Saturday, September 10, 2022

Second Floor Joists and Sheathing

 Now that I have the main floor sheathing in place, I can now add the joists for the second floor without too much wobble. It was pretty exciting to stand up there as I had been curious to know what kind of view there’d be ever since I had bought the lot. 



Takoda loves the new space. I think it’s because he can see so much more. 





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