Even though we got our first few teasing snowfalls this week (I suppose it is inevitable being in the snow belt), the framing started going up. We thought the foundation and floor were exciting, but this really makes us smile!
In just a couple of days, one side and the back were up. I love seeing the openings for the windows, as they make the abstract planes of these stick-frame walls more tangible.
The new overhead door took shape with the positioning of the reinforcing i-beam across the top of the opening.
At the front of the building you can see our new concrete front stoop and the beginnings of the structure for our second floor office. The area sectioned off with the i-beams will be a new workshop area that has been created under the office level, a more efficient use of space.
While pouring the front door pad, they also poured a concrete slab for our new dust collector. Even though our old blue workhorse (seen in the background) survived the tornado hostilities, we will be adding a larger system to deal with the increased volume of our new machines. I will add some details of our recent additions soon.
At the end of the week we had walls! All the walls, aside from the second floor of the office (awaiting the floor joists) were up and ready for the next step.
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