May 27, 2008

Basement Plates

This week we began putting the plates (made of 2" x 8" boards) on top of the concrete wall of the house. The first plate is put on and bolted into the concrete, then the screws sticking out are sawed off.
The second plate is put on top and shimmed up to achieve the correct elevation and level.
Here's Cory & Rich checking for the proper elevation.
I was happy to help out and learned to use two tools...
Air nailer:
and Drill:

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