Yesterday no work was done on site, but that doesn't mean that work wasn't being done. Roger is getting a fair amount of lumber from the Amish in the Gladwin area. As he said "you can't call them" so it takes a little longer to get materials from them. Also Roger's trailer though fairly good size can only carry so much material. Below are some 8x10 timbers that arrived a few days ago and will be used for posts and timbers in various parts of the barn.
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| 8x10 timbers |
On Day 41 we saw the first of six vertical timbers held up by one of these timbers. Here we see a horizontal timber that needed replacing. The pile, which is down stairs, is short one more timber.
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| Nice new timber in place. |
On the Day 1 blog we saw the first load of materials. Well this is a new week and a new load. What you see on top of course is a ladder. The pile right under the ladder are 1x6 boards. Down and to the left are some of the new 2x8s that will become the new floor in the center section of the upstairs. If you look closely center right you will see some 4x4s that will be the structural backing (gerts as they are called) to the section of open wall that remains as shown on Day 40.
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| The next load of lumber |
As we end this day, back to the 1x6. The pile of old 1x material on the floor of the barn that was rescued from other barns will be used to fit in where boards are missing. The new 1x6 will be used to fill in that missing wall shown on Day 40. The boards will butt together rather than lap. So when the boards dry and shrink they'll have similar spacing to the original siding. Some day in the future the siding on the barn will all look the same.
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| Wall is closed |
The barn is almost closed in. Three pieces of siding, nail a couple boards and tarp on the roof. Closed like this will allow for a few more weeks of working time.
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