Year 3 Day 139 – “Living the Dream”. Monday, 9/18/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – Framing day 30. Everything sells on Marketplace. We sold the old tracks off the excavator to another contractor. He was one happy contractor!
3 1/2 inches of rain over night, causing erosion again.
Every day for 10:00am break. I deliver Cokes.
The Tyvek is almost completely on the house. Justin will be finishing it while we are away.
We could see this momma bird feeding her baby from our kitchen table, how sweet is that. Look closely at these pictures!
We have melons on those plants on the dirt pile. We didn’t plant those seeds. Nature is truly amazing.
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