Blood Sweat & Tears

The blood on this build so far is from Dave and that would make it New York Blood (Actually he's a Texan now though.) The Sweat is mine and that would make it Texas Sweat. The Tears would be my pocket book crying.

This is the start of the south wall.

The north and South walls completed.

North, South and West walls. Maybe I'll get the East wall finished tomorrow. After that it will be on the good graces of some of my friends to help me upright them and get them tied together. I should be able to handle the rest then.

Here I'm using T shaped drip rails for braces. I didn't invent that and don't remember where I found it on the net. Seemed like a good idea so I used it. You notch the studs and plates about an inch deep and then the T part goes in the slots. They are then screwed to the studs and plates to secure them and should make for a strong brace. With the OSB board glued and screwed on over them it should be able to handle the wind down here with no sweat.

It was a nice day today although a little on the warm side. Maybe 94 or 95. I had to knock off the building for a while because the tools were getting too hot to handle sitting out in the sun. I was getting pretty hot myself! I had the laptop on to listen to music for a couple of hours and it got so hot in here that it shut down. Fortunately it doesn't seem to have screwed it up.

Every joint of this build is glued using heavy duty Liquid Nails and then screwed together with 3 or 3 1/2 inch deck screws. I don't remember which. It should be plenty strong when finished.