Twin Birch Cottage Photo Gallery: Shell Construction, First floor deck and bents

Jenna's dad, John Wells, taking a break between joists.

First floor 16' joists, built on-site and attached to 40'beam below.

First floor deck crew: l-r Anthony, John D, Jimmy, Mike K. and Ken..

John D, Jimmy, and Ken fitting and nailing first floor tongue and groove pine decking.

First floor decking took four days with 2-6 people working.

Jenna the chop-saw chick.

Ken and John fitting T & G decking.

We installed decking for nearly a week. After that, building and raising the bents that would support our walls and 2nd floor felt like instant gratification. Mike, John D, John W., Ken and Jenna.