If you were watching the live feed, you saw a drastic scramble as the thunder bellowed all around us. With all work stations in full swing, the storm we hoped would be delayed rolled in with some advance warning but with fury.
The extremely high humidity slowed down the paint drying process and we covered all of the painted boards with tarps and canvas. We used the metal support segments of an above ground pool that was onsite and unused to create a tent around the wet boards. Canvas and tarps were draped over the boards which had been on blocks for painting, so they were up off the ground.
The miter saw was on rolling table and it along with the nail gun and other tools being used in the work station nearest the build site were rolled into the cargo container where they were stored.
The circular saw cutting station was dismantled and all uncut boards were re-stacked into the tack room so they were out of the rain.
The hinges were placed out of the rain...and the entire work crew made it inside just as the skies opened up and dumped rain for hours.
We stalled by eating lunch and doing some debriefing but by three or so when we were sure to be out of rain danger and had given it a time to dry up, we had lost several of our work hands.
We were able to salvage several hours of afternoon work time and managed to accomplish the following:
1. Completed the hinge guide for both the flat and corner walls.
2. Completed painting the boards that were in progress at the paint station
3. Set and leveled the foundation frame for the cabin
We are looking at the weather for today and the remainder of the week so that we can plan the completion.
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