Day 173 April 5, 2002

We finished the tongue and groove in the loft.

We now have a ceiling in both bedrooms, the bathroom and the hallway. It looks awesome. By carefully selecting each board, which are in random lengths, waste is kept to a minimum. I didn't have to waste more than a foot on any board.

Right on time the delivery of plywood arrived. The driver helped me unload and stack them in the kitchen. Next we started gluing and nailing the 3/4" plywood down on top of the T+G. This provides the strength for the floor, the T+G is mostly just for show. Of 15 sheets of 4x8 plywood, only 3 don't need to be cut. All the others need to be cut to length to allow them to be seamed on top of a joist. They need to end over a joist so both edges can be nailed into one joist for strength. We got 2/3 done when we ran out of glue. Tomorrow is another day.

8 hours, cold.