The Week in Review

JURY RIGGED CARDBOARD CHANDELIER

This week Shark and his painting crew sanded and sealed the Big Bertha Beams.  This brought out the color of the fir and it should deepen over time.

After the sheet rock is finished, the wood for the ceilings will be nailed to the rafters and then we can hang the light fixtures and ceiling fans.  We want to do it right after the ceiling goes up, because we will need to use the scaffolding before it is taken down.  The peak of the ceiling is 24 feet from the floor, too tall to use a ladder to hang the fixtures.

But we have not ordered the light fixtures yet.  Because this is such a tall space, we know we need a big chandelier, but not sure how big it should be.  So we made a cardboard template to see how it would look and feel in the room.  Gary was going to hang it off the scaffolding, but that didn't work.  So we jury rigged a pipe between the loft and the scaffolding with rope to raise and lower it to find the right height.

Mud season with the snow melting around the wood.