The Joist Joust

The weather was good enough on Monday, December 15, for the crew to peel back that great expanse of tarp and work on the ceiling joists over the addition.  Some of it involves the flooring system for the 2nd floor bathrooms that I'm adding, and then the rest of it will be joists combined with rafters for the roof over the kitchen, laundry room, and back hallway.

Today, Tuesday, was a wash...almost literally. It was a day of rain and the guys barely got to do anything. Pete sent them home with a half-day's pay. This shot was taken about 7:00 am before they got here; you can see the puddles on the tarp and the overall dreary morning that was being ushered in. I was looking down on it from the upstairs window on the stair landing. What you're looking at is where the tarp is covering the breakfast nook/bay seating-eating area.