Ok, so today was another day spent siding that west gable wall...
It turns out it was a good thing that I had Denise help me for a board on Friday. She realized what I was up against...trying to hoist all that weight up on a ladder, hold it ONE HANDED and then precisely fire a nail or two into the board to hold it in place so I could nail it in properly.
To that end, I was able to wrench her away from her office and get her assistance for the day!
Having an extra set of hands made all the difference in the world. No need for ledger boards, no more boards hitting me in the head on their way to the ground, and two...no, three or four times the progress I would have made alone!
Here's a shot Denise took while I was busy flapping my gums with a neghbor who came by to check on my progress:
And here's a shot of where we were just before we stopped:
As you can see, we made quite a bit of progress. We actually got TWELVE courses done, each consisting of a pair of boards, totaling at least 20'. It might not seem like much, but when you realize the amount of effort and work it takes to get each course up, I'm not disappointed with our progress.
Heck, I would have been really lucky to have gotten up 4-5 courses alone, so actually I'm THRILLED with our progress today!
Oh and finally, here's a shot of how we kept going well after dark:
While I was cutting the angles on the top of the boards, and the 45 degree miters on the bottom of the boards, Denise was gathering all my cutoffs into a burn pile. She had a nice warming fire going most of the day, and it's still burning out there now.
Oh, and not only did she maintain the fire...she also stained the next 14 boards you can see in the foreground of the pictures.
Like I said, and extra set of hands makes all the difference in the world!!!
I'll be watching the weather carefully tonight and early in the morning. The current forecast has us getting (much needed) rain for the next few days. If that's the case, I'll be moving back inside to do some more work on the electrical. I'll be sure to take some better pictures to show what I've decided on regarding lighting and powering the shop. If the weather holds out, I'll try to get that west wall done.
Thanks for following...
- Marty -