Another thing to notice in the picture above is the framing detail for the door. Instead of using the familiar king and jack studs to support a header, the studs on each side of the doorway are notched to receive the header, which is trapezoidal. The longer bottom surface of the header rests within the notches. Then inside that structure there is a smaller head board that sits squarely on thinner boards that I guess serve as jack studs.
I can't sing enough praise to John, Joe and Dan, and their helpers, Johnny, Nate and Garrett. By my count, they framed this entire structure in four days.
It's just astounding how much they accomplished, and we're in awe of their expertise, their work ethic and their patience toward all our questions and indecisiveness. What a wonderful group of people we have working on our house. We feel so fortunate.
Everything is "dry" and ready for this weekend's dose of wetness descending from the sky. I honestly think John was praying they would get the sheathing done for fear that we would be in a frenzy dangling from the rafters to staple tarps over our precious naked skeleton of a house. Now he can relax over Christmas knowing we'll just be hauling rubble and pulling nails and staying safe out of his construction zone.
Bernie from Pella came to review all the windows in the old part of the house with John today. They measured each one again, counted them twice and finalized other details such as hardware, interior and exterior finishes, and window styles--most are double-hung, but one is casement, and some in the attic are awning. The window order is ready to be submitted. That's a really big step.
Erb and Henry returned our tractor in top notch condition. The engine makes such a beautiful sound. I wish you all could hear it! Oh my--it's a beauty! I love, love, love it.
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