Murphy's Law

We have all heard it before "If something can go wrong, it will go wrong." that is the essence of Murphy's law. For added measure; let's just throw in the "Monkey Wrench."

The men have come a long way on the platform construction. Remember that the county said we needed an engineer.......he has seen it and likes what we have done, so we continued with the build.

Both sides are done.

We assumed that the engineer would draw and certify what he had seen; here's where that monkey wrench comes into play..... We had to tear it down and start all over. I guess I can't really blame the engineer for being overly cautious, it is his name and liability on the plans.

OK guys; the practice run is over - let's do it again...

There are 3 5/8" x 5" lag screws on each stud, plus the 2x4 bracing. I don't think this ledger board is going to collapse!

Look at the floor joists - double 2 x 8's. The plan gave us a choice of joist hangars or (3) of the lag screws at each end of the joist. Let's see; 12 screws at .69 cents each or 2 joist hangars at $1.55 each.......

 

Even the outside is looking better. Deacon Davila is pressure washing; getting ready for paint.