Men of Steel

Masons are back to work on our rock. They have been gone for two weeks; just in every once in a while to chip on the rock.

Before any more rock can go up the big angle iron has to go over the window. That is a very big piece of steel laying on the ground. We had to order it in from Houston no one here had a piece big enough.

 Of course, Bill wants to get in and help.

 Up on top of the scaffolding.

Slide it along the top.

 Lift it into place above the window.

 Bill brought out his impact drill. The angle iron was bolted to the header above the window. There will be 4 tons of rock above it so it needs to be as stable as possible. Bill and Darrick had already drilled the holes in the angle iron using Daddy's drill press.

Next it was time to move more scaffolding in. I went inside when I heard them say, "Let's see if we can get this in without breaking the window". We cut the bushes way way back but they are still something to work around.

 Iron is up! Scaffold is in place! Window is still there! Header rock is in above the window!!!!!