Week 2
We are already putting on the floor joists of the second floor, and the house is looking great! What a view this family is going to have from their second floor porch! They will be able to see the rolling hills with the horses, goats and dogs all before them.
Our first two days this week were of course rained out, but the framing crew of A & G Framing, were not about to get behind. They really got to work Wednesday morning first thing and were putting the decking on the second floor by Friday. I cannot say enough about Alex Triplett and Gary Derreberry and their crew.
Our lumber packages were delivered promptly and have been beyond our expectations. Huber donating our sheet goods was an incredible gift. Dustin Warren with Universal Forrest Products and Jim Thompson of Power Building Supply worked together to supply our floor joist system. Brannon McFarland with Magbee Contractor Supply supplied our studs. Brannon also joined us Friday and helped the framers for the afternoon. He said that he thought riding around in the truck selling lumber was a lot easier than lifting it! Charles Pierce from Builder’s First Choice helped supply the 2x8’s for our roofing material. Harbin Lumber and Todd Lord supplied our roof trusses along with a hefty part of our framing package. Harbin also donated the trucking time of picking up the sheet goods from Huber and the storage of these until needed. Being the closest supplier to the construction site, Harbin has been a true blessing with all of their help. Others that contributed for Week 2 were American Pest Control, Mike Thompson, for the pre-treat for the foundation and Hardeman & Hobson Waste, Mitch Hardeman, supplied the roll-off for construction debris. As I keep saying, it is taking a community to build this home. Each gift counts as a huge step forward.
Thursday and Friday were also spent getting the garage and porches back-filled and ready to pour concrete. Calvin Fleming again came to my rescue to help with moving the dirt. Lafarge Concrete, Alex Forrester, supplied the concrete for this 2nd concrete call. Gantt Bros. Concrete and Classic City Pools again supplied the labor for the slab. So, we have a beautiful garage and “Gator area” that were getting walls by this Monday! Danny Rogers of USA has been my “Mighty Man” for the foundation and has been a tremendous support throughout. Thank you to all you men for everything. You are all awesome in your craft, and I thank you for sharing!
For those of you that missed it….Saturday night with the 5K that Coldwell Banker put on for the Christian Home Build, was incredible! Yours truly brought home a trophy aka hammer for coming in 2nd in the female 55-59 age bracket! The older you get the less people run! Congratulations Charlie Upchurch to you and your entire team on a super event enjoyed by all, and the hammers were pure genius!
We ended our week with another luncheon on the farm last Friday. Todd Lord brought out Zaxby’s for the framing crew for the week. We are getting spoiled by our Friday “feasts”…let us know if you are interested in participating in that as a way to close out a good work week. Now you know why I run!
We should finish up the framing within Week 3 and will be on to the exterior trim and setting the windows and doors for Week4. Please let me know if you would like to participate in any phase of this. We also hope you will enjoy this new blog as a way to stay connected to the project. You may sign up to receive blog updates as emails through the link on the right side of the page or stay connected to us on Facebook. At the top of the page, you will find a link to the updated donations list and contact phone numbers. Please join me in supporting these that have given so generously. If you have a project coming up…give them a call. As always, I thank you for everything. This is an amazing Association, and I am so proud to be a part of this group and all that you are doing in the building of this home for this sweet family.
Many blessings to all,
Karen 
