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Ridge-Beam Day

2/20/2012

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The ridge-beam is up!
It's exciting when the ridge-beam goes up - it really feels like it's all coming together.  Talk about getting over a hump! Cord, Rick and the boys went to Gardener on ridge-beam day and together they had it up in no time.  Cord had spent the day before making extendable - adjustable iron posts to temporarily hold up the 64' distance while he makes the permanent supports.  It's a big deal to think about, plan for and trouble shoot but usually when it happens - it goes better than hoped.  
And that's how it went.  Everything worked, and Max was even released early as he has a teenage schedule and my brother was in town.  Beau and Rick remained to begin the rafters.
The rafters are fun to watch because they happen so fast and the building just seems to grow and grow before your eyes.  When they last left, the south wall was up - leaning and supported - waiting for the rafters to stabilize it.  That will happen soon.

As you can see, Cord pre-painted the lumber for the front wall.  This helps tremendously later. 
Cord also built the scaffolding for the day - of course his blacksmith shop once again - provides whatever tool he needs.
I just added a drop-down page to Greenhouses - the Current Greenhouse Project is moved to it's own page - lot's more pictures too.
Here's a couple more pictures. 
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A few rafters up as the sun goes down.
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End of day pics.
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Looks good.
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Laurent link
5/31/2012 12:42:06 am

nice post

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    Penn Parmenter is a high altitude gardener and student of the earth.  She is married to Cord Parmenter - an awesome gardener, gorgeous man and a master blacksmith.   She is a mother of three boys and an outdoorswoman.  Penn forages wild food, hunts big game, fishes, preserves, maintains a huge organic forest garden and occasionally makes dinner.  
    She has been working on self-publishing her book, "How To Grow Food In The Mountains", in between teaching a slew of mountain food growing classes and raising three boys.  At home you can find her in her greenhouse as well as in the wilderness - nose to the ground, butt in the air, trying to identify Colorado natives.    

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