Sandy's sanding project

After installing most of the old rafters from the 140-year-old barn, we decided they were just too grungy and Sandy took on the task of sanding them clean.

Here's an example of how they looked:


She worked on them for about a week, at least a few hours each weekday and some on the weekends. Our oscillating sander lost its pad, and though we tried to glue it back on, the connection only lasted an hour or so before it came off again.

She found a light belt sander and finished the job with it. It was worth the effort as you can see by this picture:


In other news, we've ordered our SIP roof and walls about ten days ago, and our windows about a week before that.