beams – TropicalCastaway

Post and Beam

September 15, 2024 Cut the posts and installed the beam for the gazebo extension. They were painted yesterday in anticipation that they would be easier to paint before they were up in place. TTFN

Wednesday I woke up too late. I’ll never be able to catch the 7:00 am bus! So, I went on-line and checked the bus schedule. There is another one that leaves at 10:45 am and gets me there in Hilo around 1:15 pm. I can have breakfast. Then I grab my backpack with the brake pads inside, along withContinue reading “September 20, 2023”

March 6, 2023

Monday We went to the Ahi lot. Alanah painted 8 of the 2 x 6 rafters/ceiling/floor joists while I adjusted the heights of the posts under the beams. I picked up a 4 x 4 post that was 1″ short of what I needed. Rather than put a 1″ block under this post, I decidedContinue reading “March 6, 2023”

March 1, 2023

Wednesday I used the last of the propane last night fixing dinner and had none this morning for breakfast. I was also down to one pair of clean socks, so I decided to do laundry this morning first. As I was washing some shirts, something caught my eye up in the branches just above myContinue reading “March 1, 2023”