With the end of our vacation approaching, we had to push to get the big steps completed before we returned to work. We were able to add both the support beams today, and as Cas secured them to the top of the posts, I started to paint them in the grey color we had selected. Rain was coming, and we wanted all the wood outside to be painted before it hit, so it was a race against time.

As I painted, Cas worked on cutting the pressure-treated wood into twelve sections that would support the beams we had placed on the sides to give us greater stability. The wood is so thick that it had to be cut on one side and then the other. After the first cut, we realized we needed a fresh blade, and once replaced, it worked so much easier for us and we were able to get them into place before too long.

As I painted the new sections, Cas started to design and cut the trusts that will span the entire 27-foot opening.