Another big framing week!

It's a new week and big stuff is happening! This is from the back of the house (you can see a bit of the bathroom addition on the far right of the photo), and what you're seeing in the center of the photo is the corner where the ramp will come up and into the mudroom. Matt and Korey are working away...

Three guys lifting up one of the larger glu-lam beams - you're looking back into the NW corner where the ramp will be built. That's a big beam, but not nearly as big as...

...this one. This is the biggest one of all - four layers deep to be lifted up one by one and then lag-bolted together to function as one single beam running front to back across the whole garage to carry the section of the floor and roof load of the attic space. I think in this picture they're strategizing how this is going to work. 

And this was my favorite single moment of the whole project - watching those four men lift those huge beams up one by one and tuck them into place - barn-raising at its finest! No machinery involved - just some brains and a lot of muscle!

I have a video of it, too, which is even better, but I can't remember where I put it!!! If I ever locate it (and can remember how to upload videos) I will share it. Those are BIG beams.

There's Krassimir! Must be about 2:30! With all four layers of the big beam up and bolted together, floor trusses for the attic storage space are getting set into place.

Eben is supervising as Kelley secures the hangers. I used to teach Sunday School for Kelley and his younger sister. And now he's building my garage. So good.

Now Eben is supervising Gavin as he cuts something to length. 

Smaller garage door is framed in to the right of the larger one (the larger one will still get shortened a little bit, but not much, because Thunder is BIG!)

And a view from the back (NE) corner as the rim gets attached to the ends of the attic floor joists. (One other guy on the crew now - *not* someone we know, but someone who grew up with Korey and Kelley.)

And on the weekend, the new space turned out to be a great space for the kids and their friends to play soccer!!!

Here's Evania and Gloria enjoying the window that will be over the ramp in the NW corner.

Overall, a VERY successful week!!