I came home Saturday about noon and saw a very happy man in my entryway. That's right -- James was smiling, something that doesn't happen often during this process...
He had started about 10am tearing out the sheet rock in preparation for getting another beam in place -- another MAJOR beam. He assumed he would encounter some unexpected fun, but it turned out to be just what he was hoping for -- simple! Uncle Dane came over JUST IN TIME to lend a helping muscle or two to get THIS into place...
WOW! THANK YOU, Dane, for your help. That put us quite a bit ahead of schedule! James quickly got the rest patched up, and cleaned up. Then it was time to move on to more joists -- which were now being secured to this beam. Are you lost yet?
See that metal piece? That's a "hanger." And the weight of the joist is sitting in the hanger attached to the beam. Crazy, huh? Here's another view of the beam...
Monstrous, I say. And here's my man, playing Twister on the joists...
By the end of the day on Sunday, the braces downstairs were GONE! 8 joists in place. Moving on to the kitchen joists.
P.S. Uncle Dane ALSO helped James carry SIX huge sheets of plywood upstairs Friday night.
THANK YOU!
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