We've had a little cold snap the last couple of weeks, not as bad as some in the past but highs in the low 20s or teens) and single digits at night, plus more snow and mostly cloudy days, does not make for comfortable temps in an uninsulated metal building. However, we did manage to finish the subfloor along the back of the house. This covers the master bedroom in the far corner and most of the living room in the center and most of the kitchen in the foreground.
The next thing that happened was Hal attached the metal tension bridging across the tops of the floor joists in the next 12' x 48' section.
Then the cold snap hit and it wasn't till this past week it was warm enough for him to crawl along underneath the joists to nail the bottom side while I made sure the boards stayed at 16" on center. It is amazing how sturdier this makes the floor.
Below is a photo of the entire row of bridging. The cost was $0.35 each from Home Depot.
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| Tension Bridging |
Yesterday Hal trimmed the next row of OSB while I vacuumed the crawlspace with the shop vac. Got rid of lots of dead flies and sawdust. Will make it much nicer for future crawlspace work with plumbing and heating. Today we install more subfloor because it's sunny and already 33.3 degrees F outside!!
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