Day 30: Construction Continues on the North Wall

North Wall Almost Ready for Forms

Today it is cold, but the footing is hard enough so the work continues to ready for the pour of the wall. Note the horizantal rerod that has been added to the vertical we saw in the cement yesterday. The vertical timbers have all been covered with tar. Also note how the side wall has been cut up and the sill timbers have been cut on an angle. That will allow the cement to form around the bottom of the sill as the wall is poured.



Bottom of top being trimmed

Here is a better view of the outside wood and timber sill being cut to fit.

A hole is covered

This has been an area that had been uncovered to help remove material from the second floor. It got covered up today. Roger discussed the need to get the lumber on order for the next part of the project. We had discussed using some of the trees from our farm and already have used two, but the further needs of the barn will probably preclude using too many more. There are several needed for the main timbers that have rotted in the barn interior. On top of that there is need for approximately 225 2x8 boards for the upstair floor. In discussing that we talked about where and what to use in various floor locations and decided that some of the floor boards could be reused, we just are not sure how many will be needed. In any case the first estimate on lumber cost is somewhere near $30,000 for material only. With the cold closing in some of the lumber decision may need to wait until spring depending on availability. Depending on the type of wood some are better harvested in the fall and others in the spring.