Monday was a bitterly cold day and the Crew decided it was a good day to stay at home and let it dry out.
Well, it rain again yesterday. What a bummer.
Friday, the Crew put up the 4x8 sheathing until they ran out of material. The cool part was seening the diagonal shiplap go up. Several of the orginal photographs show this pattern. It really looks great and mimics the 1942 barrack interior.
We are raising the roof!!!
Wouldn't you know the weather man was right.
Rain Wednesday & Thursday... not large amounts just all day.
Everything is really WET!
Can you believe the walls are going up.
I met with Matt and Jim Monday to discuss the window framing. In order to support the roof, a double header is necessary, but the plans and photos for the sliding windows only show a single header.
Stark Truss was the low bidder for the prefabricated trusses needed for the modern area of the barracks. After weeks of delay, the delivery was finally Tuesday. Unfortunately, there was a discrepancy in our OH dimensions. As it turns out, extending the rafter tails will accommodate a vented soffit to the exact length... so all is well.
Rain is in the forecast for Wed and Thurs. After the summer drought I really hate to ask for dry weather.
Forgive these late "data-dump" posts, but I am just getting use to blogging (and I bet there is a different term you techies use) --- Anyway, Melissa Freeman and Cathy Lazarus introduced our Camp Hearne vision to a group of 7th grade teachers attending the Region VI Texas History Conference in Huntsville. Our presentation seemed to go very well and we are pleased with the comments and even had some praise for our efforts. We will be putting most of this online at www.camphearne.com/
--- Matt and Jim took Thursday off due to an all day rain forecast. Of course did not rain, but they spent some time with Dr. Waters at A&M and reviewed the original diagrams and photographs from his collection. This was to achieve the original building "aesthetics" as possible. What I appreciate about these craftsmen is that they try very hard to mimic the look without sacrificing structural soundness. Obviously we want the building to last much longer that the original barrack plan's "20 year lifespan".
After months of waiting, the Camp Hearne Visitors' Center barrack is becoming a reality. Hicks Construction began work last week, but today's progress is very exciting...or at least exciting to those of us that have been working on this project for a long time.
The cement blocks were set last week. The floor joists were put inplace today and the barrack replica's 20'x100' footprint is finally on the ground.
It was fun to share the moment with Texas Historical Commission's military expert, William McWhorter who happened to be in town completing his WWII inventory in Robertson County. We visited the Depot on 9th Street and Hwy 6. I pointed out that the prisoners were marched down 9th Street to get to the camp from the railroad. Later, as he put it, we recreated history when we drove to the camp through town on 9th.
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