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Heat Tube and Other Stuff

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Opa Fiets

Fun week. When we arrived on Monday we found our cupola enjoying a warm overcast day. This came off of one of the older buildings at Macalester College. My wife

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Drying In & Windows

Posted on August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 by Opa Fiets

This past week was quite fun. We got to see the first of any final finishes with windows going in. This thing may become a house yet. (Above are the

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Roof, Plumbing and Chimneys

Posted on August 15, 2018August 15, 2018 by Opa Fiets

Dan putting on roof sheathing. Terry and Chuck discussing the best approach to the center dormer. Dan needs more material. Sean cutting off truss rafters for fascia. Terry checking the

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Roof Trusses – Part I

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Opa Fiets

I’m slowly getting caught up. Among other issues we’ve been battling a conflict between the posting app I like, Mars Edit, and my web hosts security need to limit the

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Second Level – Part II

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Opa Fiets

More photos of the second level framing and first few roof trusses. Almost daily delivery of materials. Amazing how much these guys can go through in a day. I’m not

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Cast of Characters – Framers

Posted on August 10, 2018August 10, 2018 by Opa Fiets

Great crew of folks (or characters:-) from JerCo doing the framing.  Watching these guys work with each other as I have on a daily basis (sorry guys) over the past several months

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Second Floor Walls

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Opa Fiets

It seems that producing lots of video footage on a daily basis from drones and other cameras eats up disk space rather quickly. 🙂 I wasn’t paying proper attention and

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Annual Dock Build

Posted on July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 by Opa Fiets

Docks in Minnesota are a bit different than those in Alabama. Thanks to our lakes and rivers freezing and all of that ice moving about we have to remove our

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2nd Trusses

Posted on July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 by Opa Fiets

  Sporting red today. Kitchen windows in NE corner. More lumber. Remember Terry’s comment about the Gehl not being as smooth and accurate as the Pettibone?  Yep, hanging from the

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Framing: Main Level

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Opa Fiets

Cutting out for the steel I-beam that will support the porch fireplace. Beam’s in place. Below it will be a guest bedroom. Stairwell and entry hall. A lot of details

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