It’d be nice to say everything has been smooth sailing since framing began—but you know that’s never quite the case.
After a couple of promising days, the framers disappeared, juggling too many jobs at once. It took some tracking down, but they’ve been back the past couple of days and wrapped up framing. The structure passed inspection, and the inspector was impressed with their work, which feels like a win.
If the tin order arrives on schedule, they’ll start covering the building on Friday. The doors are still on order, so they won’t be able to finish a few walls until they show up.
Meanwhile, between all the political trouble affecting local farmers, demand for grain and bean storage has spiked. That’s buried the electrician, so our timeline just hit another setback. It’s frustrating, sure, but it’s hard to argue with why— we’re just trying to finish a garage after all. At this point, what’s another week or two?
On the house front, a structural engineering firm came by today to assess what it’ll take to stabilize things. Every one of these visits seems to follow the same pattern:
Them: “Wow, what a neat, old, house.”
Me: “Hang onto that thought.”
Four hours later…
Them: “Wow, there’s a lot going on here.”
Me: “Exactly. That’s why you’re here.”
The crew was knowledgeable and thorough, but wanted to take some time to digest their findings before making any recommendations. Given it’s our third consultation—but the first time we’ve actually hired a firm—that’s understandable. What’s happening with this house is complicated, and so will be the path to preserve it. It won’t be simple or cheap, but at least we’re finally on a path forward. We’ll regroup in a few weeks and decide on next steps.
