A little bit longer

Well we found out this past week it will be another week longer than we originally thought before the frame raising. It was not what we wanted to hear but I trust that Alan has been doing his best to get our frame completed, shipped here and raised on time.

So our new frame raising date is now the week of December 4th. Actual raising of the frame won't begin until probably that Wednesday. In the interim we have started work on the front deck. We are doing this because originally the front bent posts were going to sit on the deck front girder. As it turns out it won't but we can still get the deck framed out and temporary sheeting on it for easier access in to the house.

Also this week we will take delivery of at least one of the truck loads of SIPs. The second truck is still in question due to shipping difficulties. Friday we are expecting the first truck as well as the Reach All fork lift. This will I am sure take a fair part of the weekend to get the truck unloaded and the SIPs hauled up near the house and placed on timbers.

Back to the deck. We got the plate bolted onto the foundation and and the joist hangers attached. We could have proceeded further but given the fact the 2x10x16's looked more like something that could be screwed into the ground verses a girder so we were kind of stopped at this point. I could see the moment we arrived they were both twisted. So as it stands now I am picking 2 more up in Phoenix tomorrow so as I can see them prior to this weekend and we can continue framing out the deck.

Since starting this latest post have had to make two trips to the same wholesale lumberyard here in Phoenix to finally get 2 passable 4x10x16's. And when I say passable I mean just passable. They are straight and not twisted but the are somewhat rough but will do. The other alternative was to have them shipped from CA and then I am not guaranteed those will be straight. The biggest thing these have going for them as they are pretty well dried so they should be stable.

I received word today that are SIPs have been picked up in South Dakota and are on their way down for a Friday and Saturday delivery. We are looking forward to their arrival and they should probably take a good part of the weekend to get unloaded and organized.

Here are a couple more pictures of our deck work this past weekend.