New House Build in WV

[ovrszd]

Thanks for the update.

And thanks for the excellent pics. You do a great job of picturing the things we want to see. Makes it a lot easier to understand the dialogue.

 

[TnWV]

What are you paying for your ZIP Tape? Lowes has started carrying it and they are $28. My local lumber yard has it for $25, but their hours make it hard to get there after work. The other lumber yard is more of a high end supply house, and they are $40 a roll, but they also have cases of it. When my cheap place ran out, I'd pay the $40 a roll when I really needed it, but that was before Lowes had it. Now I mostly buy it from Lowes. It's the best tape ever, and I use it all the time.

Eddie, I’m not sure on the price. I got two cases with my original lumber delivery 2.5 months ago. I’ll have to look back at the invoice. The 9’ zip sheeting was $18 a sheet at that point. Also paid $18 for my 5/8 OSB, but was told 7/16 is supposed to go to $28 next week, glad I got mine when I did.

 

[TnWV]

Thanks for the update.

And thanks for the excellent pics. You do a great job of picturing the things we want to see. Makes it a lot easier to understand the dialogue.

Glad your enjoying the pics. I’m not that good at stopping to get pics, I never really stop moving building or not.

 

[TnWV]

Got all but the garage end truss up this morning before the sky open up and dumped rain. Looks like there may be a clearing between 4-6 so hoping to get that one up then.

 

[ovrszd]

We had rain last Tuesday thru Saturday morning. Finally cleared off Saturday afternoon and is nice today. Forcast shows nothing for the next ten days. Hope it moves your way!!!

 

[TnWV]

We had rain last Tuesday thru Saturday morning. Finally cleared off Saturday afternoon and is nice today. Forcast shows nothing for the next ten days. Hope it moves your way!!!

10 day forecast looks good here to, after today. Taking advantage of the rain and taking the wife and kids out for lunch. We haven’t eaten out together in ehat seems like a long time.

 

[ovrszd]

10 day forecast looks good here to, after today. Taking advantage of the rain and taking the wife and kids out for lunch. We haven’t eaten out together in ehat seems like a long time.

I understand that completely.

We were only doing part of the work on our house. When we got done all we wanted to do was sit on the porch.

 

[TnWV]

I understand that completely.

We were only doing part of the work on our house. When we got done all we wanted to do was sit on the porch.

Yes, we can’t wait to sit on the porch!

 

[ovrszd]

Yes, we can’t wait to sit on the porch!

You'll get there!!! I have complete faith in you!!!!

 

[TnWV]

Had a great lunch at a local Mexican restaurant, and the rain disappeared about 4:30. I got to work sheathing and building the over hang on the last truss, with help from my father in law. They we went ahead and hung it. Went fairly well, other than my paslode cordless nailer I’d starting to stick. Will have to take it apparently and see what’s going on. It’s about 8 years old and has shot a lot of nails. Hopefully it’s an easy fix, but oiling didn’t help.

Had to finish in the dark, but’s it’s fine, and it feels great to have all those trusses up!

I’ll finish the bracing tomorrow evening, then start building the dormer.