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\"Something<\/a>
Something is going on! There are a lot of trucks!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Framing started! We knew something was going on when we saw all the trucks.<\/p>\n

All the other crews have car pooled. Every framer drove a truck.<\/p>\n

\"Pressure
Pressure treated lumber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Pressure
Pressure treated lumber is bolted to the block<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Remember those bolts they mortared into the block? The first thing they did is bolt pressure treated lumber to the foundation.<\/p>\n

\"Pressure<\/a>
Pressure treated lumber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They put a small piece of pressure treated wood on top of each pier.<\/p>\n

\"Floor<\/a>
Floor joists<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Floor<\/a>
Floor joists \u2013 This will be the back of our bedroom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once all the block had the pressure treated wood \u00a0secured with the anchor bolts, they started putting down the joists.<\/p>\n

\"Creating<\/a>
Creating a chalk line guide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They popped a chalk line to mark it straight.<\/p>\n

\"Floor<\/a>
Floor page of the house plan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Like every other crew, they checked their page of the plans every step of the way.<\/p>\n

\"Cutting<\/a>
Cutting the lumber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They measured, shouted out the numbers and one guy cut for everybody.<\/p>\n

\"Floor<\/a>
Floor joists<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They didn\u2019t run like the block guys, but they worked fast.<\/p>\n

\"Fitting<\/a>
Fitting the joists together on the piers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Nailing<\/a>
Nailing in the joists with a pneumatic nail gun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They are using pneumatic nail guns.<\/p>\n

\"Air
Air Compressor for the pneumatic nail guns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Hoses
Hoses to feed the pneumatic nail guns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Pneumatic
Pneumatic nail gun and boxes of nails<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Just one air compressor can power all these nailers.<\/p>\n

\"Some<\/a>
Some places are more supported<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Some of the joists are tripled. I don\u2019t know why yet.<\/p>\n

\"All<\/a>
All of the floor joists are down!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It didn\u2019t take long for all of the joists to be done.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The floor is down!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The floor is down!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The new floor from the air<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Me,<\/a>
Me, standing on our new floor!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By the time we got back there was a floor!<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The crawl space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The crawl space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Look under the house. Remember how deep this was? How tall those walls were? This is all that is left after all the back fill.<\/p>\n

Next: Framing the Walls ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Framing started! We knew something was going on when we saw all the trucks. All the other crews have car pooled. Every framer drove a truck. Remember those bolts they mortared into the block? 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