The deck is ready, and so are the kids!
The deck is ready, and so are the kids!
We began early in morning, picking up the rental truck, scaffolding and rented tools, and then got the yurt. We didn't have enough blankets to protect the woodwork and the skylight, so our friend, Deb, drove over with her kids and a blanket. By the time we got back home with everything, it was pizza time.
We soon found out that the stairs up to the deck were in the way of setting the yurt door. Our jigsaw and circular saw could not fit in without destroying the hand railing. Once again, Deb saves us by calling her husband, who is in California at work, to ask if he has the tool we need. He has the exact fancy saw we need, and Deb drives home to bring it to us. Deb saves the day again!
Jenny and our friend, Beth, are taping the huge foil-insulated roof panels together in the driveway. It looks like a UFO signaling device.
We get the scaffolding in place, and now it is dusk. . We can start to raise the lattice-wood wall supports. We get all the wall sections up on the deck and begin to stretch them out- but we have to stop to admire an incredible Harvest Moon rising over the horizon. Then we look for flashlights.
Rob holds up one of the wall sections.
Does Girl Scouts have a yurt-raising badge?
That camera flash is blinding us!
We begin to attach wall sections together, with washers and bolts. Girls from Liz's Girls Scout troop and our friends, the Pipias, are all positioned around the side of the deck, holding the lattice in place. It is fun to listen to all the conversations taking place at once. In the dark it is hard to find dropped washers, but the flashlights are a great help. At 9:00pm, we decide it is time for dinner. We are so glad we had it all prepared in advance.