The brain isn’t working today. I blame the house foundation.
The Monk, however, has his system figured out, with only mild consultation from me (which mostly involved me asking, “Why aren’t you doing XYZ?” and him explaining quite logically why something that made perfect sense in my mind actually wouldn’t work as well as what he’d already figured out).
At least I was able to come up with the average psf weight of a house for leveraging purposes. My major contribution for the day. Once the lumberyard delivers beam-and-joist materials this afternoon, my major contribution will be banging nails and/or drilling holes for bolts. Caveperson work. About what I’m fit for today.
Those of you who are worried that this project has become dangerous or just plain more complicated than it’s worth, rest assured. Those pictures yesterday looked absolutely awful and yes there’s more going on here than we hoped to find. But rot is familiar to all coastal NorthWet handypersons, and we’ll get this handled.
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On another subject … uh oh, Joel might have to rethink that “ultimate answer to kings” business. Seems when you laugh at the king’s men at the wrong moment, you might just get yourself arrested.
And if one group of armed bureaucrats causes you to overstay your visa by 90 minutes, another group of armed bureaucrats might just arrest you for it. And — yikes! — potentially “detain” you for six months without trial?
Yeah, truth, justice, and the American way. This version of it is a tad more than my weak mind can handle just this minute.
Stay safe! When this is done you’re going to feel so empowered!
Question, Claire: When this project is finished, are you going to add to the BHM articles, with photos and all? I realize you’re not writing for BHM now, but I’m talking about getting the entire project on paper, as you
were writing about it for the magazine.
Caveperson? I’m pretty sure nails had to wait for the Bronze Age, and bolts require fairly good steel and the ability to cut threads.
Before that, mortising joints and placing wooden pegs was highly-skilled work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOEYimvaQz4
Pat — I think “getting the entire project on blog” will have to do for now. That will preserve the material should I later write a non-BHM article. For now, though, I don’t even want to think about that.
larryarnold — Hmph. So technical. True, but so technical. Still, I’m holding with the idea that a caveperson could have pounded nails, had someone come through via time machine and showed them how. Ugga. Thump. Ugga! Thump, thump, thump, thump!
But. No caveperson chore for me this beautiful afternoon — a tale I shall relate tomorrow.
“Stay safe! When this is done you’re going to feel so empowered!”
You are so right, coloradohermit. Already feeling it. Details to follow …