Floor Framing

Had lots of help from my Meetup folks this weekend.  Got the foundation finished, the floor framed and leveled.  Just a few tweaks to get things perfectly square then I will attach the frame to the posts.

  Teamwork! Moving the cut lumber to the build site in the woods.

The floor frame is made of pressure treated 2x8... doubled up along the edges, and at one key point in the centre where the weight of the roof comes down.

 Attaching the joist hangers.  I decided on joist hangers instead of using beams, to keep the structure closer to the ground, and also to allow for rigid insulation to be attached below the frame.  Eliminating the beams and using just the frame on posts will reduce the amount of thermal bridging significantly.

 Finished frame.  So happy to see it starting to come together!

 Ivy, our mascot for the weekend.

 Rhododendrons in bloom.