After the tedious work of setting the footers, laying block, filling the block, and setting the anchors, it was finally time to take delivery of our lumber.
It doesn't look like much, but that's mostly because had yet to pick up the studs and a few other pieces of lumber. But this was enough to get started.
Before I could start the framing, the termite shields needed to be installed. This was as simple as taking 10" galvanized flashing and cutting the roll into 18" pieces, then bending the edges over the blocks.
I know this may look small but the main joists are made out of triple 2x12s.
After about 2-3 days of work on my own, I managed to frame up the entire subfloor. This was one of the most difficult steps to do solo. In fact while attempting to hang the cross joists, I smashed my left index finger so bad that I had the drill a hole in my nail to relieve the pressure. Trust me, you want help with this step.
After a few day's break to tend to a client, I cam back to place the decking and start the wall framing. The decking, while difficult on my own, did not take but about 3 hours. Because of the size, I only needed to cut 2 sheets of decking, as each row called for 2.5 sheets.
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