Expert & Mouth are calculating types of builder - which is maybe why they are professional builders and I am not. I understand the importance of exacting measurements especially when it comes to foundation work, being level, walls being square, etc. But I get a little ansy and can't find enough other things to do sometimes. I'd rather my entry way was 1 inch smaller and make progress than remeasure & figure out how to get it perfectly right (i.e. a few weeks ago). I think I will be thanking these guys a lot at the end (I already am - they are great friends along with knowing their trades well - they've already been able to hide some of my measuring mistakes), because I'm the 'LET'S JUST WORK HARD & GET IT DONE BABY!' builder. Without people like that around, I'd probably be finishing the framing and have the inspector ask a lot of questions that go something like 'so what were you thinking here?' This is really not a shock if you know me. I tend to be fairly results and progress orientated. Details are important to me, but only in the context of 'getting it done'. Relating to that, January & February were frustrating months since the weather has been incredibly cold and progress was slow. It's been hovering around +1 the last few days, so it's been good weather finally! I realized already with the mud (and a little rain), that I would much rather gut it out in the cold than be out getting soaked & mucking around.
Here is Expert with Dude and I at a lunch break:
Putz has been out helping me a lot over the last few weeks - I think he is the 'everyone-else-has-plans-&-there's-nobody-cooler-to-hang-out-with-so-I-might-as-well-do-something' builder. At some point with all the help he offers I may start feeling guilty about calling him Putz all the time.... Not yet. But maybe someday.
A couple days ago Photoshop was back over to hang out & help. He was conquering his fear of heights again with me as we were putting insulation sheets on the underside of the floor for a few hours. It might have been a little too much in a day, but he made it up to the 3 step!! Ha! I need to heat the basement so that the frost thaws under my footings so that the company will install the grade beam for the garage (and I can begin construction of the garage & our room above it) - hence insulating.
Beyond that, the landing is finished! So now I get to finish sealing up the basement & get back to framing the upstairs and begin framing the front wall for the landing. I'll try to take a few pictures today or tomorrow.
Later!
I.B.
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