was pretty blown by the time I got the mowing done.
Next, I did a little work on the knee-wall that the trusses rest on. It had fallen out of plumb. This involved lashing a 32’ iron pipe to a beam and running it between the top of one wall and the bottom of the wall on the other side. Then I used my little hydraulic jack to push things into proper alignment. Finished by installing a diagonal brace between the spreader beam and the top of the knee wall.
After lunch, I started adding bracing to the trusses so I can raise more of them. This takes a lot longer than you’d think it would. And, of course, going up and down ladders requires more exertion. By 2:30, I was tired and my head was beginning to swim. Decided not to push myself any more today on the roof.
I set up a carpenter bee trap in the new house being built before I left. We have wasps and bumblebees (not to mention a bird’s nest above a doorway for now). I decided I’d rather be safe than sorry. And then it was heigh-ho for home to see how the patient was doing. (Some better, but not much, was the answer.)