Finally back to work on the new shop. Took a bad fall in early April which wasn't properly diagnosed until a few weeks ago(was out of the country until April 20th). Cracked rib and a 60% compression fracture on t-7. They put me in a thoracic back/neck brace two weeks ago, five wks to go, then pt, and a less restrictive brace for a while until I have my posture where I want it. Not much fun, but it could have been much worse, and I'm very grateful to be upright and breathing. A little observation here, If that ladder doesn't look right, stop and change it, and be especially careful working on someone Else's site, with there equipment. Don't be afraid to hurt someones feelings, or be in such a rush, that you forgo basic safety. I don't blame anyone else for my misfortune, because in the end we are always totally responsible for are own actions. This will be my wake up call to be ever vigilante in regards to safety issues, and hopefully my poor example may save someone else a bunch of pain and frustration. So to rap up this little segment, Please, be careful out there.
Started back to work two weeks ago with a helper doing most of the heavy lifting and climbing. Thirty years ago when I put up the first half of this building money and time were in short supply so the cedar siding went up right over the studs and posts. Now that the space will be heated it's time for some improvements. We covered any spots where light was coming through with snow & ice shield, and then covered that with 15# felt, followed by 1/2" OSB ripped to fit between the 2x6 studs, and held in place with 3/4" strips of OSB. All of the studs had to be furred out 1/2" to be flush with thew 6x6 posts for sheetrock, so I still have a marginal 5 1/2" space for my R-19 batts. Did about 100 l.f. of that operation and then moved on to removing 30yrs of accumulated building materials and miscellany that had been stored overhead in the trusses. Hired an additional helper for that as I'm not supposed to lift anything over 10#. Pretty amazing how much pack rat sh*t and nest material came down with it. Relocated about half of this stuff to a 14' box van I picked up for just this purpose. The other half will be utilized in the building. Should be updating this again on a regular basis, and hopefully barring any major disasters, finishing up and moving everything from the old shop to the new this fall. Cheers, Mike