Day 4

Floor Frame Finished

I will remember fondly how hard we worked nailing the initial square together, and the joy of seeing our work materialize.  Then I will remember attempting to lay the first joist.  AND....it doesn't fit.  Max and I looked at each other in an epic WTF moment.  It turns out that 2x8x16 is not 2x8x16 at all.  It is 1.5"x7.25"x16' 1.75" or something close...  So we took apart our square and realized that every board would have to be measured and cut to size.  This tedious fact was met with frustration and dismay, but like driving by a pig farm, you just have to endure the smell until you get used to the stink.