Up She Goes!

It's been awhile since my last post, but we haven't been idle. The framing continues to go very well despite some rainy weather. Rain here is such a fact of life that it doesn't hinder outside work the way it can in temperate climates. Sometimes the men seek shelter from a torrential cascade, but it seldom lasts more than a few minutes.

Here Marlon and Ivan are setting the mainfloor joists in their hangers which were attached to the beams ahead of time. Everything is cross-braced to ensure the walls stay square and plumb.

Using his all-purpose Ingersall-Rand tractor, Marlon has lifted one of those 24-foot-long 4" x 12" beams into place under the lanai. Again, you can see the joist hangers which have been nailed on.

I've changed my camera position to the top of the RV to better show the framing progess. We've laid down the subfloor on the upper level and the beams for the lanai are now in place.

And up go the walls. These were laid out and constructed on the floor then raised into position and braced.