thursday & friday i filled in the remaining spots of the floor sheathing. this involved additional blocking, as i wanted to use as much of the plentiful scrap i could. i went along in the crawl and knocked up any shiners, then pulled them and renailed those spots.
i also purchased a router and cut out the crawl access hole. first time using a router - very cool tool.
saturday, i went out to the site with shovels and rain pants. it sprinkled throughout the day. i spent a few hours picking through the giant dirt pile to remove any large chunks of CMU debris. this dirt will be backfilled against the crawl walls, and i want to minimize the possibility of any debris damaging the insulation or the wall itself.
i felt like a kid again playing in all that dirt. my hands are a little sore, but i'll get back out there today and hopefully go through alot more dirt. i'm only picking through the top half of the pile, as it'd be too much work to move the entire pile around.
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Sunday, October 25, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
floored!
hmm seems i've forgotten to post blogs for a bit.
the lumber arrived on friday the 9th, and i framed up the floor over the 12th to the 14th. rain then came in for a number of days. on the 19th i finished off framing headouts and touched up the floor nailing.
the 20th and 21st the floor was sheathed. that's ending today. there are just a few tiny pieces left to fit in.
now, to record some observations and future tips..
- built-up girder constructed in place is doable with clamps and ends bearing over columns.
- pre-cut blocking is fast, but align joists to layout marks and trim blocking frequently to maintain layout.
- try hard to use straight stock for band joists.
- if stock is all the same length, make a jig to cut off ends to length.
- take your time toenailing joists into the sill plate.
- if using T&G sheathing, take into account the tongue width when laying out.
- start sheathing from one side and take it across to the other - dont try to meet in the middle.
- ensure proper sheathing spacing, and use straight-edges (90 angles) for cuts. keep your sturd-i-floor neat.
- enerbond sf is fast, easy, & cheap adhesive
- consider some kind of rigid reference ruler for spacing, rather than a flimsy tape. maybe keep it in front of your foot, and step on it to keep it in place. something with marks specifically for your schedule would be ideal.
the lumber arrived on friday the 9th, and i framed up the floor over the 12th to the 14th. rain then came in for a number of days. on the 19th i finished off framing headouts and touched up the floor nailing.
the 20th and 21st the floor was sheathed. that's ending today. there are just a few tiny pieces left to fit in.
now, to record some observations and future tips..
- built-up girder constructed in place is doable with clamps and ends bearing over columns.
- pre-cut blocking is fast, but align joists to layout marks and trim blocking frequently to maintain layout.
- try hard to use straight stock for band joists.
- if stock is all the same length, make a jig to cut off ends to length.
- take your time toenailing joists into the sill plate.
- if using T&G sheathing, take into account the tongue width when laying out.
- start sheathing from one side and take it across to the other - dont try to meet in the middle.
- ensure proper sheathing spacing, and use straight-edges (90 angles) for cuts. keep your sturd-i-floor neat.
- enerbond sf is fast, easy, & cheap adhesive
- consider some kind of rigid reference ruler for spacing, rather than a flimsy tape. maybe keep it in front of your foot, and step on it to keep it in place. something with marks specifically for your schedule would be ideal.
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