It’s been a while since we updated the progress on the Airstream… After working on cleaning up the exterior, Tom decided he’d rather not have to do it again after every rainy season. So up goes a shelter. It’s l-a-r-g-e. Today’s challenge was to raise a 20 foot piece of 2×12 engineered lumber 10 feet in the air, get it level, and then bolt it to the posts which are sunk 3 feet into the ground. After considering lots of approaches, the easiest, requiring the least muscle power, was the good old ratcheting strap.

After thinking getting this one piece of wood attached would take the better part of the day, 30 minutes and it was time to move on to other things..

Meanwhile, we got some fabric shopping done for the curtains and the pull-out sleeper sofas. I think it’s going to look nice when it’s all done.

Posted on 6:08 pm July 6, 2009