we've been framed

At long last the tedious and complicated task of framing the core, with its many staggered walls, rough openings and detailed nailing surfaces is coming to an end!





Hopefully the subs can come do their work (electric, plumbing, HVAC) ASAP because we've reached the point where we can't do anything else until their work is done and we get our open-walls inspection over with. The final piece of wood framing was the counter top. For the first time there is some spacial understanding of what the bathroom will be like.





As for the big build, we are still working on our engineers and the City of New Orleans. The most difficult part of this project is depending on someone else. It's hard to trust others to care about the project as much as you and to do their best and understand where you come from why you need them to do things quickly. Some people pull through for us, and some people don't. Getting things done in New Orleans is about fighting your way through people, who for whatever reasons, are not interested in helping a situation unless they directly benefit.

Hopefully we can make the term "community build" become more of a common concept around here.