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          A productive couple of days as the rough framers, Matthew and John, (something biblical going on there...) arrived to put in the subfloor, lay the base floor and erect the walls.  Now it's really easy to see the shape of the kitchen.  Standing in the space, after they left, looking out my window holes I can see the wonderful views I had plotted standing on the porch last year.  This kitchen will be full of light and restful vistas. 

        I took off the last of the siding around the house and moved it to the barn for sorting and clean-up.  The table saw needs a new blade so another trip to Menards is in my future.  Salvaging the cedar siding will save me a fortune.  For the pieces that were split or have end deterioration I plan on ripping down to use for trim around windows or in soffit areas.  Fortunately I still have siding in the barn from the previous "little house" addition.

      I also need to get a grinder so I can grind off the nail heads holding the truss hangers on my large beams pulled from the old construction.  I've tried knocking things, using the nail puller, crowbar- nothing will remove them.....bloody ringshanks!

       We did get a little rain but not enough to cause a problem (I hope).... at least the crawl space was covered or else I would have had a swimming pool.  I managed to find enough tarps and old rubber roof membrane to cover all the lumber stacked outside so that's all safe from the rain but I don't think we got enough to dampen much more than a sprinkle.  The ground still kicks up in dust clouds when you walk over it and under the trees the grass is crispy brown.  I'm sure the trees (and my garden) appreciated at least the little rain we did get.  We are to have more rain Tuesday evening so that gives them two days to sort out the roof....

      John, the head framer, believes the architect was on drugs and the proposed angle of the roof where my antique cabinet is to sit will NOT allow the cabinet to set against the outside wall.  I am going to build a frame the size of the cabinet and we will solve the problem on Monday by just playing with the beams but ARRRGggghhh!   It's frustrating when you pay someone to solve a problem and they fail to do the work right.... As John said, "This guy is an architect but no engineer...this isn't going to work."  I've poured over the drawing and worked side elevations and fear he may be right.  We will know on Monday....

Laying the subfloor over the floor rafters.... I don't want any squeaks in this floor!

The stud walls are up and the exterior sheathing and Tyvek is going on....windows and door openings define the views.

Standing in the kitchen looking to my screen porch and the entry to the dining room (white door).  I'll need to clean the logs soon and sort out the removal of the foam insulation mess where the old wall connected to the cabin.  I anticipate some chisel and sandpaper time coming up soon.