All Shook Up

Progress on the greenhouse so far:

Over the past few weeks, I finished the last row of tires, set piers, and put up posts. The posts are a collection of what we had down on our property - 2 cedar, 2 oak, and 2 maple. Cutting and peeling posts is hard but I enjoy it. Almost wish I needed more. After setting the posts on the piers, I got 2 oak beams and 2 cedar beams w/ the help of Jon Sola. I peeled all 4 of those and then decided the cedar were too narrow. So I set double 2x6 beams at the South that I also got from Jon leftover from a barn we took down on his parent's property. Next, I took a trip to the Amish lumber mill to order rafters and ceiling boards, all poplar. The order process consisted of me writing down what I wanted on a sheet of paper and putting my initials on it. I was there on a Saturday and they told me to come back Thursday. I talked to a friend who asked for some wood and was told to come back but when he showed up again they didn't have it. I didn't get my hopes up to high b/c of his story but when I showed up looking for my order on Thursday, it was there all bundled and ready to go. I think my friend forgot to write down what he wanted and initial it. I set the rafters on Friday and had Jon's help again putting up ceiling boards Saturday.

Northwest corner: Posts, oak beams, and rafters

View from the Southeast

Today the earthquake hit Virginia and it was pretty strong here. I was in the middle of a meeting at work, in a corner office on the second floor, and the whole building shook and swayed. I've never felt an earthquake before and it was definitely unnerving. As soon as we all got out of the building and I realized everyone was ok, I started to worry about the greenhouse. I began to picture the roof down on the ground in a heap over collapsed posts. But when I got home....

It survived!!