It's freakin hot out. So instead of working outside I'm messing around on the computer. So yesterday we went to a party and met Ellie Kemper from the office there. Claire took our picture with her.
When we got back from harassing celeb look-a-likes, I got Claire's help ripping down our fence, which meant more four-wheeling in the suburban jungle of Fairfax townhomes. Here she is triumphantly posing with one of the posts she pulled out of the ground.
We had my niece babysit, which was very helpful. Luckily for her the baby was in a good mood and not, pictured below, crying hysterically over the absence of mommy.
Between babysitting and paying protection monies to the cronies at the dump, our demo cost 30$. "Why tear down the fence while you're still working on the deck?" Because our HOA told us we had to. I really couldn't argue with them...
It was shockingly easy to tear down, having few remaining structural members. We have a month left to rebuild it. This weekend I also did some more work on trusses and bridges, in preparation for this week's framing inspection. Here's one of the longitudinal trusses braced by a bridge. Also pictured is the outer rim joist, which was added a few days ago with the help of one of my tall neighbors. :)
Paul has the distinction of being the first person to use our second floor doors in two years. I think he was also the last person to do so as well. Given his propensity for recklessness, I've put up an over the top "DANGER" sign to limit my liability.
We had my niece babysit, which was very helpful. Luckily for her the baby was in a good mood and not, pictured below, crying hysterically over the absence of mommy.
Between babysitting and paying protection monies to the cronies at the dump, our demo cost 30$. "Why tear down the fence while you're still working on the deck?" Because our HOA told us we had to. I really couldn't argue with them...
It was shockingly easy to tear down, having few remaining structural members. We have a month left to rebuild it. This weekend I also did some more work on trusses and bridges, in preparation for this week's framing inspection. Here's one of the longitudinal trusses braced by a bridge. Also pictured is the outer rim joist, which was added a few days ago with the help of one of my tall neighbors. :)
And here's a shot of my co-captain of safety (no beers this time) testing the strength of the outer rim joist while I install a truss.
Paul has the distinction of being the first person to use our second floor doors in two years. I think he was also the last person to do so as well. Given his propensity for recklessness, I've put up an over the top "DANGER" sign to limit my liability. Back to lounging in the AC with lemonade and lousy movies.
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you all are awesome... I can't wait to see the deck and I totally thought that really was Ellie Kemper.
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