Year 3 Day 134 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 9/13/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – Framing day 25. Work started at 7am today. Ralph the nail gun, Henrietta the air compressor, and Steve the carpenter worked a long hard day.
Yesterday, we picked up the Tyvek house wrap. This house should be sheathed and have Tyvek on it by Sunday night. Hopefully the sheathing and Tyvek will provide protection against the elements while we are away.
I am constantly picking up something. Today it is glue and yesterday it was 3-inch nails. Steve sends pictures with the message pick up this today. Instant delivery is supplied lol. We figure the cost for nails for this house will be more than $1,000. The 3-inch nails will be used for nailing headers, studs, plates, etc.
I am packed and ready to leave. I also worked on filling the Magic bags for a quick overnight stop at our daughter’s. When we lived up north, we had the magic closet. The grandkids loved the magic closet. So, I decided to go for a magic bag that can travel with me.
I ordered some bathing suites and spf cover wear from Amazon and they arrived today. I can’t believe they fit, and my inner self didn’t rant and rave about how bad I look. This old sagging, bulging, creepy skinned old lady is going to wear some new bathing suits on this trip. Hey, screw it who’s looking anyway. Let’s see how often I actually put one on. At least Amazon and my bedroom were my friends today.
While I am getting ready to go away the farmer is cutting up the corn for silage. Silage is produced by fermenting plant matter under anaerobic conditions until it’s acidified. It is used here mainly to feed cattle. Corn silage is high in energy and digestibility. When corn is harvested to produce silage, the entire plant is chopped into pieces to form the corn silage product, so essentially, none of the plant is wasted. There was one worker driving the harvesting machine, mowing through and chopping the entire plant into pieces. Then another worker was driving an adjacent truck. When the plant was chopped, it was transferred from the harvesting machine to the adjacent dump truck or tracker trailer. Other trucks were lined up, so once one truck was full another truck took its place in the field. The full truck then headed to unload the harvested product. The large rows covered in plastic with old tires holding it down out in the fields along the highways are this corn in the process of forming silage.
Oh, also here’s a video of using a wall jack to put up a header.
and another video touring the main level during Framing.
Today’s thoughts to ponder.
Today’s product recommendations are for tools needed to put up window and door headers. Click on the links or one the pictures below. Either one will work. The first item is a wall jack. You can easily put up your headers with this. Here’s the link: https://amzn.to/3Lt6B3s and utube video of Steve using it: https://youtu.be/X10tCuBbsx8?si=j5nkRS8N2y0MlmzZ The second item is a framing nail gun. Steve uses Bostich. Here’s a link to one: https://amzn.to/3PpBGX0 Third item is a good 16-ounce hammer with a straight claw and a rubber grip. The straight claw is very useful for if you are sliding down the roof. You can use that claw. Just slam it into the roof to catch yourself. Believe me Steve knows how to do that from experience. He wouldn’t use anything other than a straight claw. Also make sure your hammer has a rubber grip. You will appreciate it after a full day of hammering your hand will be hurting without that rubber shock absorbing grip. Here’s the link: https://amzn.to/48ios76 The fourth item is an air compressor to run that nail gun. Steve has a Dewalt. Here’s a link: https://amzn.to/3EG9Oc7 To get that nail gun and compressor hooked up you need an air hose. 100 feet works great. Here’s a link: https://amzn.to/3sPicn2
To view the complete daily diary, click here – This starts at Year 1 Day 1: Living the Dream – Deestimes – Make every step of the journey count